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Originally Posted by SyotosCreed
When you mentioned that retailed ghillie suits are usually cheap and not worth it. Let's say I didn't have the time to put into making a ghillie suit, would you recommend something like the "Warrior ghillie woodland" or the "Arts ghillie jacket poncho" If you need me to I can supply links to them. but right now I'm in the market for thin but disguised suit.
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Of those two I'd go with the poncho, based on a cursory search. Given the choice of brown or green I'd go with brown. You'll have to get a boonie hat and disguise it separately to match, as the poncho doesn't seem to have a hood. I didn't like the other one because there is too much loose material on the front side. Having that much material on the front is a terrible idea because;
- it only helps hide you while you're standing, which you shouldn't be
- while you're prone it'll snag on everything, making it even more difficult to crawl
- it makes an already heavy, sweaty garment twice as heavy as it needs to be
- it makes it difficult to access any load bearing gear you may be wearing
Whether you make it yourself or not, you'll still have to modify your suit to better match your environment. Rough up the fabric with a steel brush or rake, vary the colour by dragging it around in the mud, just generally get it as dirty as possible. Filthy ghillie is effective ghillie.