Dyeing ACU/UCP Army Camoflage Brown

Is your surplus camoflage not blending into anything? No sweat! UCP is extremely affordable at the moment, and is a great camoflage pattern once dyed brown, green or tan. Blend into more things besides Grandma's couch!

[@fenrisgrins]

I dyed my British desert camouflage smock brown, it made it a lot more practical and easier on the eye

[@G.W-01]

Been dying mine with black walnut hulls.

[@ExtremelyAverageMan]

I've seen a couple videos dyeing with walnuts with good results!

[@chadwik4000]

I been using my nuts too! The salt is what helps, really...

[@Camorockers.]

I died one of my old ACU‘s Apple green and just two grain so I’m going to now get some Cocoa Brown and see what it turns into after that good man

[@ExtremelyAverageMan]

Nice. I think I put a little too much brown dye in that batch. I've dyed a few pouches since this video, and they came out much better (not as dark). The more you do it, the more you kinda dial it in-it's becoming an unexpected fun hobby of mine haha.

[@NogGonnaMakeIt]

Very informative, thank you. So dyeing green camo a fully solid color isn't possible?

[@ExtremelyAverageMan]

You can dye them green (forest green/apple green are good choices) but the ACU does have shades of camoflage in it, so it's not really going to be a solid color, hope that helped!

[@Clean97gti]

Intrusive Thought of the Day: Take the dye water and paint a stripe down the dog's back.

[@ExtremelyAverageMan]

I wouldn't be able to cope with the glaring side-eye he would give me for weeks afterwards.

[@justingilmer3642]

Will the dye bleed onto your skin or other clothes if you sweat or get wet?

[@ExtremelyAverageMan]

It shouldn't as long as you rinse the fabric under cold water immediately after dyeing (until the fabric runs clear). I'd recommend tossing your newly dyed fabric (with no other clothes) into the washer for a cycle, just to be safe. I think Rit Dye has a "Fixative" product if all else fails.

[@reallyhappenings5597]

It'll make you black

[@stefanbrezar8642]

You add too much due

[@ExtremelyAverageMan]

Correct, little too much. I backed off on the dye for a set of pouches and they came out much better.