I ran a test of my woodland ghillie suit today.  I live in a state where I can travel from desert to forest to lush green grass to snow in the span of four hours.  I was bored so I wanted to see how my woodland ghillie suit blended in.

Honestly, when I first received my bushrag ghillie suit, I thought the colors were way off.  Each of us has it in our heads what colors our ghillie suits are suppose to look like.  For example, I thought there wasn’t enough brown and too much black when I got mine.

Forest – I put on my suit and walked next to a tree and some bushes.  My friend says, “Wow that suit matches perfectly”  I was suprised because I thought my suit was way too dark.  He snapped a few pictures and I looked them and wow he was right.

Desert – I walk into the desert and pretend I’m a bush.  I thought I would be too green.  I look at the pictures and I look like a partially dried bush.  The little amounts of tan make me blend into the desert scenery.  FYI, the desert is not 100% brown, there are small green plants everywhere.

Grass – Well of course it will match green grass, the suit is green.  But again the patches of brown, tan and black help because even a grass field has patches of dead grass.

Snow – I know what you’re thinking.  No way, and you are right if the ground is covered by 3 feet of white snow.  However, if the ground is lightly covered and there are patches of brown dirt and branches everywhere, it’s not that bad.  Granted a white and brown suit would have been better.  But I was pleasantly suprised at the concealed even a woodland ghillie suit can give in the snow.

So there you have it.  That is why woodland ghillie suits are the most popular pattern in the United States.