Ghillie suit suggestions?
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:25 am
So I'm finally going to get around to workign on my ghillie suit for paintball. I've got some old camo pants I'm going to use for the bottom, and a camo lon-sleeve t-shirt I'm going to use for the top.
The netting I'll use is some plastice mesh stuff my dad got from his company. I asked him if they had anything, he brings me enough to cover a basketball court and asks if it's going to be enough. Maybe I'll make extras and sell them...
Anyway. I've already got some burlap dyed in various shades of green and brown, going to pull the strands and tie them on to the netting. Netting will most likely be attached to the clothes with fishing line and superglue. I'm thinking of sewing on some small, black two sided velcro strips I could use to attach fresh vines and such to the thing. I'm also going to put extra netting in a few places so it hangs off some and break up my shape better.
I'm going to use the netting to custom-make a hood I can attach to my paintball mask. It'll have a flap type thing in the front I can fold down over the visor to help hide, but still see out. I'm also going to make a ghillie rag to cover my gun, though I'll have to devise something to keep it from interfering with the action of the bolt.
I think I've got everything covered, but does anyone have any suggestions? I'll post pics as I make progress, I'm expecting to at least have netting sewn on by late tomorrow.
The netting I'll use is some plastice mesh stuff my dad got from his company. I asked him if they had anything, he brings me enough to cover a basketball court and asks if it's going to be enough. Maybe I'll make extras and sell them...
Anyway. I've already got some burlap dyed in various shades of green and brown, going to pull the strands and tie them on to the netting. Netting will most likely be attached to the clothes with fishing line and superglue. I'm thinking of sewing on some small, black two sided velcro strips I could use to attach fresh vines and such to the thing. I'm also going to put extra netting in a few places so it hangs off some and break up my shape better.
I'm going to use the netting to custom-make a hood I can attach to my paintball mask. It'll have a flap type thing in the front I can fold down over the visor to help hide, but still see out. I'm also going to make a ghillie rag to cover my gun, though I'll have to devise something to keep it from interfering with the action of the bolt.
I think I've got everything covered, but does anyone have any suggestions? I'll post pics as I make progress, I'm expecting to at least have netting sewn on by late tomorrow.