| One look at a mans Ghillie Suit will tell whether hes | | | | clothes, you will discover another reason for keeping it |
| got his heart in whatever he's doing. Whether it's | | | | clean and dry. |
| hunting or paintballing or something else, he's going to | | | | By the very nature of a Ghillie Suit its going to get |
| put a lot of wear and tear on his suit doing it. Anything | | | | snagged on branches and such and will most likely |
| made by man starts to fall apart even before its | | | | suffer some damage. Threads will become shredded |
| finished. A Ghillie Suit is no different. It gets an awful lot | | | | or torn loose completely. Webbing Will break in places. |
| of help though from the end user. Crawling along | | | | Not to be concerned. You don't have to fly in your |
| uncertain ground, running through brush with branches | | | | Hong Kong tailor. The threads are usually tied on with |
| grabbing for it all the way, and usually being stored wet | | | | a simple overhand or a loop knot. Simply untie the |
| and dirty. One look at a mans Ghillie Suit will tell | | | | damaged one and tie a new one in its place. If its the |
| whether hes got his heart in whatever he's doing. | | | | sort of suit that has thread sewn onto some material, |
| Whether it's hunting or paintballing or something else, | | | | shove your needle through the cloth, take it around the |
| he's going to put a lot of wear and tear on his suit | | | | clump of thread, shove it back through the cloth and tie |
| doing it. | | | | a knot. |
| A lot of misled macho types believe that the suit | | | | If you have broken webbing, tie a piece of cord across |
| should never be cleaned. These are the same ones | | | | the gap. You can only make it better. Very rarely will |
| that believe it has to be dragged through cow patties | | | | you find a suit damaged so badly that it has a big hole |
| and such before it's ready for use. They also never | | | | in it. In these cases, you just have more strings to tie. |
| wash their coffee pot. I should be promoting this | | | | Of course if that doesn't appeal to you, is always here |
| behaviour since they'll be needing a new suit much | | | | for you. Just buy another. |
| sooner that way. I am not an advocate of this thinking | | | | Over time you may decide the colors have faded or |
| and I would like for you to get a lot of years service | | | | you have moved and your new terrain is not |
| from your Ghillie Suit. | | | | coordinated with your suit. The thread can be bought in |
| The first rule is to keep it clean and dry. Cleaning a suit | | | | almost any color you like and tie it on as mentioned |
| with the new synthetics is a breeze. I find that laying | | | | before. You are not confined to the thread we sell. |
| one out on the driveway and hosing it down is really | | | | Look around your house and find cloth in the colors |
| effective. Use plain water, no soaps or chemicals. This | | | | you need and cut narrow strips of it and tie or sew it |
| works on the older suits too. The older ones just take | | | | on. You can only make it better. Every time you go out |
| a lot longer to dry. Dry is an absolute must. No matter | | | | in your Ghillie Suit look it over and see if there is a |
| how clean you think you have it, if you put it away | | | | place that needs another color or maybe a little more |
| wet, you won't recognize it when you pull it out again. | | | | density. If you are constantly improving it, there is no |
| Things grow in moist places. If you hang it up wet in a | | | | way it can deteriorate. |
| closet next to your wife's Sunday-go-to-meetin | | | | |