Jute and Synthetic Ghillie Suits
Ghillie suits come in two different camouflaging thread materials, Natural Jute and Synthetic Thread. It is usually a personal preference between the two.
Synthetic’s are lighter and can be washed or rinsed. However, some purists say that ghillie suits are not meant to be washed anyway and that natural jute looks more like nature.
Below are close up pictures of Jute and Synthetic threads on our Ghillie Suits. The natural jute is much more stiff and therefore straighter. The synthetic thread is much softer and curls more.
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The picture below shows a natural jute ghillie suit and a synthetic suit side by side. The natural jute suit is on the top of the photo and the synthetic is below. You can clearly see that the natural jute is straighter than the synthetic. I would describe the difference between the two as spaghetti vs. linguine.
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Both natural and synthetic thread ghillie suits work well. In the field, you cannot tell what material a ghillie suit is made of. The main differences between the two threads is weight and durability. The synthetic thread is lighter than the natural jute. All of our lightweight suits are made of the synthetic thread. The synthetic is also washable and waterproof. Below are two of the Ghillie kits that we sell.
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14 Responses to “Jute and Synthetic Ghillie Suits”
Hey is jute better than synthetic by your opinion??? I am planning to buy a kit. And how do you make a hood of poncho with the kit??? Or can’t you. And How Do you wear it.
If you could give me that info that would be FANTASTIC!!! you can email me your answer(s).
By David on Jul 1, 2008
Thanks! You information was really helpful. If You could send me a link to the kit that you think i should buy, that be sweet!
By David on Jul 2, 2008
Here is the link to the synthetic kits.
Choose your own colors:
http://www.ghilliesuitclothing.com/product_info.php?cPath=23&products_id=85
Get all 7 colors:
http://www.ghilliesuitclothing.com/product_info.php?cPath=23&products_id=58
By Ghillie Suit Clothing on Jul 2, 2008
I just recieved a jute made ghillie poncho I purchaced on ebay. It was suppost to be a deasert camo, but was mostly bright green. I want to buy a kit to make my own camo patten. The synthetic kit does not look as natural as the jute by your potos, but the lite weight maybe better and is scent free. What is your opinion? Please email me any sugestions or links. Thanks
By mike on Nov 28, 2008
witch looks more realistic when your useing it? i want to buy a kit and make a poncho with a removable part that can be used to change it from a poncho to a stalker. how should i do this. you should also put some pics of people hiding in the suits. please email me.
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By Anonymous on Sep 30, 2009
so im just spit balling here but if you burn a strand of ur jute and it goes up in a flame its real and if it burns down like plastic and leaves a black spot its synthetic just a guess.
By idcidk on Sep 14, 2010
Hello, I plan on buying a ghillie suit for Christmas. I am not the richest man out there, but I will pay up to 200$ on a Ghillie suit, but what lasts longer? I do beleive it would be the natural jute, but am I correct? Please, an owner/admin on this website, email me at marxman@windstream.net so I can get this figured out. Thank you!
By TheMarxman47 on Oct 30, 2010
hey i have ordered a synthetic jute kit online it’s about 3lbs would it be enough for a whole suit? like just the back
By yang yu on Nov 8, 2010
Hi Yang,
3.5 lbs of synthetic will get you decent coverage on a full suit. 3.5 lbs of jute will get you half coverage.
By Ghillie Suit Clothing on Nov 8, 2010
sorry to bother u again :p i just got my shipment of 3 pounds of synthetic and i’ll only be using the forest green, tan and a little of brown and grey.
the rest of the colors like black and others won’t be used do i still have enought synthetic to make a ghillie? (the back only, made for crawling ghillie)
By yang on Nov 22, 2010
How many pounds of synthetic for a full front and back suit
By chris on Nov 23, 2011
and brown tan and green are the best woodland colors right
By chris on Nov 23, 2011
6 lbs should cover a front and back suit, 7 lb would be ideal.
For woodland I would do shades of greens and a little brown.
By Ghillie Suit Clothing on Nov 23, 2011