Simply Ghillie Suit: How to Make a Ghillie Suit

Making a killing suit is hard work,and it will take some time and requires lots of patience. They are used for concealment in the terrain it was designed to be used it. Below listed are the steps required to make one for yourself.

Items needed

1 set of BDUs or jumpsuit plus a boonie hat that matches terrain type
Enough netting to cover the front and back side of the BDUs or jumpsuit with about 1 inch squares
Hot glue gun with plenty of glue sticks

Burlap or Jute thread (preferably jute thread) amount depends on how thick you wish your suit to be, use best judgment Powdered Rit Dye, 1 box for every color desired, use website to help mix colors www.ritdye.com/Create+Custom+Color.9.lasso
At least 1 bucket

Optional: Clothing Iron – this will make applying the netting easier.

Step 1: Unthread or unravel the burlap or jute, this will take some time if you are using burlap.
Step 2: Cut into pieces about 2 feet in length.
Step 3: Depending if the netting can be dyed, it will also need to be dyed along with the burlap/jute.
Step 4: Separate the burlap/jute into X number of piles, X = number of colors you want your ghillie suit to have.
Step 5: Follow the directions for the dye, this is where the buckets come into play.
Step 6: Let the burlap/jute completely dry.
Step 7: Find a open spot to place the BDUs or jumpsuit down.
Step 8: If you are using the clothing iron, use that to flatten the suit.
Step 9: Pull the netting over the suit as best as you can, you might need something to make the net not move.
Step 10: Use the hot glue gun to glue the netting onto the suit, careful not to burn your fingers.
Step 11: Once glued on 1 side, cut the excess netting off.
Step 12: Don’t forget the hat too.
Step 13: The the glue cool down, then flip the suit over and glue the other side.
Step 14: Once complete start tying the burlap/jute on the netting, use about 5 strands per square
Step 15: Mix the colors up when tying them.
Step 16: Verify that the ghillie suit is thick enough, and has enough of a certain color you desire.
Step 17: If the suit is satisfactory you are complete, if not, then tie more strands of burlap/jute to suit your desire

Notes: Ghillie suits can be very hot inside, use a camelback. Burlap and jute are highly flammable, recommened that you use fire retardan