| Even though paintball is not a completely new sport, it | | | | sometimes included for maximum effect. |
| has seen remarkable growth in recent years. The gear | | | | If your contests are more frequently held in drier areas, |
| used for the sport has continued to improve ranging | | | | there are two styles that would be the best fit. For |
| from the paintball guns used to the attire each | | | | semi arid areas where there is some level of |
| combatant wears. When it comes to what to wear, | | | | vegetation such as dead and dried trees, a timber |
| one type of clothing that has continued to gain ground | | | | pattern would be ideal. The suit's olive and tan colors |
| among ardent paintballers is the paintball ghillie suit. If | | | | make it almost unrecognizable in an arid woodland. |
| you are going to be playing paintball frequently | | | | The second alternative for dry areas is the desert |
| especially competitively, then the ghillie suit is one piece | | | | style which is meant for desert areas. These light |
| of clothing you want to have as part and parcel of | | | | colored suits are the perfect match for areas with tall |
| your battle kit. | | | | dry grass or complete desert. |
| The origins of the ghillie suit can be traced back to | | | | One thing you need to bear in mind is that ghillie suits |
| Scottish shepherds and game wardens who would | | | | are very heavy and can thus be very hot. This may |
| use used the suits as camouflage when hunting and | | | | be fine for areas with cooler climates even though you |
| as cover from poachers respectively. The suits are | | | | will steal have to battle the heat. However, the heat |
| nowadays used by the military, hunters and of course | | | | you experience in warm climates will be much more |
| by paintballers. The ghillie suits are made using net, | | | | and the excessive sweating can leave you |
| camouflage design and synthetic or actual vegetation. | | | | dehydrated and less effective in your game. |
| The ghillie suit takes blending in with your environment | | | | The ordinary full ghillie suit design is ideal for someone |
| one step further than the traditional camouflage on | | | | whose paintball game style is that of a sniper since the |
| combat uniforms thanks to the 'leafy' and 'bushy' | | | | role does not entail a lot of running around and which |
| appearance. | | | | would be a drag when someone has such a heavy |
| As far as use in a paintball game goes, the paintball | | | | suit on. On the other hand if you take on a more |
| ghillie suit you choose should be based on the outdoor | | | | active paintball role, you may prefer a shorter ghillie suit |
| environment in which you play most often. There are | | | | or one that is made with just ghillie net as the base. |
| different patterns to choose from with each meant to | | | | This type of suit will be lighter, cooler and less |
| blend with a particular environment. Of course there is | | | | restrictive during movement. |
| nothing that prevents you from using it in several types | | | | No matter which style of suit you select, it is crucial |
| of environment and still be able to achieve a | | | | that you pay attention to detail when selecting the best |
| considerable amount of camouflage from your | | | | paintball ghillie suit for you. Pick a suit that also |
| adversary. | | | | camouflages your head, shoulders and neck as these |
| One type of suit is the traditional woodsball style ghillie | | | | are the areas of the body that are most recognizable. |
| suit. It is most ideal when one is playing in a forest | | | | The best suits will have (or enable you to fit on your |
| environment. The suits are characterized by bark-like | | | | own) high grass accents on the shoulders or on the |
| patterns and covered with dried or synthetic leaves | | | | headgear. |
| and grass. Then there is the mossy suit. The mossy | | | | With paintball ghillie suit, your game is bound to improve |
| suits work best in areas where the high amounts of | | | | considerably allowing you to outlast your opponents |
| moisture and humidity mean that there is a high | | | | more than before. Once you start to use the suit, you |
| prevalence of moss. The suit consists of a number of | | | | are not likely to consider entering a paintball battle |
| blends of bold green color with a little bit of black | | | | ground without it. |