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How
Much Does a New Ghillie Suit Cost?
How
much does it cost to buy a new ghillie suit?
It will mostly depend on quality, size and design.
There are some ghillie suits for as low as $13.00 online.
The most expensive ghillie suits can run $150.00.
What accounts for the vast difference in price?
The
cheapest ghillie suits you can find are actually less than $10.00.
Many hunters and military men create their own ghillie suits using either
real foliage or synthetic leaves and twigs.
The cheap ghillie suits you see advertised are not necessarily of
terrible quality—they are merely quickly assembled products made from burlap
material, head netting and foliage. A
suit sold at this price usually only covers the head area.
You can also buy jackets, pants or blankets for a similar price.
For a complete suit, either three piece or four piece, you’re probably
looking at least $60.00 for polyester netting and burlap.
What
features do the most expensive ghillie suits have?
Some suits are specially made for bow hunters, such as the Bow Hunter
Ghillie Suit from SniperGhillies.com. Other
suits are made from premium ultra-lightweight synthetic material, which weighs
3-7 pounds and offers four pieces including a rifle wrap.
Realize
that one other reason why some suits are pricier than others is the degree of
realism. Whereas some ghillie suits
are simply made by piecing foliage together, others realistically simulate moss,
desert plain, snow, or forestland. Other
ghillie suits may be sewn onto military BDU uniforms, which allow the wearer to
stay cooler and to hear easier. Some
companies may charge extra for retardant, as well as ghillie suits that are
resistant to water, allergens and mildew.
Last
but not least, some ghillie suits are easily re-washable, meaning they are made
from a special synthetic material that allows for easy washing and drying of the
base suit and attachments. This is a
definite advantage, as many conventional ghillie suits are not made to be
machine-washed and eventually fall apart or become too “fluffy” to be
useful. The best full ghillie suits
will likely hover around the $100.00 mark.
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