Category: Ghillie and Camouflage

  • The Ghillie Materials List

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    So, I’ve got quite a lot of blogs now about lots of different materials and bits and pieces. What I thought I’d do was put together a list rather than a blog of all the most useful ghillie materials I’ve seen and used, to make a shopping list for people to more easily navigate. I…

  • How to Camouflage Kit

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    Rifles, hats, backpacks, pouches, scopes, gloves, holsters, eye protection, radio equipment. Everything we carry needs disguised so that it is not easily spotted in the field which keeps us going that little bit longer. In the real steel world, a tank crew at a few thousand metres might get away with not having a radio…

  • Top 10 Camo Patterns

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    Been asked for this repeatedly (you can stop bugging me now), so here we go. My top ten of camouflage patterns, in no particular order because as a sniper you should be selecting depending on the environment, not basing it on looks or for posing on Instagram in your bedroom for your gamer fans. Bear…

  • Breaking Up

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    In the great journey that is life, we meet so many people along the way. Work colleagues, friends, family, random people over the internet. For the most part, we make quick judgements on people without really getting to know them properly and often it never goes any further than that. There are always a handful…

  • Giving Head

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    Ok, giving the head proper camouflage would be a more appropriate title. Just a few thoughts on not giving it too much, and the reasons why. The head is an important piece to camouflage. For many years, it has become accepted that the “omega” shape of the head and shoulders needs broken up because it’s…

  • What is Haloscreen, and why should you be using it?

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    The material, the method, the revolution. Haloscreen was developed in 2018 but has its roots in work stretching way back to 2005, and has steadily been gaining traction in the last couple of years, although some of the older and simpler methods are still commonplace. After a few years myself of being overwhelmingly disappointed with…

  • Ghillie Testing Vids

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    Just in case it interests anyone, I recently did some testing of a ghillie base at my local airsoft site, Dirty Dog Airsoft, and made a couple of very short videos. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mgUvE4wBN8o https://www.youtube.com/shorts/poSnKHpD8L0 It’s important when making a ghillie to not just observe it at 1 metre range, but to drop it into different places…

  • Understanding Camo – Micro and Macro patterns

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    Any successful ghillie or camouflage requires a certain level of understanding beyond just gluing leaves everywhere. You need to understand camouflage in order to be able to use it properly, and there are some very very long (and pictureless) reads available online to sift through. Alternatively, I’ll do a series covering the key ideas in…

  • Cotton Ghillie Leaves

    Cotton Ghillie Leaves

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    Partly a response to a question I had in a Haloscreen group, and also something I haven’t covered yet but was meaning to. Cotton leaves for ghillie suits. These are really becoming a key component of Haloscreen groups but I’ve also seen people doing cotton-only 3D on their suits, like Joseph Keller (@instagram – I’m…

  • Tuesday Thinkings #10 – Sniper Buddies and Suit Bases

    Tuesday Thinkings #10 – Sniper Buddies and Suit Bases

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    Behind every good sniper, is another one. I know I’ve said that a few times before because my phones predictive text brought it up instantly. In game, having a second pair of eyes and a second rifle obviously doubles your capabilities – more firepower, more awareness, and more brain cells. It’s the voice behind you…