Ghillie suits are useful items of clothing for those who enjoy hunting or paintball as well as those who take part in army type exercises or wildlife photography. Basically these suits are useful for anyone who needs to be able to hide him or herself during activities in nature. The ghillie sniper suit can be purchased online or made yourself using ghillie kits. But, if you manage to gather a few simple items and if you are willing tom spend some time working on it you can make your very own ghillie suit yourself.

What do you need?

• You need an army suit also known as a "stalker suit”

• You need a (new or old) pair of BDU's (Battle Dress Uniforms)

• You need a yard or more of brown canvas cloth

• Roll of foam padding

• You need at least 3 tubes of shoe goo

• Netting

You will need to cut 30 squares of the netting to fit on to the rear end of the stalker trousers. Now you need to start at the bottom of the netting and count 14 squares after which you proceed to cut from the 15th square up to the 22nd square. You have to follow the same procedure for the other leg of the trousers to make your own ghillie trousers.

Now you will have to cut out pieces of canvas and foam padding. The canvas will hold the foam in place. First you will have to glue the foam padding on to the trouser legs. Now the messy bit starts. Use the shoe goo and smear it all over the foam padding that you have fixed to the trouser legs. This is best done by using your hands. The goo has to dry for at least 24 hours. This may take a little longer in damp surroundings.

Now it is important to cut squares the size of half the front to f the jacket if you have one. Prepare the netting in the same way as you did with the trousers and fix the netting to the front and the back of the jacket. If you want to cover the arms as well it is important to measure up the width and length of the sleeve to make a pattern for the netting. After this you need to glue the foam padding to the netting on the sleeves and front of the jacket. Use the shoe goo again to prepare the foam padding and let the jacket dry for at least 24 hours in a well-ventilated room. When the suit is completed, be sure to spray it with a quality fire retardant. Making your own ghillie suit takes work and patience but it’s worth it!

Another great option is to buy a custom ghillie kit. This saves you the aggravation of having to find all the pieces yourself but still allows you to personalize your suit.