One pound Natural Jute vs Half pound Synthetic for Ghillie Suits

Here is another photo post so you can see the difference between natural jute thread and synthetic thread.  Pictured below is 1/2 lb of synthetic thread vs. 1 lb of natural jute.  Both are in tan colors.   The synthetic thread is at the top of the photo and the natural jute is below it.  You can see that 1/2 lb of synthetic takes up the same amount of space that a pound of natural jute does.  This is why synthetic ghillie suits are lighter than natural jute ones.

You can also see that the synthetic material is thinner than natural jute and a little more wavy.  The tan is also much lighter.  The picture below was taken with a flash.

This is the same two bundles with a picture taken in natural sunlight (window light in this case).

Finally, here is a close up of the ends of both of the materials.  The synthetic is on the right and the natural is on the left.

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  1. 5 Responses to “One pound Natural Jute vs Half pound Synthetic for Ghillie Suits”

  2. 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.

    By Travis Van Zant on Apr 15, 2009

  3. Which of these materials is more realistic. The synthetic material is already fire-proofed but the natural jute is not. Is there an easy was to do this to the Natural Jute. This would help alot. Btw I’m going to build my own Ghillie and I love your store and instructions. Thanks for providing the info

    By whitey on Feb 25, 2010

  4. i think that the synthetic looks more realistic

    By ross on Jun 28, 2010

  5. synthetic is a little more reflective than natural jute. The biggest concern for me is, although it is lighter, there is a higher chance of being seen from the reflection of the sun.

    By tgr on Jul 30, 2010

  6. Synthetic is worthless. It clumps up and acts like velcro when low crawling through the woods. You will still to every vine and twig you pass. Also it take much more time to break in and never looks as good as natural. If you could see online a picture of the difference after a ghillie wash you could tell a huge difference.

    “Veg until you think you have too much, and you MIGHT have enough.”

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    By Brown on Jan 4, 2011

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