Tag: ghillie crafting
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Ghillie Guide – Materials to Use: Updated for 2026
A lot has changed in ghillie construction since I first published my materials guide back in 2019. Over the years, new materials have appeared, techniques have improved, and my own experience has changed how I approach building camouflage. I’ve now completely rewritten the guide to reflect what I actually use and recommend today. It covers…
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Assault Ghillies
And why they belong in the bin. Plus a few concepts around the idea of ghillies and mobility for all Airsoft players. Assault ghillies in the Airsoft arena tend to be used by non-snipers as a means of extra concealment, and in itself that isn’t a bad idea. If you’re a support gunner for example,…
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How to cut and use Haloscreen
While having a ghillie crafting session this afternoon, a question popped up from one of the team about how I apply Haloscreen mesh to my kit. It’s dead easy, but worth a quick blog about as a guide. So, Haloscreen. The ultimate negative space 3D material. I really can’t recommend it enough, it’s light years…
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What is Haloscreen, and why should you be using it?
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…
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Ghillie Guide – Choosing a base
There are a lot of different approaches to making a ghillie, or suit, or concealment system (I’ll stick to the word ghillie as a blanket term for it all), and a lot of different materials. But where do you start? That’s generally the moment where people get it right, or terribly wrong. Modifying and making…
