Kid's ghillie suits never really go out of season, but the weeks leading up to Halloween and the weeks leading up to Christmas clearly demonstrate the popularity of these suits. They are a big item for Halloween because they are a great scary outfit all by themselves or they lend themselves well to the more creative yung'uns that seem to be able to make them even scarier. Kids haven't gone into wearing them on the party scene, like "adults", but then I don't reckon kids do that much of the pa... Read Full Story
Anything that exists is fair game for collectors. It seems everyone collects something. For some of us that is debt. The best known items for collecting are stamps and coins. Both are interesting and readily available to all, but the really great stuff is too expensive for us worker bees. Collecting is at least as old as mankind and probably predates us. Among collectors there is a distinction between collecting the really old (antiques) and the not so old (collectibles). While it seems to me... Read Full Story
Anyone can put on a ghillie suit and do a fair job of concealment. Those who pay attention to detail will do a much better job of concealment. You will find that as you pay more attention to detail, a lot more detail appears that needs attention.The first detail to pay attention to is your ghillie suit itself. It may look great just hanging there empty, but when you insert your body into it, things get distorted and gaps may appear. Make good use of a full length mirror and a good friend to f... Read Full Story
This is the 6Th and final episode in a series of 6 episodes in which I describe and discuss the virtues of the more popular ghillie suits. In this episode we'll talk about the ghillie suits and accessories that I have not covered, but are every bit as good as the ones I have covered. Thefirst 5 were the ones in most demand.There are a lot of jacket and pants sets in jute as well as synthetics offered as separate pieces.Ghillie ponchos are available in all the usual colors;woodland,mossy,leafy... Read Full Story
This is the fifth in a series of 6 episodes in which I describe and discuss the virtues of the more popular ghillie suits. In this episode we'll talk about the Kid's Ghillie Suit.There is no other ghillie suit out there that brings as much pleasure, excitement, plain fun, or which fulfills dreams as much as the kid's ghillie suit. That probably has more to do with the recipient than it does with the suit.Young boys have always played at war or games of conflict of one sort or another. They al... Read Full Story
This is the fourth in a series of 6 episodes in which I describe and discuss the virtues of the more popular ghillie suits. In this episode we'll talk about the grandaddy of modern ghillie suits; The Ghillie Flage.This suit like most ghillie suits is built on a mesh netting, but this one is the first we've talked about that is made from jute. Jute is an organic fiber second in popularity for all uses, only to cotton. It seemed odd to me that cotton bales used to be wrapped in burlap which is ... Read Full Story
This is the third in a series of 6 episodes in which I describe and discuss the virtues of the more popular ghillie suits. In this episode we'll talk about the most unique ghillie suit on the market; the Chameleon ghillie suit.This is another synthetic based suit and like the others it is fire-retardant, rot-proof, scent-free, non-allergenic, and will not rot your teeth. The synthetic suits are much lighter and cooler than the older jutesuits.The single thing that sets this suit apart from al... Read Full Story
This is the second in a series of 6 episodes in which I describe and discuss the virtues of the more popular ghillie suits. In this episode we'll talk about the most popular ghillie suit on the market; the special ops, paintball, hunter ghillie suit.This suit is somewhat similar to the suit we talked about in the previous episode, except this one is not built on a set of BDUs. It's built on a very light and smooth no-see-um fabric. This creates a suit that is extremely light and comfortable.P... Read Full Story
This is the first of a series of 6 episodes dicussing a different ghillie suit in each. Today, I want to talk about what I consider to be the absolute best ghillie suit on the market. The new ultralight BDU jacket and pants sets with synthetic ghillie material, creates a suit that wears just like your street clothes.Total suit weight is around 5lbs. They are fire-resistant,water-repellant,rot-proof, mildew-resistant, and non-allergenic.These suits are available with 4 different ghillie patte... Read Full Story
