There was a thread recently about ghillie suits. Wing Supply has a special right now on a Mad Dog leafy suit. Good quality stuff. I've been thinking of getting one for awhile now for turkey hunting so I jumped at this price.
http://www.wingsupply.com/shop/Scripts/prodList.asp?strSearch=99h17
they look itchy, LOL :wink: :biggrin:
Thats a REAL good price. They look a little light on the leafs, I wonder if that why they are cheaper.
Mad Dog makes good stuff!
For the money I had to get one myself!
Thank's Semp!
Quote from: FinsnFur on February 26, 2010, 09:14:53 PM
Thats a REAL good price. They look a little light on the leafs, I wonder if that why they are cheaper.
The material has lots of little air holes to let it breath. That may be the reason they didn't put leafs on every square centimeter. :laf: Besides by the time a turkey gets close enough to notice a leaf is missing, it would be roosting on top of your barrel. :eyebrownod:
I received mine yesterday and I am very pleased with it. Haven't field tested it yet though.
Great price, I enjoy doing buisness with them and the sales are amazing :yoyo:
That is a good price. Thanks for the heads up Semp!! :biggrin:
Its a good price cause thats the "Poison Ivy" leafy suit. :sneer: R&D kinda slacked on the research part of market ability, but the good news is, it comes with a bottle of Calamine lotion. :eyebrownod:
Todd, i KNEW it was itchy! :biggrin:
Mine came yesterday!
Fit's good and seem's to be of good quality
Pic's dont do it justice mine seem's to be alot fuller than the one pictured ( And no all you smart A.....It's not because I'm in it!) :eyebrownod:
And no! It doesnt itch at all!!! :confused:
Thank's for the head's up Semp!
I ordered the fat guy one. Sure hope it fits. :biggrin:
Quote from: Bopeye on March 04, 2010, 04:54:09 PM
I ordered the fat guy one. Sure hope it fits. :biggrin:
Thats a lot of leaves..... :alscalls:
Quote from: alscalls on March 04, 2010, 06:42:32 PM
Quote from: Bopeye on March 04, 2010, 04:54:09 PM
I ordered the fat guy one. Sure hope it fits. :biggrin:
Thats a lot of leaves..... :alscalls:
BITE ME ya smiley abuser. :laf: :wink:
Quote from: Bopeye on March 04, 2010, 04:54:09 PM
I ordered the fat guy one. Sure hope it fits. :biggrin:
that's a whole lotta nekkid bushes right there!! :eyebrownod: :eyebrownod: But that's gotta be better than a whole lotta nekkid Bopeye tho!! :yoyo: :yoyo:
Quote from: Bopeye on March 04, 2010, 04:54:09 PM
I ordered the fat guy one. Sure hope it fits. :biggrin:
It should be OK. You'll just look like another big ol' tumbleweed. :biggrin:
You guys crack me up. I'm hoping I look like a brush covered stump, since I already have the stump thing down pat. :wink:
:alscalls: :alscalls: :alscalls:
Their rough on ya aint they Bop?!?!?
Quote from: WldWldWest on March 05, 2010, 02:59:29 PM
Their rough on ya aint they Bop?!?!?
Only cause he likes it!! :eyebrownod: :eyebrownod:
Quote from: HaMeR on March 05, 2010, 05:51:20 PM
Quote from: WldWldWest on March 05, 2010, 02:59:29 PM
Their rough on ya aint they Bop?!?!?
Only cause he likes it!! :eyebrownod: :eyebrownod:
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Aint that the truth. :eyebrownod:
Got my leafy thing while I was gone. Tried it on last night and the wife actually liked it. The kids laughed their little butts off. :shrug:
My daughter said I looked like a square bale of hay. :innocentwhistle:
:alscalls: :alscalls: @ the BIG square bale!! :alscalls: :alscalls:
Square & not round? :confused:
:laf: We need a picture of this Bopeye
Okay, I'll get my daughter to take a picture of me in my new leafy wear, but no laughing or the whole dang board get's a BITE ME just for being members. :eyebrownod:
Quote from: Bopeye on March 11, 2010, 02:53:11 PM
Okay, I'll get my daughter to take a picture of me in my new leafy wear, but no laughing or the whole dang board get's a BITE ME just for being members. :eyebrownod:
:confused: Even if we :laf: :laf: :alscalls: :alscalls: :alscalls: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :whew: BEFORE that picture is posted?? :shrug:
:laf: :laf:
Here it is!! It will be nice for warm weather hunting. It should do a pretty good job at keeping the little biting insects out. Also conceals the girls nicely. Got both 9mm's right there with me and they conceal nicely in the "Round Bale". :eyebrownod:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w165/Bopeye1/Leafywearshirt0312101523.jpg?t=1268430489)
Bop and Wildwildwest, I've been following this thread and have a couple of questions:
1. What kind of material is in the leafy suit? Does it have any cotton in it or is it synthetic?
2. How quiet is it? How much sound does it make to move your arms from lap to mounting a rifle for example?
Thanks for buying one to test for the rest of us!! :congrats:
I got one too. The tag says "100% polyester". No cotton. As far as noise goes while lifting a gun to my shoulder, I don't hear any to speak of. No more than any other hunting garment I own.
I kinda like it, but I still think there's much less leaf on them then the others, or the originals.
It kinda reminds me of a cross between a pinstripe suit, and a Guilly suit.
The camo I have now has no leafs at all on it. :biggrin:
Besides, one doesn't really need camo, leafy or not, to hunt. Soft bland colors work well. No movement is the key.
Quote from: FinsnFur on March 13, 2010, 01:32:52 AM
I kinda like it, but I still think there's much less leaf on them then the others, or the originals.
It kinda reminds me of a cross between a pinstripe suit, and a Guilly suit.
Well if ya ever seen a bush that was 5 1/2' no matter which way ya rolled it I would imagine it would look a little barren. I think that would also explain why the leaves look so small. :alscalls: :alscalls:
Who loves ya Bop!! :yoyo: :yoyo: :biggrin:
I agree with Semp. :wink:
I like it, because usually the first thing I notice in the woods is something horizontal. Most foliage is vertical and this will give me that vertical look and the tan blends nicely with our underbrush and then you have the leaves breaking it up. I'm wearing a bright fluorescent green shirt on under that and you can't see it. I can just toss this in the truck and have my camo handy for hunting after work.
It is a little on the scarce side when you look at the leaves, but one of my biggest bitches about camo is that it's usually "too busy". Up close it looks good, but at 20 yards it just looks like a green or brown blob. This will hopefully cut down that effect. I reckon the best judge will be the coyotes and for $15 bucks I didn't lose my butt too bad. :biggrin:
Quote from: HaMeR on March 13, 2010, 06:01:17 AM
Well if ya ever seen a bush that was 5 1/2' no matter which way ya rolled it I would imagine it would look a little barren. I think that would also explain why the leaves look so small. :alscalls: :alscalls:
Who loves ya Bop!! :yoyo: :yoyo: :biggrin:
Oops, almost forgot!!!
BITE ME Glen the Hammertime Homo. :eyebrow:
:alscalls: :alscalls: @ your silly larger than life butt!!! :alscalls: :alscalls:
Well, iffen thar ain't enuff leaves on thar fer ya. Get these ....
http://www.turkeyhuntingsecrets.com/store/store-camo-3d-leaf.htm
I use 'em on my camo & you be impressed how animals don't react to 'em.
I have 'em on a set of net camo that like Bop I keep in the rig & no matter what I'm wearing, if I'm wearing anything at all :sneer:, you don't notice what's underneath. :eyebrow:
Y'all are a bad influence. :biggrin: I ordered the leafy outfit, top and bottom. I'll keep it in the rig and once in awhile I suspect it will come along in my walk about possibles pack and be the ideal sartorial accessory. For a buck 95 each I had them throw in a couple of the Primos 3/4 head nets.
About two more big macs and there will be leaves EVERYWHERE!!!!! :shock2:
Quote from: alscalls on March 15, 2010, 06:07:29 AM
About two more big macs and there will be leaves EVERYWHERE!!!!! :shock2:
Now see here, Al, I resemble that! :argh:
I might get some of those leaves VVarmitr put up. That would really finish the suit off nicely. :wink:
Been trying to think what to put on my boonie hat. Put a few of those on the hat and a few more on the front of the shirt and BAM!!! You'll have a round bale of hemp. :laf:
I couldn't stand it, so I went ahead and bought those leaves. Now I will just carry one of my bags with my camo in it for hunting whenever the urge hits. :yoyo:
Quote from: Bopeye on March 15, 2010, 11:45:01 AM
I might get some of those leaves VVarmitr put up. That would really finish the suit off nicely. :wink:
Been trying to think what to put on my boonie hat. Put a few of those on the hat and a few more on the front of the shirt and BAM!!! You'll have a round bale of hemp. :laf:
Now you don't want to put 'em where you shoulder your gun or in your arm pits & that also goes for between the legs. :laf:
A few on your hat & a couple on the face mask. one or two on the back of each glove. :wink:
I went ahead and got me one of those leafy suits too. When it came in the mail, even the box was camoflauged. It came in a Little Debbies Snack box. :eyebrownod:
Quote from: weedwalker on March 15, 2010, 06:24:05 PM
It came in a Little Debbies Snack box. :eyebrownod:
:alscalls: So did mine. My wife was ticked. She thought I had gotten so hard up for Little Debbie's that I started ordering them online. :laf:
Quote from: Bopeye on March 12, 2010, 03:51:10 PM
Here it is!! It will be nice for warm weather hunting. It should do a pretty good job at keeping the little biting insects out. Also conceals the girls nicely. Got both 9mm's right there with me and they conceal nicely in the "Round Bale". :eyebrownod:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w165/Bopeye1/Leafywearshirt0312101523.jpg?t=1268430489)
Looks like a bad, bad chia pet experiment gone a rye? :corn:
Quote from: Todd Rahm on March 15, 2010, 08:37:57 PM
Looks like a bad, bad chia pet experiment gone a rye? :corn:
Well first of all, it's "awry" not "a rye" and second of all.......
BITE ME Sir Todd. :eyebrownod:
Quote from: Okanagan on March 15, 2010, 11:19:20 AM
Quote from: alscalls on March 15, 2010, 06:07:29 AM
About two more big macs and there will be leaves EVERYWHERE!!!!! :shock2:
Now see here, Al, I resemble that! :argh:
Another 5' 6" no matter how yer turned? :confused: :laf: :laf:
:alscalls: :alscalls: @ CH CH CH CHIA!!! :laf: :laf:
hey Bop are these guys making fat jokes again? im getting sick and tired of these jerks making fun of us guys that are a little over weight, im gonna go eat a twinke :madd:
A little!!!! :huh:
Quote from: golfertrout on March 16, 2010, 09:41:39 AM
hey Bop are these guys making fat jokes again? im getting sick and tired of these jerks making fun of us guys that are a little over weight, im gonna go eat a twinke :madd:
Save me a spot. :yoyo:
Quote from: Okanagan on March 12, 2010, 04:07:38 PM
Bop and Wildwildwest, I've been following this thread and have a couple of questions:
1. What kind of material is in the leafy suit? Does it have any cotton in it or is it synthetic?
2. How quiet is it? How much sound does it make to move your arms from lap to mounting a rifle for example?
Thanks for buying one to test for the rest of us!! :congrats:
It's really quiet...Not sure what the material is. Out of the 4 or 5 ghillie suits I own This one is fast becoming my new favorite! I think the reason it looks like it has less folage is because the background color is different than the camo material. It's really quiet and fit's really well. Maybe I'll post a pic and take a poll to see If I look as big....I mean as handsome as my new Cousin In-law :holdon:
lol :alscalls:
Yep. The way I got it figured me and ole WildwildWest is kin. :eyebrownod:
Chet is like my family. In the 8 years or so that I have known him he has become just another part of the family. My kids love him, my parents, my wife, so that makes him kin.
Wild man Doug is Chet's biological cousin, so that makes me his cousin in law. :laf:
Yep, that's the fact Jack. :wink:
I am with ya BOP! Us fat people got to stick together. I think it has something to do with gravity.
The vertical stripes are very slimming. That's why I ordered one after seeing it on Bop.
I'm bucking to make Twinkies Pro Staff.
QuoteWell first of all, it's "awry" not "a rye" and second of all....... BITE ME Sir Todd.
Uh, copy that. Don't piss off the bush with the 9 mil. :innocentwhistle:
Quote from: Todd Rahm on March 17, 2010, 05:09:21 PM
QuoteWell first of all, it's "awry" not "a rye" and second of all....... BITE ME Sir Todd.
Uh, copy that. Don't piss off the bush with the 9 mil. :innocentwhistle:
:laf: :laf:
Added the leaves tonight. I'll try and get a pic up tomorrow and see what y'all think, except for Todd. He is still on the BITE ME highway. :eyebrownod:
I hope it broke up that dread lock look some Bop!! Street master grand rapper Bop!! :yoyo: :yoyo:
:alscalls: :alscalls:
Quote from: HaMeR on March 18, 2010, 07:57:38 AM
I hope it broke up that dread lock look some Bop!! Street master grand rapper Bop!! :yoyo: :yoyo:
:alscalls: :alscalls:
Thats Grand Twinkie to you...... :huh:
So your sayin Bops a twinkie rapper!! :laf: :laf:
With HOT air in the middle........ :huh:
Thats why hes wearing that mask!!!! :innocentwhistle:
I been working too hard for a dag gum BITE ME
And its eatin at him a thinking I aint seen what the boss man done..... :laf:
So I give Up I will cross the line before I go.... :sad3:
BITE ME Bopeye! :alscalls: :alscalls: :alscalls: :alscalls: :alscalls: :alscalls: :alscalls:
Well here ya go. Does it look better with the leaves on or not? I got another full bag of leaves, but I was afraid of overdoing it.
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w165/Bopeye1/Leafysuitwithleaves0318101707a.jpg?t=1268962215)
BITE YOURSELF Rolling laughing man Al. :alscalls:
Too funny!! I think the leaves look good
Quote from: Bopeye on March 18, 2010, 08:33:06 PM
Well here ya go. Does it look better with the leaves on or not? I got another full bag of leaves, but I was afraid of overdoing it.
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w165/Bopeye1/Leafysuitwithleaves0318101707a.jpg?t=1268962215)
BITE YOURSELF Rolling laughing man Al. :alscalls:
Thanks for the picture. Are you in the picture?
Add about a hundred more leaves to fill in the blank spots. No wait. Subtract about 50 leaves to balance out the suit. No wait. Every coyote in the country will see you now. No wait. I can't even find you in the pic anymore. :nono:
Have the Wife move them around while you're wearing it. Get some space between them. Lord knows you got the area to space them out over. :eyebrownod: :eyebrownod:
I think it's awesome :yoyo: and now you actually got me contemplating picking one up with some of those extra leaves.
The extra leaves really throw in a 3rd dimension making it look less human.
So now, how much noise is this thing going to make at say 20 below when raising a rifle. How much nylon is there to make that gravely scraping noise?
And another thing!! Cover that ugly mug back up. That clean shaven look makes you look short(er). :laf: :laf:
Get us a pic of you setting in the woods if you can at various distances. Twould be nice to see what it looks like that way too.
Quote from: Bopeye on March 18, 2010, 08:33:06 PM
Well here ya go. Does it look better with the leaves on or not? I got another full bag of leaves, but I was afraid of overdoing it.
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w165/Bopeye1/Leafysuitwithleaves0318101707a.jpg?t=1268962215)
Now that's what I'm talkn about!
I wouldn't add more leaves. You already have the other leaves of the suit. In fact I don't have that many leaves on my leafless suit.
One other thing .... if/when you put leaves on your face mask make sure a leaf can not get into your line of sight when it gets blown by the wind & especially when you put your cheek on the gunstock to shoot. :nofgr: But then again if all you're shooting are pistols that shouldn't be a problem. :nono:
:laf: Looks like I'll need to tie a bell around that boys neck just to find him while in the woods. :nono:
Quote from: coyotehunter_1 on March 20, 2010, 04:40:07 AM
:laf: Looks like I'll need to tie a bell around that boys neck just to find him while in the woods. :nono:
Just carry a Little Debbie wrapper & stand behind a
B I G tree Chet!! :alscalls: :alscalls:
:hahaha:
doesnt that just give ya the ol bull in a china shop picture
A real man only needs one leaf, strategically placed.
Quote from: Okanagan on March 20, 2010, 11:43:58 AM
A real man only needs one leaf, strategically placed.
I'd need a really extra large leaf. :eyebrownod:
Quote from: Okanagan on March 20, 2010, 11:43:58 AM
A real man only needs one leaf, strategically placed.
I see my wife has been talking about me again. :laf:
Hamer and Chet can
BITE ME. :eyebrownod: It was pretty funny though. :biggrin:
Looks good! Accept for the ugly...... :biggrin:
Quote from: FinsnFur on March 19, 2010, 07:24:55 AM
So now, how much noise is this thing going to make at say 20 below when raising a rifle. How much nylon is there to make that gravely scraping noise?
Don't know about -20 but I put my new leafy suit in the freezer for a few hours and rustled it when I took it out. It makes more sound than when it went in, but it isn't bad at all, and it is a soft natural rustle like damp leaves, not a synthetic nylon sound at all.
When it is at room temps it is not quite silent to lift arms as if lifting a rifle, but it is a low soft sound, nothing sharp or unnatural.
I doubt if I wear it much, but for the price it's a cheap Halloween outfit!
Adding leaves only serves to increase the sound potential that some seem to worry about. Aren't we over thinking this thing a little? :laf:
Quote from: Okanagan on March 21, 2010, 11:26:00 PM
Don't know about -20 but I put my new leafy suit in the freezer for a few hours and rustled it when I took it out. It makes more sound than when it went in, but it isn't bad at all, and it is a soft natural rustle like damp leaves, not a synthetic nylon sound at all.
When it is at room temps it is not quite silent to lift arms as if lifting a rifle, but it is a low soft sound, nothing sharp or unnatural.
I doubt if I wear it much, but for the price it's a cheap Halloween outfit!
Good info Okanagan. Thanks for conducting the test. :wink:
Quote from: Semp on March 22, 2010, 05:17:07 AM
Aren't we over thinking this thing a little? :laf:
That's part of the fun! :biggrin:
Got the bottoms to my camo today. I went out in the backyard and just sat down by a couple different trees and let my wife take pictures from about 10 yards. It looks to me like I might be better off without the leaves except for maybe on the top of the shoulders and my hat. I think that would help break up the human outline. Other than that I think the other leaves should be removed. Let's see what y'all think. In all fairness the suit is very quiet, but adding the leaves makes considerably more noise and just adds something else the gun, calls, etc. could snag on or brush up against to keen ears.
Let's hear some of your thoughts and I'm sure some BITE ME'S will be handed out. :biggrin:
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w165/Bopeye1/Jamesfullfrontviewincamo95032600163.jpg?t=1269644222)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w165/Bopeye1/Jamessittingnearcorner950326001641.jpg?t=1269644269)
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w165/Bopeye1/Jamessittingwithcamofront9503260016.jpg?t=1269644311)
This next shot is my backside. I don't know why my wife wanted to take it, but it does lend some credence to not needing the leaves.
(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w165/Bopeye1/Jamesbacksidewithcamo950326001642a.jpg?t=1269644402)
Told y'all so! :eyebrownod:
If Mad Dog wanted more leaves on its suit, Mad Dog woulda put them on its suit. :eyebrownod:
Can't see ya in the first several pics. I need a lil help. :shrug: But in that last one, it looks like the old Patty (bigfoot) walking away video. :biggrin:
Just add a few Daisies and a little grass here and there and you will be set. :laf:
:wo: Now I've got to wonder what your poor neighbors would think, if they looked out their window and saw you field testing a bush? :shock2:
Ok guys.... How about a caption to add to Bop's pics. Here's a chance to earn those BITE ME's
Sorry Bop... this is really too good to pass up. :alscalls:
Last pic caption.
"Doh, got my acorns caught in the zipper again."
First pic caption:
"Did the dog just pee on my leg?"
I got a caption.
A tree turns to the members of FNF, especially Semp, Todd and Chet and yells, BITE ME!!!! :eyebrownod:
You guys are a friggin riot and then ya got dad up there saying, "I told ya so". :doh2:
You didn't know for sure until I tested though now did ya? :wink:
Well I was gona go with this caption for the last pic but restrained myself.
"Do these maple leaves make my butt look big?" :alscalls:
Look closely at the pic where you're setting down Bop. :confused: Or were you standing in front of that little 6" tree trunk. :wo: Wait a minute. YOU make the dadgum tree look so small!! And we can still see your mug. :alscalls: :alscalls:
i better not write that. someone might get upset with me so i'll just strike it off my screen. :whew:
There that's done. Now where was I?? :wo: Oh yeah!!
The pic where you are setting down shows you need more leaves on the pants. Look at the pic & think about it. Even bushes have leaves down by the ground. The 2nd thing is there are no leaves on the foliage around you now but what about in another month?? And thru the summer & into the fall.
And the last thing is Mrs Bopeye had to have fell in love with the other side of the last pic.
QuoteAnd the last thing is Mrs Bopeye had to have fell in love with the other side of the last pic.
:nono: :alscalls: :nono:
Bop the tree suit looks great no matter how ya turn it, grin
Leafy tree......stump? :confused: :alscalls: :alscalls:
Hey son, you need to seriously consider salads. :eyebrownod:
I think it's time to get the lawn mowed :laf:
:alscalls: :alscalls: Set beside the front door like that come Halloween Bop!!! :alscalls: :alscalls: :alscalls: :alscalls: :alscalls: :alscalls:
Not sure the material they use but the suit I picked up at Wallyworld a few years ago got broke in after a few washingings and the material became softer and very quiet.
Note: I just wear the top, the pants seem to pick up every piece of brush you walk by and be careful crossing barbed wire.
One more and I'll stop...
Pic #2:
1... 2.... 3... :confused: Poison Ivy has four leaves, not three... right? :shrug:
Poor Bop.............. :rolleye:
I think it look's better without the leaves.
Just added a couple............. :innocentwhistle:
(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh123/alscalls/LeafyBop.jpg)
:alscalls: :alscalls:
Glad everyone had so much fun with this. :laf:
Now you can BITE ME! :highclap: :yoyo: :wink:
:alscalls: :alscalls:
Caption for the last pix ...
"Hey, is that the pizza delivery boy in the driveway?" :innocentwhistle:
Back to the leaves. Having looked at the ... ah .... leaveless side of the suit I would say a few would be good, but not as many as you have on the front.
Why I'd add the leaves is to have 'em tie in w/ the leaves on the hat , gloves, etc. IMHO