RIT Dyeing UCP Olive Drab and Coyote Brown!

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Күн бұрын

RIT Dyeing UCP Olive Drab and Coyote Brown! Howdy Folks! The weather and my schedule finally permitted me to experiment with RIT Dyeing specific color formulas, that are actually tactical. Now that I know how well the process works, It's time to start dyeing UCP Gear in mass.
Here are the formulas I produced for 3lbs. of fabric (6 gallon dye bath)
Olive Drab:
1 Bottle Camel (All Purpose Dye)
1 Bottle Kelly Green (All Purpose Dye)
1/2 Cup (1/2 bottle) Dark Brown (All Purpose Dye)
2 Cups Distilled White Vinegar
Coyote Brown
1 Bottle Tan (All Purpose Dye)
1 Bottle Camel (All Purpose Dye)
2 Tbs Purple (All Purpose Dye)
2 cups Distilled White Vinegar
Links:
Dark Brown (All Purpose Dye) 2 pack: amzn.to/440o0bL
Camel 2 (All Purpose Dye) pack: amzn.to/4azKzqv
Kelly Green (All Purpose Dye) 2 pack: amzn.to/3xIxjRC
Tan (All Purpose Dye) 2 pack: amzn.to/4aWgTmX
Purple (All Purpose Dye) 1 bottle: amzn.to/3vZhUMf
RIT Formula pages:
Olive Drab: www.ritdye.com/color-formulas...
Coyote Brown: www.ritdye.com/color-formulas...
RIT Dyeing Directions: www.ritdye.com/instructions/u...

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@othernamesweretaken1871 6 күн бұрын

That turned out great. I almost can’t believe it. The army couldn’t develop something this effective with a couple billion dollars.

@boonedockery7220 6 күн бұрын

😄😆😅👍You Nailed It!!!!

@awyeagames 2 ай бұрын

These experiment videos are so entertaining, it's my favorite kind of content from your channel.

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

I'd love to post more "future specific" content but There are already a lot of folks that do it to perfection. I look at these experiment videos as suplemental information that will help folks in the long run with the "serious" stuff they are doing as well. My Field test video posts tonight.

@donscottvansandt4139 2 ай бұрын

The green reminds me of extra green mossy oak . Would be great springtime woods! And the brown would be great in winter where I am in the deep south.

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

Check out tonights video for the Field Test Results!

@kevindecarlo6151 2 ай бұрын

The olive side from a distance has a look of the old Mitchell pattern.

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

Great observation!

@Honorificable 2 ай бұрын

Looks like a fun time and a rewarding project! It would be neat to see a tie-die with OD green, coyote, and your dark walnut!

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

If I could get several sets of ABUs I'd give tie dyeing a shot. My Field test video posts tonight.

@SurvivorMetalMan 2 ай бұрын

Outstanding brother!

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

Thank You Brother! I'm posting my field test results tonight.

@michaelcavender6883 2 ай бұрын

Like the coyote color love to see in the field

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

My Field test video posts tonight.

@richardksimpson800 2 ай бұрын

Excellent video. I picked up the entire rifleman's kit for 99 bucks Canadian. Patrol pack, vest, waist bag and eight pouches. I mixed up various small batches of green, brown and a little black and it worked perfectly. I like that everything is muted earth tones and not too matchy matchy. I've been doing 10km hikes with 30lbs for the past month with the pack. It's one of the most comfortable packs I've ever worn.

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

Great Deal Brother! Keep up the training, you're doing what everyone should be doing right now, but too few are doing. One dye bath with create a huge varieties of color intensity variations depending on the surface condition and layers of fabric. I personally like that! My Field test video posts tonight.

@PPPumpkineater 2 ай бұрын

I'd use a half bottle of 3% peroxide in place of the vinegar. Obviously don't mix the vinegar and peroxide lol, but I've seen the color look a lot more prominent with the use of peroxide. I've also noticed that the olive drab UCP looks remarkably similar to CADPAT or that camo that Russia is currently using, in regards of color but the UCP is just a tad bit lighter. Love the video. Keep being awesome Mr. Boonedockery. Edit: You can also use unscented hairspray to darken the fabric and also give it somewhat NIR compliance. Hope this is helpful for some of ya'll. Yee yee.

@Clean97gti 2 ай бұрын

Russian EMR has a more mottled appearance to it. The pixels in EMR are more in loose groups rather than being connected like CADPAT or MARPAT. For the greenish steppes that are common in Eastern Europe/Western Russia, it's a remarkably good pattern. It's heavily green dominant though, so not the best in autumn, but they have colorings for different seasons. Not sure how good the Chinese airsoft copies are under NIR, but if you're just looking for a good hunting set up and not actually going to war, I'll bet it would work just fine in the greener areas of the USA.

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

Great Tips! Thank You! My Field test video posts tonight.

@Clean97gti 2 ай бұрын

@@boonedockery7220 Got my notifications on. 👍

@JamesMelton Ай бұрын

Do you apply the hairspray after everything? And for peroxide, what's the proper ratio to use? Sorry, I had to have missed the replacement value of the vinegar, and I'm unclear what size bottle you're referring to. Thanks for these tips!

@vonsprague7913 2 ай бұрын

Hey great to see you brother and oh my lord that turned out well! Good drills and skills buddy and great advice as always! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much Brother! My Field test video posts tonight.

@vonsprague7913 2 ай бұрын

@@boonedockery7220 I'll definitely be checking that out!

@HuntCreekBushcraft 2 ай бұрын

Love this video! It sure was a lot of fun tagging along for your dye experiment. And your undeniable enthusiasm for tint tinkering makes it that much more enjoyable to watch. I have quite a bit of surplus gear in the digital doody pattern. It’s inexpensive, plentiful and you can’t beat the quality! Have always thought about dying it, but frankly did have the guts to pull the trigger on possibly making it inadvertently uglier. But NOW I’m motivated! Still can’t decide which if the two colors I like best. Thought it was Olive Drab. Then before long I began preferring the Coyote Brown. Now I’m stuck in analysis paralysis! 🤣 Better watch the video again just to be sure. 😁

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

If you haven't already decided, my Field test video posts tonight.

@crowstudios300 2 ай бұрын

I loved the coyote stuff for sure…it was definitely my favorite. Can’t wait to see how it does in the woods.

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

My Field test video posts tonight.

@wastelandgentleman 2 ай бұрын

I feel if you get the black buckle kits for the olive and FDE buckle kits for the coyote it would take them to an even better blend

@ab5olut3zero95 2 ай бұрын

Don’t do that. Black buckles stand out badly under NODs . Go with coyote replacement buckles.

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

My Field test video posts tonight.

@geanhitchcock1170 2 ай бұрын

good afternoon my friend

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

Good afternoon to you!

@rodtennant7603 2 ай бұрын

Well done again, turning junk into a valuable asset!

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

Thank You! My Field test video posts tonight.

@judesheckelberg5135 2 ай бұрын

Might give this method a shot as squirrels and/or chipmunks ate all the walnuts I had collected last fall. Granted, I left them outside in a laundry basket, covered by a piece of tin, but hey...at least someone ate well this spring.

@judesheckelberg5135 2 ай бұрын

Definitely going to try this on some of the discarded digital tigerstripe ABUs...

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

I'm trying to track down a couple sets of ABU to test dye. Finding them in my size has been a huge challenge. I like the ABU as it has no velcro and the cut is mor like the BDUs I had when I was in the Army. My Field test video posts tonight.

@judesheckelberg5135 2 ай бұрын

@@boonedockery7220 They are elusive, to be sure.

@barrypayne421 2 ай бұрын

I've always been told to add 1 cup of table salt also, this supposed to 'Set' the dye. it's always worked for me

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

From my understanding salt helps natural fibers and vinegar helps synthetics. My Field test video posts tonight.

@terrysprague340 2 ай бұрын

Check out peddler's junction in Athens or Lancaster

@shanewhetstone7977 2 ай бұрын

can't wait for the field trials..

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

My Field test video posts tonight.

@williamolliges2622 2 ай бұрын

There’s gotta be another ingredient to add to the olive drab batch to make it a bit more olive color and a little less GREEN. This is likely personal preference coming from the Great Basin where the hated pattern sorta works.

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

I'm going to try a batch with chocolate brown which is more red than the dark brown. Hopefully it will be a truer OD than with the dark brown. My Field test video posts tonight.

@veinspect 14 күн бұрын

Rit site shows Olive Drab green. Will be my preference.

@brianl426 2 ай бұрын

Awesome! I wonder how the walnut dyed pouches would take to the OD dye? Probably end up way too dark.?

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

I don't even know if road tar would cover up the walnut brown! Hahahahaaaaaa!!!! My Field test video posts tonight.

@alphaomegasurvivalsupply6548 2 ай бұрын

Nice! That OD reminds me of the Russian camo they've been using which is kinda like CADPAT, I'm going to have to dye some soon myself so your input on this is very valuable to me lol. Both look great but if that coyote was a little darker like you said it would be awesome, ive heard of people using red in some of their recipes too so the options are endless really. I don't have enough for more than one dye job really so I want to try to get it right the first time lol, tape is a good idea for the buckles and spray paint too or you could replace them with repair buckles if nothing else tickled your fancy. 🤣 Thanks for showing and I can't wait for the follow up!

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for this comment! Great input! My Field test video posts tonight.

@Clean97gti 2 ай бұрын

Around 15:50 it looks like your Coyote Brown bucket sprung a leak and dumped camo dye all on your driveway. Now the mail man is never gonna find your house again! I'm definitely sticking around to see how these look in the woods in summertime in your temperate climate. Not too many woods in my part of the country. The woods we do have are in the mountains and are much more sparse compared to those East of the Mississippi. MARPAT and Multicam are actually great choices for my more alpine-like woods. I live down in the Mojave desert though, so all these cool green patterns are near to see but I'll never get to use them unless I move. If you want a decently durable tape to put on, look for Gaffer's Tape. It's non-reflective, which is useful since it started life as a theatrical product. Comes in a bunch of different colors but the most common ones are black, blue, grey, brown and white. You can also get it in bright colors for marking things. It's a similar to Duct tape but its a fabric tape with a synthetic adhesive that bonds strong but is also removable without leaving residue. You can tear it by hand but you can also cut it easily with a blade to leave clean edges if that's important. Stands up to different temperatures pretty well. Don't let the roll get wet though or else it becomes a nightmare to peel off the roll. Like most tapes, its best to keep it indoors until you're ready to use it so it doesn't degrade on the roll.

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

I was actually able to track down some OD gaffers tape. I'll be experimenting with it soon. My Field test video posts tonight.

@jwgbmp40 Ай бұрын

Well I tried the dye today. Peacock green, choc brown and sandstone. I had two, I figured peacock, I would try to get close to the OD... I got her rollin about 160° for 15 mins, stirred in the gen 1 gortex acu jacket for 15 mins, covered her up and let her sit about 4hrs with heat off. Along with an acu canteen pouch. After 4 hours appears to be nice and dark but somehow I melted some bottom areas of the gortex coat. The canteen pouch even wet, doesnt look a bit different. Weird indeed. Its gonna soak over night. The gortex jacket is gonna hang in a tree overnight. Will see how damaged it is once dried good.

@boonedockery7220 14 күн бұрын

I hope your jacket is still serviceable! I've seen quite a few Peacock Green dye jobs that looked pretty good! Did you wash the canteen pouch with detergent? If it has never been washed there may be some textile "sizing" on the surface that could prevent the dye from reaching the fabric.

@jwgbmp40 14 күн бұрын

@boonedockery7220 it came out more brown than green. It looks pretty good. Much better than the old pattern. It was the liner that got a couple melted spots. I sew and do leather work so I cut it out and sewed in 10oz waxed cotton canvas. Also put a lumbar pocket in, like a bird hunting coat. Turned out good. Was a fun project. My wife dont understand why I just dont go buy what I want. Its the fun of improving already good stuff.

@chuck110001 2 ай бұрын

I liked your walnut dye video before and know that I know you can make coyote I may try this. I wonder if the dye changes the IR signature at all.

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

I honestly don't know about the IR signature. My Field test video posts tonight.

@goforbroke4428 Ай бұрын

Looks almost like digital flora

@jamesellsworth9673 2 ай бұрын

Boone has 'the RIT stuff!'

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

Hahahahaaaaa!!!!! Good One Brother!!!! My Field test video posts tonight.

@TAVAAR7 2 ай бұрын

As long as the camera isn't playing tricks showing colors that coyote looks like it turned ot really nice (I'd even wager it'd blend in better in a gravel pit than the ucp is renown for lol), the green isn't too bad either 😄

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

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@vikingskuld 2 ай бұрын

Great job on this project. One question I have is how long will the dye hold up in the rain and sun? Thanks again for the video it was a really good job.

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

RIT dye with the Vinegar should be color fast. It should last as long as any pack color.

@vikingskuld 2 ай бұрын

@@boonedockery7220 thank you for the reply. I wasn't exactly sure being a water based dye but adding the Vinegar made me think yeah the acid should lock it in and keep the color from bleeding out. We experimented with this several years back. The brown turned out to be a pretty ugly sht brown color and was to dark. We used a friend's old desert camo pack cover. He didn't like the color and wouldn't use it. So we didn't get to see how sun and rain would affect it. Thanks again I just got recommend your channel so you got a new subscriber out of this anyway. Looking forward to seeing your other videos. Good luck with the channel and the interesting times to come.

@jwgbmp40 Ай бұрын

What was "acu"? Is it the same pattern? That first initial gray/green goofiness around 'o3 or 'o5? Watching this vid again as I have dug out a gortex gen 1 in that pattern my cousin gave me years ago and am gonna try to make it useful. Thx again for the vid!

@boonedockery7220 14 күн бұрын

ACU is Army Combat Uniform and UCP is Universal Camouflage Pattern. Thanks for watching and commenting! Since posting this video I purchased a UCP Gortex Bivy Cover and RIT Dyed it Coyote. It Turned Out Fantastic! So you can Dye that gen 1!

@67wing 2 ай бұрын

I wonder if you could dye an ICS in UCP

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

I would say YES!

@tombryant6061 2 ай бұрын

Looks great! Way better than that ugly original

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

AGREED! My Field test video posts tonight.

@DDGVET4 2 ай бұрын

You have a hole in your bucket of Coyote Brown.

@boonedockery7220 2 ай бұрын

Yup, I did, lost about a gallon. My Field test video posts tonight.

@ContraIsBased 15 күн бұрын

hows the performance of the zippers in the gear after dyeing? my main concern is that after being exposed to so much heat the plastic hardware might get weakened

@boonedockery7220 13 күн бұрын

The heat is not too bad, maybe 120 degrees at first and cools down a good bit by the time I'm ready to put the items in the dye bath. To answer your question, there was no issues with the zippers at all! They still worked perfectly!

@ContraIsBased 13 күн бұрын

@@boonedockery7220 good to know,thanks boondock