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Win a FREE Ghillie Suit from Ghillie Suit Clothing - July 2008

June 29th, 2008

We had a very successful ghillie suit giveaway contest last year. In fact, our winner had his name mentioned in ESPN Magazine! We also gave away a $100 gift card to bloggers. This time we are offering a ghillie suit to bloggers.

What can I win?

This time we are giving away a Lightweight Jackal Ghillie Suit valued at $130.00. This is a high quality synthetic suit that is great for hunting, paintball, airsoft and Halloween! In addition, you will get a link from this blog to your blog at the end of the contest. See the past contest entries below. Bloggers who entered the previous contest can enter again.

Why do I want a ghillie suit?

If you don’t hunt or play paintball, you can still have fun with a ghillie suit. It’s fun to scare your friends with it. Ghillie suits are becoming a very popular at Halloween.

How do I enter?

To enter the contest simply mention this contest or our store in a blog post along with a link back to our main store www.ghilliesuitclothing.com with the anchor words ghillie suits. Then place a comment on this post stating that you have entered. That’s all there is to it!

You’re post can be as simple as: “Check out the Ghillie Suits at Ghillie Suit Clothing.”

This contest runs until July 31, 2008. The winner will be randomly chosen on that date.

Previous blogger entries:

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Customer Photo of Ghillie Suit Clothing Ghillie Suits #3

June 28th, 2008

Here are some photos from our customer Lori who created a woolly mammoth costume for her horse! The costume was made using one 7 lb Ghillie Kit and one 5 lb Ghillie Kit with all brown jute and netting.

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More photos of the Ultra Light Ghillie Suit in Mossy

June 16th, 2008

Here are more photos of the ghillie suits we offer. This is the Ultra Light Ghillie Suit which has the same foundation as our Ghillie Jacket and Pants except that it uses a synthetic thread instead of natural jute. This suit weighs only 3.5 lbs.

Below is a photo of the jacket and pants in Mossy pattern.

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Confused on how to buy a Ghillie Suit?

June 15th, 2008

If you’ve come to this page you are probably as confused as I was when I was purchasing my first ghillie suit. All these different type of ghillie suits, all the different names, styles and sizes.

Well, I have probably seen and worn every ghillie suit out there. I have certainly worn every ghillie suit that we sell in our store.

So hopefully this article will be clear up the confusion and help you choose the ghillie suit that you want.

One piece ghillie suits

Let’s start with the one piece ghillie suits out there. One piece ghillies suits are long pullover suits with hoods. These suits are built on a 3/4″ netting, not the micro mesh netting. These suits have no zippers. so to put them on you have to pull the whole thing over your head. They also do not have separate pants legs, so they are not designed for any type of crawling movements. There are slits on both sides going from the hip to the ankles so you can walk and run in them. Since these suits do not have an additional fine mesh platform underneath, they are somewhat cooler than their two piece counterparts.

The four suits below are all made on this platform. The differences in the suit is the camoflage material that is tied to the netting.

So you can see now that if you like the Ghillie Flage, but would like a synthetic suit, you can just get the Ultra Light 1pc, are also called the Ultra Light Long Jacket. The Bow Hunter suit is the same as the Ghillie Flage except that portions of the suit are jute free to enable the bow operation. The Chameleon has synthetic camo leaves instead of thread.

These suits come in two sizes only. Don’t be fooled into thinking there are more sizes. It’s basically a tall and short size.

Two Piece Ghillie Suits

Two piece ghillie suits are jacket and pants combos. The suits below are all built on the same jacket and pants platform. The jacket features an attached hood and a fully zippered front with overlapping flap. The cuffs on the sleeves feature elastic band and the hood has a zip cords. The waist also has a draw string to cinch the suit to your body. The pants feature drawstring ties at the waist and cord locks and elastic cuffs at the ankles.

The 3/4″ netting is sewn onto these fine mesh jacket and pants and the camoflage material is tied to the 3/4″ netting.

The three suits below are all built on this type of jacket and pants platform. Again, the only difference amongst the three is the type of camoflage material attached to the jacket and pants.

I’ve included two pictures of the Ultra Light 2pc because many companies use both images and they are the same product.

Again, there are only two sizes for these suits. To give you an idea, I am 5′11″ 150lbs and a M/L is slightly baggy on me. This is fine because you have to wear some clothes under these suits.

What about the other suits?

The Camosystems Jackal Suit is a two piece suit made on a very high quality lightweight jacket and pants. This suit’s camoflage material is very different than the other suits. It does not use any type of thread, but instead uses a combination of 3D netting and synthetic straps.

The Lightweight Ghillie Suit is a two piece suit based on a super soft micro mesh jacket and pants. This material is so soft that you can wear it with just a t-shirt or even no shirt underneath. Yes, it’s that soft!

The 4pc Ghillie Suit consists of a pullover jacket, pants with drawstring, a separate hood and a rifle wrap. It is based on a 3/4″ netting like the one piece ghillie suits above. There is no zippered front.

The Kids Ghillie Suit consists of a pullover jacket, pants with drawstring, a separate hood and a rifle wrap. It is essentially a small version of the 4pc Ghillie Suit.

I hope this helps you select the right suit for you. If you have any questions or would like questions answered about a particular suit, please ask it in the comment section.

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Customer Photo of Ghillie Suit Clothing Ghillie Suits #2

June 2nd, 2008

I want to thank Karen for sending a photo of her completed ghillie suit that she built with the Chameleon Ghillie Suit Kit.

“Just thought I would send a photo of my very first turkey taken while wearing the ghillie suit that I purchased from you. I made it from the kit that you ordered for me. I actually made two, one for me and one for my Dad. The turkey walked within 6 feet of me and never knew I was there. I plan on doing alot more hunting with it on. Thanks again for getting me the kit even though you didn’t actually carry it at the time. Hope you are doing well. Karen”

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Customer Photo of Ghillie Suit Clothing Ghillie Suits #1

May 6th, 2008

I wanted to thank Rafa for sending in these photographs of him wearing the ghillie suit that he purchased from us.

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GhillieSuitClothing.com mentioned in ESPN the Magazine

April 7th, 2008

The contest sponsored by Ghillie Suit Clothing last year that gave away a free ghillie suit to a random reader is mentioned on page 28 in the current issue of ESPN the Magazine. Our lucky winner James D. also got a mention. I want to thank everyone for entering and ESPN the Magazine for their nice article.

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Pictures of the Light Weight Ghillie Suit in All Season - Woodland

March 27th, 2008

Here are some more pictures of the Light Weight Ghillie Suit. Shown here is the All Season or Woodland pattern. It is a two piece suit made of synthetic fiber on a light weight mesh shell.

(Mossy Pattern Click Here)

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Pictures of the Light Weight Ghillie Suit in Mossy

March 23rd, 2008

Here are some pictures of the Light Weight Ghillie Suit in Mossy. It is a two piece suit made of synthetic fiber on a light weight mesh shell. See pictures of the Mossy pattern in the field here.

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How to Make a Ghillie Suit

March 21st, 2008

Should I buy one or build one?

Making your own ghillie suit can be a very rewarding project. It is a very time consuming project and before you begin your project you should really determine if it’s worth your time.

Photos of Ghillie Netting and Jute

After you have read further the step by step process you will see just how time consuming making a ghillie suit is. Making a full ghillie suit can take anywhere from 15 to 40 hours. While you may think that it will be a fun project in the beginning taking 2 hours each night for 8-20 days. You may have second thoughts on day 5 wishing you had just purchased one.

Let’s say that you can build a full suit in 20 hours. You should determine how much your time is worth. If you say merely $5/hour, building the suit is costing yourself $100. However, if you’re having fun doing it or its a project you do with your family, this cost doesn’t matter too much.

The materials of a ghillie suit alone may double your cost. The ghillie suit consists of three main parts. The clothes (jacket, pants, overalls, BDUs), netting and jute thread. Additional parts are dye, dental floss, sewing needles, spray paint, Shoe Goo, etc… Depending on what quality of suit you are constructing, the clothing portion can run you from $20 to $50 alone. The netting, jute and accessories will cost you from $10-$20 depending on how much you put on your suit.

If you add this all up, you’ll see that simply purchasing a ghillie suit may be a better choice than (DIY) doing it yourself. There is definitely some satisfaction on make your own suit. There’s nothing better than sniping someone in paintball, having them ask where you got your suit and you telling them you made it yourself. Their next question is often, how do I make one?

If you decide to purchase a ready-made ghillie suit, the Ultra Light Ghillie Suit is a very good quality and popular suit.

How to make a Ghillie Suit

Technically the ghillie suit is a very simple suit to build. Here are the basic steps. Get jacket and pants, lay and attach netting over them, tie strands of dyed jute to the netting. And you’re done! Of course, there are many many steps inbetween with little details but you get the gist of it.

First you should determine if you want a one piece or two piece suit. There are pros and cons to each one. A one piece suit is easier to get into and has no seam at the waist for potential snagging of your pants while crawling. The main advantage of a two piece suit is that you can just wear the top if that’s all you need. Once you select a suit type and are ready to purchase the clothes, remember to buy one or even two sizes larger than what you normally wear.

For netting, any type of strong net will do. A black volleyball net works well here. Other nets that you can use are fish nets, If you’re using any other color net, remember to dye it darker when you are dying your jute.

To attach the netting to your suit you can simply sew the netting to it. Do not use regular thread because its not strong enough. You can use waxed dental floss as it’s strong and cheap. Some people simply glue the netting onto the suit with Shoe Goo. I’ve found that the Shoe Goo dries very strong and is still slightly flexible. It saves actual labor time over using thread. But you’ll lose real time by waiting for it to dry. Some people do both, they sew the netting on and then Shoe Goo the corners to make sure the dental floss doesn’t come undone.

The netting should be attached to the back of the clothing. Whether or not you attach the netting to the front depends upon why you are making the suit. If you are going to be crawling or laying prone alot, you don’t want the netting and jute on the front of the suit. If you’re going to walking or crouching you would want the front of your suit covered.

The next step is to color the jute thread. The choice of colors is dependent on your environment. A decent color range to start with would be tan, green, black, brown, dark green. You can see a sample of colors on the left.

You can add to these colors based on your environment. The thread can be colored using dye. Determine how much thread you want of each color and cut it in those sections and dunk them into the dye. You can get the clothing dye at any Walmart or Target.

You can also purchase the Ghillie Kit shown on the left which comes with pre-cut and dyed jute along with the netting. These come in 5 lb and 7 lb sizes.

Once you have the jute thread dyed, it’s time to cut it into various lengths and attach them to the netting. Cut the just in strands of 18 to 24 inches and begin tieing them to the netting. It’s better to begin with your suit’s main color, such as tan. Take all the tan jute and tie one strand onto each netting square in the center. Then begin to add on the other colors in a random fashion.

Once you’re done, step back and take a look at your suit. Make any adjustments if you feel the color pattern isn’t random. To give it more color you can get some spray paint of a different color and give some threads a light spray.

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