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Ghillie Suits & Gear

Snipers and hunters with extreme requirements for camouflage use a ghillie suit to blend into their surroundings. The ghillie suit was originally developed by Scottish gamekeepers as a portable hunting blind. The name derives from ghillie, the Scots Gaelic for "boy", in English especially used to refer to servants assisting in hunting or fishing expeditions. The name was also used in association with game wardens who were responsible for protecting their employers lands from poachers. A ghillie dhu is a type of brownie which is supposed to disguise itself in leaves and vegetation.

Ghillie suits are used most professionally by military and police snipers. Because the human form is unnatural to jungle, woodland, or desert environments, snipers wear their ghillie suits to break up the outline of themselves and their gear. Wearing the proper ghillie suit, a stealthy sniper is able to stalk right past a sentry or lie quietly waiting to ambush his approaching target.

Today, ghillie suits are commonly used for hunting and scenario games such as paintball and airsoft. A company called Bushrag make these high-quality suits,  with various designs geared to hunters, painballers, and airsoft players. Here at Special Operations Tactical Supply, we carry a variety of Bushrag ghillie suits and accessories, to fit the needs of any serious outdoor enthusiast, as well as military and law enforcement professionals. Our wide selection of ghillie gear includes the Bushrag Ghillie Jacket & Pants set, the Bushrag Chameleon 1-piece suit, the Ultra Light Ghillie Jacket & Pants set, Paintball Ghillie, Bushrag Chameleon Face Veil, and Rifle Rag.