subject: What is a ghillie suit and what is it used for? [print this page] Even though highly effective, ghillie suits are impractical for many situations where camouflage is useful, they tend to be very heavy and hot; the temperature inside of the ghillie suit can reach over 50 C (120 F). Besides the military and hunting, the ghillie suits are also used to play paintball in the woods. Kids ghillie suits are very popular in this sport. The suits are made of nylon mesh fabric and usually they are a full-size jumpsuit style, in order to make the moves comfortable for the user. The more a suit blends in to the natural environment it will be used in, it better. There are various different types of styles that these suits can come in. These styles can work for a variety of different types of paintball fields such as open fields, heavily wooded, heavily bushy or river bed settings. Playing paintball in summer heat and hot weather with a full ghillie suit is not recommended because of the natural heat that the body produces and the fact that the temperature inside the ghillie suit will rise. Not used correctly, a ghillie suit can cause dizziness and dehydration. Proper instructions come with every single professionally manufactured ghillie suit clothing.
