VIVO Ghillie Suit Camo Woodland Camouflage Forest Hunting 4-Piece + Bag

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Far less expensive than tuxedo rental, and far more striking. Instantly makes an impression when you arrive at any type of event. Fool your family, or surprise your enemy.Unlike fussy formal wear, this Ghillie suit is easy to get into, fits almost anyone, and blends into most foliage. You just can't do that with business or formal attire. For added effect, buy one for each member of the family... Makes a great gift suitable for all occasions.

While camo-patterned clothing can help make a hunter less noticeable, it takes a ghille suit to make them nearly invisible. By covering up any semblance of a human it ensures that one will blend into an environment, provided the materials used are a reasonable match to what's there.This is a full suit, complete with jacket, pants, hood and a wrap for a rifle. It comes in a lightweight stuff stack, and each piece is packed inside-out which probably helps prevent the yarn filaments of each piece of clothing from entangling one another.The jacket has what looks like good-quality brass snaps. It's a good idea since zippers are guaranteed to snag the suit's yarns. The end of the sleeves are elastic, keeping the sleeves from slipping past the wrists. Camo-patterned gloves would make a good accessory to hide the hands.The hood fits snugly over the head and comes complete with mosquito netting over the face, which makes it impossible to wear glasses. Cutting away that panel solves the problem. The entire panel doesn't have to be cut away, just enough to let the temples of the glasses slip over the ears. But even if that panel is totally removed, there's enough "wool" to hide the eyes. Also, cutting away the panel allows one to eat or drink something without taking off the hood.Another advantage of the hood and the suit: It's mosquito-proof.The basic garment is made of mosquito netting with a woodland-like camo pattern. A variety of different colored yarns are stitched onto the netting. As seen in the photo, you end up looking like a greenish wookie. I don't know how fire resistant the material is. Since it looks a lot like tinder, it's strongly recommended that you stay away from any open flames. It's safe to assume that no one would smoke while wearing a suit like this: that kind of aroma would spook game for miles.Right out of the box the suit sheds yarn. I left a trail of them in the house when I "hid" from my 3-year-old grandson by crouching next to some furniture in the room. He didn't realize there was a person in that pile of "grass". The overall fit was very good. I'm 5'8" and 155 pounds, and M/L is a perfect fit. As mentioned, the hood was a bit snug due to the neck opening being slightly smaller than the hood itself, and I don't think my head is especially large. A drawstring for the neck would be a good idea, something that would allow a custom adjustment.The thick body of yarn fragments also happen to provide some insulation, a welcome feature if it's a chilly evening. If you're in a tropical environment you might not want to do a lot of walking while wearing this suit. Also, the yarns tend to snag on every twig and branch along the way (and anything with Velcro). The upside is that if you're missing and someone has to find you, it makes that an easy tracking job.A suit like this is mostly intended for concealment once you're in place, so the ability to cover long distances while suited up might not be a problem after all. I don't know if it will continue to shed yarn at the rate it was in my first test. Hopefully those are just the ones that didn't get perfectly locked down by the stitching.To get the suit to better match local conditions, it's probably easy enough to twirl in pieces of available foliage to add to the suit's overall concealment capabilities. Even without that, it's much better than relying entirely on a camoflaged clothing pattern.Because the entire suit is built of lightweight and porous materials, it provides absolutely no protection from rain. A rainsuit would be needed underneath if that kind of weather is expected. I'd imagine if it rained enough it would probably feel like wearing a mop, unless the suit's been treated with a good water repellant. It's made of nylon and polyethylene so it is less likely to absorb too much water, and will probably dry out enough if you're determined to stay where you are come rain or shine.I've only tested this once in the forest since getting it a couple of days ago. I picked a spot where some birds would congregate by a hog feeder. They're usually skittish and will bolt as soon as anything is amiss.I was able to observe them for several minutes without spooking them, just 30 feet away. Apparently for this suit, when it comes to effective concealment, this is the next best thing to becoming invisible.

I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH GOOD THINGS ABOUT THESE - THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS! GREAT FIT, LIGHTWEIGHT, COMFORTABLE AND OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY. EVERYONE SHOULD OWN A SET

Irritated my skin must be something in the material and the threads do fall off but it was nice looking and good quality for the price.