Post by denski on Apr 21, 2006 12:12:01 GMT 8
The ghillie suit:
History -
It was invented by a scottsman who it was named after.
Ghillie
A ghillie or gillie is a man or boy who attends to someone on a hunting or fishing expedition in Scotland. A ghillie may also serve as a gamekeeper employed by a landowner to prevent poaching on his lands, control unwelcome predators, and monitor the health of the wildlife. Historically, the term was used for a Highland chief's attendant, also sometimes called a Gallowglass if he was also a soldier or guard.
Ghillies, or Ghillie Brogues, are also a type of shoe with laces along the instep and no tongue, especially those used for Scottish country dancing. Although now worn for dancing and social events, ghillies originated as a shoe that would dry quickly due to the lack of a tongue, and not get stuck in the mud because of their laces above the ankle.
The origin of this word dates from the late 16th century, from Scottish Gaelic gille ‘lad, servant.’ The word was also found in the term gilliewetfoot, denoting a servant who carried the chief over a stream, used as a contemptuous name by Lowlanders for the follower of a Highland chief.
From: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghillie
Ghilliue suit
Snipers and hunters with extreme requirements for camouflage use a ghillie, or yowie suit. The ghillie suit was originally developed by Scottish gamekeepers as a portable hunting blind. The name derives from ghillie, the Scots Gaelic for "boy", in English especially used to refer to servants assisting in hunting or fishing expeditions. A ghillie dhu is a type of brownie which is supposed to disguise itself in leaves and vegetation.[citation needed]
A US Marine sniper wearing a ghillie suitGhillie suits can be constructed in many different ways. Some services make them of rough burlap (hessian) flaps attached to a net poncho. US Army Ghillie suits are often built using a pilot's flightsuit, battle dress uniform (BDU), or some other one-piece coverall as the base. Ponchos made of durable nylon netting can also be used. Unscented dental floss is used to sew each knot of fishnet to the fabric, in the areas to be camouflaged. A drop of 'Shoe Goo' is applied to each knot for strength. The desired jute is applied to the netting by tying groups of 5 to 10 strands of a color to the netting with simple knots, skipping sections to be filled in with other colors. Making a ghillie suit from scratch is time consuming, and a detailed, high-quality suit can take 100 hours to manufacture and season.
A ghillie suit is usually prepared by assembling it, beating it, dragging it behind a car, and then rolling it in cow manure or burying it in mud and then letting it ferment. This makes it very much like wearable humus. A ghillie suit that closely matches the actual terrain of the zone of operation will stand out less, so elements of that general environment (local foliage or other matter) may also be included in the netting.
An inherent problem with ghillie suits is internal (and sometimes, external) temperatures. Even in relatively moderate climates, the temperature inside of the ghillie suit can soar to over 50 °C (120 °F).
High quality ghillie suits can be purchased online, but traditionally, soldiers in the armed forces construct their own unique suits.
From: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghillie_suit
Now thats out of the way...
Types of ghillie cammo:
Stalking ghillie
Crawling ghillie
Ghiliie cloaks
Work in progress... will edit this post as soon as its finished. Do not reply yet.
History -
It was invented by a scottsman who it was named after.
Ghillie
A ghillie or gillie is a man or boy who attends to someone on a hunting or fishing expedition in Scotland. A ghillie may also serve as a gamekeeper employed by a landowner to prevent poaching on his lands, control unwelcome predators, and monitor the health of the wildlife. Historically, the term was used for a Highland chief's attendant, also sometimes called a Gallowglass if he was also a soldier or guard.
Ghillies, or Ghillie Brogues, are also a type of shoe with laces along the instep and no tongue, especially those used for Scottish country dancing. Although now worn for dancing and social events, ghillies originated as a shoe that would dry quickly due to the lack of a tongue, and not get stuck in the mud because of their laces above the ankle.
The origin of this word dates from the late 16th century, from Scottish Gaelic gille ‘lad, servant.’ The word was also found in the term gilliewetfoot, denoting a servant who carried the chief over a stream, used as a contemptuous name by Lowlanders for the follower of a Highland chief.
From: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghillie
Ghilliue suit
Snipers and hunters with extreme requirements for camouflage use a ghillie, or yowie suit. The ghillie suit was originally developed by Scottish gamekeepers as a portable hunting blind. The name derives from ghillie, the Scots Gaelic for "boy", in English especially used to refer to servants assisting in hunting or fishing expeditions. A ghillie dhu is a type of brownie which is supposed to disguise itself in leaves and vegetation.[citation needed]
A US Marine sniper wearing a ghillie suitGhillie suits can be constructed in many different ways. Some services make them of rough burlap (hessian) flaps attached to a net poncho. US Army Ghillie suits are often built using a pilot's flightsuit, battle dress uniform (BDU), or some other one-piece coverall as the base. Ponchos made of durable nylon netting can also be used. Unscented dental floss is used to sew each knot of fishnet to the fabric, in the areas to be camouflaged. A drop of 'Shoe Goo' is applied to each knot for strength. The desired jute is applied to the netting by tying groups of 5 to 10 strands of a color to the netting with simple knots, skipping sections to be filled in with other colors. Making a ghillie suit from scratch is time consuming, and a detailed, high-quality suit can take 100 hours to manufacture and season.
A ghillie suit is usually prepared by assembling it, beating it, dragging it behind a car, and then rolling it in cow manure or burying it in mud and then letting it ferment. This makes it very much like wearable humus. A ghillie suit that closely matches the actual terrain of the zone of operation will stand out less, so elements of that general environment (local foliage or other matter) may also be included in the netting.
An inherent problem with ghillie suits is internal (and sometimes, external) temperatures. Even in relatively moderate climates, the temperature inside of the ghillie suit can soar to over 50 °C (120 °F).
High quality ghillie suits can be purchased online, but traditionally, soldiers in the armed forces construct their own unique suits.
From: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghillie_suit
Now thats out of the way...
Types of ghillie cammo:
Stalking ghillie
Crawling ghillie
Ghiliie cloaks
Work in progress... will edit this post as soon as its finished. Do not reply yet.
