Camouflage Ghillie
Camouflage has always been a utilized weapon. From lions hiding in the tall grass of Africa, to USMC snipers vegetating their ghillie suits. Motion naturally attracts the eye, so lions learned to move slowly, or not at all when stocking prey. Then, when the time is right, they strike. Modern snipers generally spend most of the time on their belly crawling. In fact, most of the military-constructed ghillies are left with the front exposed. Mostly because they spend most of their time prone and the front would drag and get caught on everything on the ground. But the elbows, chest, and knees need to be padded with extra canvas or other material.
The sniper uses three basic moving methods. The least preferred is the High Crawl. This crawling method is when you need to move fast, but still want to be relatively concealed. Then there is the safest most preferred method of crawling. It's called the Sniper Low Crawl. You are almost guaranteed to remain undetected using this, but it is the most time-consuming method of crawling. In between the two is the regular Low Crawl, which is a good balance between remaining unseen, and speed. And the most efficient way of crawling for sure.
One thing I mentioned earlier is "vegetating" a ghillie suit. This is a very effective camouflage technique. So effective, the US Marine Corps teaches it. Essentially, the sniper takes vegetation (leaves, grass, moss) from the surrounding area he is stalking in, and weaves it in and out of his ghillie suit. He "vegetates" his ghillie. This way, he becomes the brush, making him nearly impossible to spot. This is one of the most important techniques to learn about camouflage. If you fail to learn this, you will fail to remain invisible.
I find a lot of people asking me, "Why are a lot of ghillie suits left uncovered in the front?" Well, snipers spend the majority of their time crawling around on their bellies anyway. And if they need to run, either there's no one around, or they've been spotted, eliminating the need for camouflage. But it is nice to know if you need to stand for whatever reason that you'll still be relatively concealed. And this is why most of the ghillie suits I make are covered with burlap. Head, chest, back. Everything. And you can find these ghillie suits at the homepage, or you can make your own. And I've written a complete guide on how to do this and you can find that by clicking here. If you need anymore help with camouflage or ghillie suits, you can find it on any of the other pages on this site. If you have any questions regarding camouflage ghillies, you can contact me.
