Isn't it the heel you have to camo? is that not what the elastic bands around the boot legs are for.
Can remember seeing a training session for the trainee sniper regiment of the army, they have to get so close with two spotters looking for them, and take a shot(blank) at a ping pong paddle (they changed the colour each time someone got a hit) with out being seen even while taking the shot. I can remember them saying you have to hide the heel of the shoe with grass (they didn't have full ghillie suits either)
James
Well usually, the toe end and ball, will be in the undergrowth. But I would not take the chance, so camo the whole sole. Or buy boots with camo soles.
How can you take a blank shot at a ping pong paddle?
What they do is. After having X mins to get to cover within a specified area. The examiner will hold up letters, numbers, coloured cards etc at different times and the sniper has to quote which ones in the right order afterwards, to show that he had sight of the Examiner (the target).
They have to take blank shots and teh examiner will look for any sign of the shooter. He will then direct a walker to where he thinks the sniper is.
The walker may hold a ping pong bat out so as teh examiner can see it, in relation to where he thinks the sniper is, if the walker is in heavy cover.
When used properly, a Ghillie suit is an awesome bit of kit. No "bought" suit can compare to a hand made suit, unless you are after thermal imaging protection, for which you can buy suits, but they don't look as good as the hessian ones. What the guys do, is then cover that suit with hessian strips to offer a balance of the two.
I used mine when doing some hunting once and a "courting couple" who had strayed off of the Bridleway, settled down 4 feet to one side of me, in some long dry grass stuff and didnt know I was there. I waited till I had seen enough of her tits, then let off a shot..I think he did too...they were surprised and scared and I told them off for being on private property, while laughing.