Ghillie Material
- Thread starter trky chsr
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highspeedlowdrag
Regular
- Location
- British Columbia
Quicker way is to use jute string (you can get them in rolls at most dollar stores) and cut it to desired lengths. Once you've knotted it down, you can fluff it up - allowing the strands to untwist...
hsld.
Btw, it comes in a natural tan colour. If you need to dye it (before knotting), you can use any type of clothing dye (which by coincidence, you can also find in most dollar stores)...
hsld.
Btw, it comes in a natural tan colour. If you need to dye it (before knotting), you can use any type of clothing dye (which by coincidence, you can also find in most dollar stores)...
- Location
- land of f-cktards
I like burlap
Burlap is OK, but gets heavy and tangled when wet. I got to Fabric Land and buy the see through camouflage material and cut it into strips. If you're careful and buy the right stuff, it won't tear or shred on its own and really needs to be cut into 2cm-3cm wide strips. Make up a vest of the same material or get an old vest or jacket and either tie or attach the material to it with glue. Most of this material is synthetic of some sort and readily bonds to just about anything with gorrilla glue. It's also great stuff for a cap and a face mask. The really nice thing about this stuf is that there are lots of different colors available, it doesn't rot or go mouldy unless you stick it in a plastic bag and leave it in a warm place for a couple of weeks (try that with burlap for a week) It's only 1/3 the weight of burlap and doesn't get heavier when wet or tangle. It does pick up burrs and seed heads and mud and twigs just as bad as burlap though. bearhunter
- Location
- land of f-cktards
thats part of what i like about it and you can dye it too
Burlap from any garden center, Canadian Tire, Wal-Mart, etc...it might be a little hard to find these days as it is a "seasonal" item. By late September/early October it is scarce in my area as the local hardware/garden centers do their end-of-season clearances.
Wal-mart carries a pretty good line of dyes that can be used. After, you can tease out the burlap strips with a wire brush.
Wal-mart carries a pretty good line of dyes that can be used. After, you can tease out the burlap strips with a wire brush.
http://www.bushrag.com/ This is where I got all my stuff to make 2 suits, one for varmints and one for geese.
sunray said:
I looked at that fabric store burlap/jute and the stuff I handled was of a much lighter weave and a lot easier to rip/tear. The garden store stuff seems much more robust and would seem to last much longer, especially if you actually use the ghillie suit coyote hunting, etc...
