Ghillie Suits are a military instrument, and were first used by the Lovat Scouts, a Scottish Highland regiment formed by the British Army during the Second Boer War, it is the first known military unit to use Ghillie Suits. In 1916, Lovat Scouts went on to become the British Army’s first sniper unit. They were used then to creep into enemy territory as they provided instant invisibility, and Ghillie Suits still provide that stealth invisibility that the Ghillie Suit was always designed and used for.

Today’s top military personnel and stealth snipers take their Ghillie Suits very seriously, often making their Ghillie Suits. They make their own Ghillie Suits, because this way they ensure that their suits match the wildlife, and environmental conditions that they will be fighting in. To maximize the effectiveness of your Ghillie Suit, using items from the environment will ensure your suit blends into that surrounding completely. The need to carry ammo, water and other necessities, the Ghillie Suit usually has pockets in the inside or are inserted, because if pockets were on the outside, they would get hurt. The Ghillie Suit is a proven tool, as snipers will tell you that they have come within feet on their target without ever being noticed!

This gives the Ghillie Suit a 3-Dimensional look and provides the illusion of human invisibility. Having used the Ghillie Suit myself, I have stood, laid down on the ground, squat near a bush, and I’ve gone unnoticed – its really quite fascinating! Another reason to why you need a Ghillie Suit is that humans have a distinct scent to animals, and can sense when humans are nearby.