Skorn Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 I think the laser would kind of undermine your plans of stealth. A laser shouldn't be a substitute for being a bad shot. Link to post Share on other sites
Skorn Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 I bought some Hessian recently to help beef up my concealment vest, but I kind of overestimated how expensive the stuff is, and I now have loads because it was so cheap . Link to post Share on other sites
thunderhammer Posted January 25, 2007 Report Share Posted January 25, 2007 Im going to make a poncho/cape style ghillie(hooded of course). It will have strings on the edges for me to fasten it to my back. The string will go from my shoulder along the edge all the way to my other shoulder, so when I throw the cloak to my back and pull the strings, it should become a small lump on my back. I do this because my teams gamestyle is quite swift, and I move alot durning play. I figured, this kind of camo will be better for me than a full ghillie suit. Imight semi-wookie my trousers though. I'll post pics when its done. Its winter here now, so no need for it yet. Link to post Share on other sites
Matthias Jünger Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 It will have strings on the edges for me to fasten it to my back. The string will go from my shoulder along the edge all the way to my other shoulder, so when I throw the cloak to my back and pull the strings, it should become a small lump on my back. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Nice, I was wondering about something similar... Anyway, where are you in that pic? Link to post Share on other sites
thunderhammer Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 In the middle, the lighter bush is me. Link to post Share on other sites
amsniper Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 In the middle, the lighter bush is me. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i still cant see you!! lol would you care to put a ring round your position? - on a separate note - i wore my ghillie to a game yesterday and it seemed to do ok! - didnt get the chance to hide and ambush people as the game moved too fast! (its only a 3/4 length one) i'll see if i can get some "in-action" pics up shortly! cheers all Link to post Share on other sites
thunderhammer Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 My position Link to post Share on other sites
davecymru Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 My position <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Top marks! i'd got your position wrong Link to post Share on other sites
amsniper Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 me too!! very good - very good indeed! regards amsniper Link to post Share on other sites
davecymru Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Right.. I've "finally" got around to cataloging some of my Ghillie suits and i've started adding some of the photos to my Bebo photos page. So, check out: http://www.bebo.com/PhotoAlbum.jsp?MemberI...umId=3405073636 for pictures of my last 11 Ghillie suits (or the last 11 whose photos i can find at the moment!) They might be useful/relevant for people currently making a suit as i've used LOADS of different construction techniques and materials and if i get time soon i'll add more detailed information about that in the comments for them. I hope that is of interest? Link to post Share on other sites
Skorn Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Insane camoflage there mate. Link to post Share on other sites
i~mack Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 ...thats ... a lot lol great work on those ghillies Link to post Share on other sites
davecymru Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 ...thats ... a lot lol great work on those ghillies <{POST_SNAPBACK}> i know, i know, it's a bit sad really. But i'm on a bit of a mission to make the "ultimate" design of Ghillie suit! Hence some of the more "interesting" designs and colour combinations. Link to post Share on other sites
TDS Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Ive been thinking of making a "cape" style ghillie, something like a concealment blanket that you wear all the time. Link to post Share on other sites
The Chef Posted January 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 TDS's gret new line in urban fashion.... the combat poncho. You might make a killing with all those hippie chicks out there. Link to post Share on other sites
Matthias Jünger Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 My position <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Got it! I thought I saw you boonie hat shape in the leaves...may be I were wrong, but anyway, stunning indeed... Link to post Share on other sites
thunderhammer Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Keep in mind, that im wearing no ghilliesuits whatever. Its just some natural vegetation attached to a bhi tac-1 vest (the husky model, as I'm some 195cm tall ). another pic The camo-poncho is quite handy, as long as you remember to leave an opening on the front, for easy acces to your chestrig/vest/whateva. Its not as hot as a full ghillie, allows easy running and still concels you quite well, if you choose your position decently. Link to post Share on other sites
Skorn Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 How would I go about attaching hessian to my concealment vest? Would I attach it to the fabric or to the elastic loops? Would glue work, or would I have to sew it to get it attached properly? Link to post Share on other sites
davecymru Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 How would I go about attaching hessian to my concealment vest? Would I attach it to the fabric or to the elastic loops? Would glue work, or would I have to sew it to get it attached properly? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Attach it to the fabric and leave the foliage loops for natural vegetation (in my opinion) There are loads of ways of attaching the hessian. Some i have used are: a. Needle and thread with black cotton and sew each bit on. b. Use a wool Needle and green garden twine instead of thread to sew the pieces on with (MUCH quicker than a!) c. Gluegun - this is ok (ish) but not to everyones tastes and can leave shiny residue. d. enlarge some holes on the netting on the vest and just tie it on. I normally use "b", but "a" is in my opinion the better option as it provides a quite strong attachment BUT if you get snagged on something, a few loops of cotton are easier to break in order to free yourself. Link to post Share on other sites
Skorn Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 What are the disadvantages to the glue? Link to post Share on other sites
TDS Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 What are the disadvantages to the glue? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It takes forever, its very difficult to get a "natural" look since many of the strands point in all different directions unless you payed alot of attention during the gluing, the glue tends to fall off with wear/use, and the end product is usually an ineffective "wookie" style ghillie because you have to keep adding to cover any exposed glue, since it shows up like a sore thumb. one more would be, use small peices of fabric, netting, and straps to make removable "patches" of ghillie then weave it under the foliage loops like MOLLE gear. Link to post Share on other sites
Skorn Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 Ok, fine. It is only as a base layer anyway, and there isn't going to be much of it. Link to post Share on other sites
Matthias Jünger Posted February 1, 2007 Report Share Posted February 1, 2007 use small peices of fabric, netting, and straps to make removable "patches" of ghillie then weave it under the foliage loops like MOLLE gear. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You gave me a good idea indeed... Link to post Share on other sites
davecymru Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 You gave me a good idea indeed... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Same here! hummmm the "modular" ghillie suit...... TDS also raised another interesting issue, namely an ineffective "wookie" style ghillie I know that "proper" military snipers are taught to go for a 60% natural to 40% artificial foliage split when working with a Ghillie suit, meaning that "real" military Ghillie suits can have what seems to be quite sparse artificial foliage. But, and this is one of the areas that interests me, in Airsoft or other situations where you don't have the luxury of time to keep re-applying natural vegetation as your surrounding change is it possible to alter that natural/artificial foliage split and still have an effective Ghillie suit? That's what got me "tinkering" in the first place, as well as my laziness in the field to get the secetuers out See my avatar for one example of where a "Wookie" suit was "fairly" effective - or at least it was when i was laying down and not posing for the camera man! Link to post Share on other sites
Skorn Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 How would one attach hessian, or anything else for that matter to their rifles? Link to post Share on other sites
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