The Many Applications of Ghillie Suit Camouflage

Many of them were one piece affairs that covered the entire body from head to toenail. They were and still are great for still-hunting, but they didn't lend themselves well to a lot of movement; especially fast movement. The newer suits don't forget the hunter's needs, as you can now get them with multiple pockets. Great for extra shells and snacks. Most of the new ones are two-piece affairs giving the user the option of being completely covered or just the upper body covered. That should appeal to anyone hunting from a blind. Blinds now come in ghillie material too. A turkey-hunter behind a ghillie blind with a ghillie jacket on is in turkey-hunter heaven.

Hunters and paintballers aren't the only users of ghillie suits. A wildlife photographer or researcher is going to get amazingly close to his subjects if he/she sets up in a ghillie blind and wears at least a ghillie jacket and hood.

The majority of birders ply their craft in ordinary street clothes. True, they can see a lot of birds using their binoculars. Those that choose to camouflage with a ghillie suit can, with a little patience see even more birds and quite often not need the binoculars at all.

Then we have yet another group making use of the ghillie suit. The social set is well represented among ghillie fans at costume parties and Halloween is a prime time for ghillie suits with users checking in at all ages. A word of warning to golfers. That is most likely not "Bigfoot" after your lost balls so don't shoot. It's probably a neighborhood kid in a ghillie suit.

Regardless of the venue you play in with your ghillie suit, keep this thought in mind. If you take it too seriously, it won't be any fun. If you don't take it seriously, you'll never be any good at it. Try to strike a balance. If you have to err one way or the other, go for fun. Some of you may have seen the footage about "urban camouflage" where a guy dressed up in stationery in an IKEA store. Sort of a ghillie suit. Those who didn't take it seriously thought it was funny.

One can dream up other uses for ghillies. I'd like to covince my neighbor to cover his chain link in ghillie material. If there are any young campers reading this, I think it would be neat to take one along on the next family camping trip and scare the bajeebers out of the rest of the family, especially your annoying little sister. The ones with liners even work great as pajamas when it's cold.