Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Using Nature To Transform Nature Into Ghillie Suits

By Chris Channing

Blending into your surroundings in certain situations can get you a safer passage. Nature makes it difficult to blend in, especially in changing weather conditions. Ghillie suits are special camouflage that mimics the immediate surroundings. With a little bit of knowledge about the useable materials, you can construct your own very convincing ghillie suit.

Many times your location will have an abundance of materials to work with. It may be tricky and require a bit of practice, but you will eventually come up with some kind of attire that will hide you very well in nature giving you a ghost like effect. It is almost certain that you can find something to use towards hiding yourself in nature with a ghillie suit. Being out in the desert provides you sand and cacti for example!

Some knowledge of how to make camouflage is required to make convincing suits. You can use various types of grass to make a plains suit. Use materials that will not fall off easily or break off while moving low to the ground. You usually choose the area in which you are, so make sure to pick an area that has lots of cover.

Even if you are in rough terrains, a little bit of cover is at least some cover right? Dry mountains usually have scraps or animal droppings, use them to your advantage. Mimic nature by using nature to its fullest.

Ghillie suits have a better use when you use them to snipe and camp out in the wild for long periods of time. War, paint ball battles, hunting and any situation that calls for great camouflage can benefit from ghillie suits. A thick battlefront may be more difficult to wear a ghillie suit, but use whatever is available to hide yourself out in the open. You can decide who wins, you or the other guys!

You can use paints to help disguise yourself better. Hands and other parts of your body that are exposed such as face and neck can be easily hidden with paint. You can also help your ghillie suit blend in together better with the use of wear resistant paints.

Closing Comments

Whatever the situation, a ghillie suit may help you progress in a positive manner. A Wild animal will not see you coming, or an enemy soldier may walk right past you without knowing. Building your own ghillie suit can be the last thing you do, so do it right!

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