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Originally Posted by Buck
...Ideally I would like to carry it in a utility pouch and just throw it on in certain situations where some sort of concealment would help (ex. defending ). The role I play in the squad will require me to make those long shots but at the same time keeping an aggresive pace with my squad. There is already a designated recon role --- so playing as a full out sniper is not something I plan on nor do i have the patience for, so there is no need for a full blown ghillie suit, just some type of wraps that I could carry on the field and use when necessary.
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Originally Posted by CDN_Stalker
... Woodland helmet cover for a hood, heavy fish net for the rest of it. Plan is something lighter that is easier to lug around, roll up inside out and sling it kinda thing....
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Canadian Stalker has the right idea here.
I originally built my first ghillie on a set of tiger stripe BDU's 13 years ago using smelt netting and dyed burlap. The burlap added the most weight (duh) and the smelt netting made for easy assembly after it was sewn directly onto the BDU. For your application you could make a poncho, or like a hooded short cape, out of a stronger type of netting with tie downs in key locations in order to allow a relatively "quick attachment" to the rest of your kit.
However,as a note, over the years I often found that the netting snagged on various other parts of my kit (the rear sling mount on my AR for example). A quick fix for this was to sew a patch of light material onto the inside of the netting in the problem areas before attaching the burlap. This prevents the ghillie netting from snagging onto the MP5K I sometimes sling across the small of my back....and allows me to reach it with out grabbing a hand full of burlap as well. So do this over the area where you intend to affix your pistol holster to your kit, However, again..this does not prevent the netting from snagging on anything outside of your kit, such as branches and the like. But nothing is perfect.
A home made ghillie can be be both cost and field effective, as long as it is well thought out.
And I would suggest using a lot of earth tones in your ghillie, as you can always add greens to your ghillie in the shape of garnish.....there's not a lot of brown garnish available to add to a green ghillie.
Good luck with your project;
SHA DO