Zero Alpha Designs Full Cape Ghillie Suit

The Full Cape is the longest shroud Zero Alpha Designs build. It goes on over the head and drops from the crown down over the shoulders, the torso and the back past the hips, so the outline that a spotter would normally read as a person is gone from the top of the head to below the belt line. Arms and the front of the body stay clear, which is what lets you work a rifle, a camera or a pair of binoculars without fighting the garment.

Underneath the garnish is a Viper base shroud: a light mesh backing with rows of elastic loops sewn across it. The hessian is dyed in-house rather than bought in pre-coloured, then tied on by hand in mixed greens, tans and russets so the tone shifts across the garment instead of reading as one flat colour. Those elastic loops are the part that matters most on the day. Push bracken, grass or conifer into them on the ground you are actually working and the suit stops looking like a garment and starts looking like the hillside, which is exactly what the second photograph shows.

Each cape is weathered and tested before it is packed, so it arrives already knocked back rather than looking box-fresh. Zero Alpha build these to order in the United Kingdom, one at a time, and will work to colour and style requests left in the order notes.

Key Features

• Full-Length Cape Coverage - Hood, shoulders, torso and back down past the hips
• Hand-Dyed Hessian - Dyed in-house and tied on by hand in mixed greens, tans and russets
• Viper Base Shroud - Light mesh backing that carries the garnish without adding bulk
• Elastic Vegetation Loops - Rows of loops throughout for pushing in local foliage
• Built to Your Brief - Garnish density, colour and season set from your order notes
• Arms and Front Left Clear - Weapon, optics and chest rig stay accessible
• Weathered and Tested Before Dispatch - Arrives knocked back, not box-fresh
• Handmade in the United Kingdom - One at a time, by Zero Alpha Designs

Ideal For

• Stalking and Hide Shooting - Full-body break-up for static and slow-moving work
• Airsoft and Milsim Sniper Roles - The longest cape in the range for holding a position
• Wildlife Photography and Birdwatching - Hands free to work a long lens from cover
• Reconnaissance and Field Training - Concealment that adapts with local vegetation

Technical Specifications

Warranty

Zero Alpha Designs do not publish a stated warranty period for this range. As with everything we sell, your statutory rights under the UK Consumer Rights Act 2015 apply in full: goods must be as described, fit for purpose and of satisfactory quality. If something is wrong with your cape, contact sales@taskoutdoor.co.uk with your order number and photographs of the fault and we will take it up with Zero Alpha on your behalf. Please note that because each piece is hand-built to order, variation in colour, garnish density and finish between one cape and another is a normal feature of the product rather than a fault.

Safety Information

This is a camouflage garment and nothing more. It is designed to assist with visual concealment only and offers no protection against injury, heat, flame, ballistic threats or environmental hazards. Hessian and jute are natural fibres and will burn readily, so keep the cape well away from open flames, stoves, vehicle exhausts and any other source of high heat. Inspect it before every use, follow the care instructions supplied with the garment, and remember that a full-length cape restricts your peripheral vision and snags easily on wire and thorn, so move deliberately in it. Safe use of this product is the responsibility of the wearer.

A Note on Night Vision and Thermal

A ghillie suit works against the naked eye and against optics that use visible light. It breaks up the human outline and blends it into the background. Thermal imaging is a different problem: it reads the heat a body emits rather than the light it reflects, and no garnish layer conceals a warm body from it. Zero Alpha make no rated night vision or thermal claim for this cape, and neither do we.