Am sure I have more mud and sticks in my ghillie than anything else! Took it out to add more Lee Valley Gardening section green jute twine to, had a beach on my floor from all the mud it has collected the past season, and there were countless sticks, twigs and other crap imbedded in it that I neer noticed before. Mind you, there have only been a couple times last season my ghillie has been out in the field, but at one point it was literrally SOAKED in thick muddy puddle, took me about 2 weeks to dry it out, then about 4-5 beatings to get all the muddy sand residue out of it. Recall a few times putting my boonie on, and having sand/dirt fall out of it and get all in my hair. Ya, best way to simulate nature is to use nature as your colouring. Mud and local foliage! :lol:
Jaco, beat it, soak it, let it dry in the sun, comb your fingers through it, slam it into the gournd, drag it behind your car down a dirt road, soak it in mud, rinse it, let dry, etc. Ghillie's that are baby'd tend to not work as well as those that are hardcore abused and used. Remember, as long as you go by natural colours and shades, the uglier it gets from abuse, the better it works. Last thing you want is a pretty ghillie that looks good in pics.
