| So you want to buy a ghillie suit? Your
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| | may want a one-size-fits-all type of
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| friend has one, and you've heard that
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| | ghillie suit, since they are in constant
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| ghillie suits are the ultimate in
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| | motion, and customizing their ghillie
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| camouflage apparel. Still, you would
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| | suits with local vegetation might not be
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| like to learn more about these cloaks of
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| | such a good idea.
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| invisibility before you jump in and buy
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| | In the end, ghillie suits come down to
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| one. If so, you have come to the right
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| | three simple attributes: size, weight,
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| place.
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| | and material. While this article
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| In this day and age, the most common
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| | outlined the basics of choosing the right
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| civilian uses of ghillie suits are
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| | ghillie suit for the job, only you can
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| hunting and paint-balling. The ghillie
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| | ultimately decide what suits you best.
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| suit is ideal for both activities, but
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| | For this reason, the remainder of the
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| you must be careful about choosing the
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| | article will be devoted to analyzing the
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| right suit for the job.
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| | three different attributes.
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| Hunters differ from paintballers in many
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| | Size is something that should always be
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| respects. Hunters will sit perfectly
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| | considered. The larger the ghillie suit,
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| still for hours, waiting for their game
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| | the better the concealment. However,
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| to appear within a few hundred yards of
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| | size is also the number one factor in
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| their location. For this purpose,
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| | restricting movement, so the larger the
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| ghillie suits do not need to offer a vast
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| | ghillie suit, the slower you are able to
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| amount of mobility, and should be fairly
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| | react. The hunter and sniper, or even a
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| warm and waterproof. Full, body-length
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| | paintballer with an aversion to too much
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| ghillie suits are ideal for the patient
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| | running around, would most likely opt for
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| hunter.
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| | a larger suit. Impatient hunters,
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| On the other side of the spectrum, the
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| | close-action commandoes, and more active
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| thrill-seeking paintballer wants anything
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| | paintballers would certainly prefer
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| but a long, heavy ghillie suit. While
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| | smaller suits.
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| some paintballers are patient enough to
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| | Weight largely depends on the stamina and
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| sit and wait for long periods, there is
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| | endurance of the individual, as well as
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| always the crazy man on campus. This
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| | the conditions of use. For example,
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| impatient fellow prefers to dash madly
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| | hunting season opens during the fall,
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| about, chasing his more lethargic
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| | when the mercury is starting to drop
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| counterparts out of their holes. In this
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| | along with the rain and snow. A hunter
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| case, a heavy, body-length ghillie suit
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| | who plans to sit in a stand for the
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| can become a real burden. Paintballers
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| | better part of a day may want something
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| may wish to go with something lighter and
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| | heavy, warm, and waterproof. A
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| less restricting, possibly a simple mesh
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| | summertime paintballer will choose his
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| cover that can be customized with local
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| | ghillie suit based largely on his
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| flora and fauna to fit the environment.
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| | resistance to heat. The thicker and
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| For an example of how others use ghillie
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| | heavier the suit, the hotter, but it also
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| suits, you need only look as far as our
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| | absorbs the paintballs much better than a
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| own military. In the military, much like
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| | lighter ghillie suit.
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| in the civilian world, there are many
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| | Finally, there is the material. The
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| different uses for ghillie suits. Two
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| | firm, waterproof material will keep you
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| contrasting uses are outlined here.
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| | warm and dry, good for any hunter or
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| Snipers, like an exaggerated version of
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| | sniper, but it is also noisy during
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| hunters, are exceedingly patient, often
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| | movement and less breathable in the heat,
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| holding their position for days,
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| | bad for any paintballer or close-action
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| meticulously scanning the surrounding
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| | infantryman. Mesh allows the stationary
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| terrain for their most feared opponent -
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| | hunter or sniper to blend perfectly with
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| other snipers. If such dangerous foes
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| | the surrounding vegetation, by tangling
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| happen to be around, the sniper does not
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| | bits and pieces in the material. In
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| wish to be spotted by them first. The
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| | addition, it is very light and allows
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| answer to this problem is the ever-useful
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| | freedom of movement. However, it offers
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| ghillie suit. A sniper's ghillie suit is
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| | little protection against the elements or
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| often a complex version of a large
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| | paintballs, and can become entangled with
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| blanket, built to cover his entire body
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| | vegetation that is still rooted firmly in
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| as well as his long rifle, while still
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| | the ground. This is not good for those
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| allowing him to see and shoot. It can be
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| | attempting a high-speed escape.
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| customized with surrounding vegetation,
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| | Whether hunter, paintballer, or Special
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| and is built so that an experienced
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| | Forces operative, the ghillie suit is
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| sniper can be invisible from even a few
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| | perfect for your needs. No one but you
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| feet away.
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| | can decide exactly what sort of ghillie
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| The more action-bent infantrymen, like
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| | suit you need, but hopefully this article
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| paintballers, may prefer something much
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| | has helped you find the perfect ghillie
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| lighter and less restricting. Unlike
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| | suit.
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| paintballers, however, these commandoes
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