The ultra light synthetic ghillie poncho is a new offering that combines all the advantages of a synthetic ghillie suit with the advantages of a ghillie poncho.  Weighing in at 2.75 lbs, you won’t feel the burden of wearing a ghillie suit with this on.  It can be stashed in a backpack and put on very quickly.  Just toss the poncho over yourself and backpack in one motion.

Construction

The poncho is built on 3/4″ x 3/4″ netting with synthetic thread tied directly to it.  As with all ponchos, it is a pullover style poncho with an attached hood.  You have separate sleeves for each arm and the rest of the poncho flows towards the ground.

Use

It is tough to run or move fast with this poncho fully deployed due to its length.  If you attach a clip to your waist area, you can lift up the bottom of the poncho, fold it and attach it to your waist while moving.  A simple unclip and the poncho bottoms falls to the ground covering your lower portion.

This poncho is probably the lightest full body covering ghillie suit that you can get.  Match this with the synthetic rifle wrap and you’ll be ghillied up 100% wearing only 3 lbs of material.

Rating

Now that ponchos are available in synthetic, they will become the lightest ghillie suits on the market.  A shorter version may come out in the future, but for now, this is the lightest poncho out there and if you shorten it into a tracker style poncho, you can move even faster in it.