I also made a homemade leafy camo suit

[RGK]

Homemade using landscape fabric and odds and ends. My son is modeling it.

 

 

 

[Rocky Weeks]

That is a good looking suit but if I may offer some advice.
Take your pix and convert them to grayscale and look at them again.
I think you will see that the head covering isn't full enough IMHO and that gives away your human outline.
If you can, fill it out on the sides and back more so that it flows from the top of your head down to your shoulders about mid-way between you head and shoulder.
That isn't to say it won't work like it is but when you grayscale it you will see that it all blends well except your head.
Good Luck

[Whip]

Very cool Ron!  

[tradtusker]

looks great!

[Gote Rider]

RGK thats a very good job on the suit. It should work real good for turkeys and deer. Keep up the good work.

[RGK]

Whip. You know me too well. You know I can't make anything without taking pics.

I have made guillie suits before and found them to be heavy and hot to wear. I wanted one that is lightweight and of course cheap.  I made this jacket from Landscaping fabric. It is inexpensive and easy to obtain. The 15 and 20 year types are the strongest. Other materials used were jute garden yarn, green canvas, and burlap.
 

It is very strong. I could not rip the sewn seam
 

I used several colors of spray paint to put a camo pattern on the fabric
 

I used an old flannel jacket as a pattern to cut the pieces from
 
 

I added a leafy pattern by sewing stips of "leaves" to the jacket. I plan to use this jacket for bow hunting so I did not put leaves on the upper left chest area.
 
 

I used velcro as the closure because a 36 inch zipper is expensive. (did I mention I an cheap) It was adhesive backed but GOOP is a great glue and I trust it more that sticky tape. GOOP is one of the best glues known to man. I swear you can stick an ice cube to a stick of butter with this stuff. I also added velcro to the cuffs so they can be tightened
 

[RGK]

The finished coat weighs in at only 5 Oz. and is breathable.
Here is the hat and pants that I made to go with the new homemade jacket.
 

I made some leaves from some canvas I saved from an 70's vintage Boy Scout tents (canvas) and a green sharpie.

 
 

[razorsharptokill]

That is some fine work there! Is it very hot to wear?

[Dan Chamberlain]

The best news is...nothing will "grow" through it!

Dan

[RGK]

Not hot at all. 5 Oz and breathable.

[Talondale]

Nice idea for a base material!  Looks good.