Testing new recipe for dye. Shout out to Mike Huff for the new recipe!
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@Clean97gti4 ай бұрын
If you want more natural dyes, try walnut hulls. Walnut hulls are a very old (like hundreds of years) solution to making ink for quill pens. You boil the walnut hulls in water and the resulting ink is a sepia-brown color that is very permanent. The longer you let it boil, the darker the ink. But you can also use it to dye clothing and it should work better than cocoa (way better than chocolate drink mix) in adding some light brown tones. Nice part is that it works on synthetic fabrics. Walnut hulls will dye the cotton-nylon ripstop blends that are common today. The tannins in the walnut dye make it a really durable color and if you do it and decide you want it darker or want to touch up an older dye job, just mix up another batch. It doesn't get splotchy. You can even use it to darken leather.
@torsten47576 ай бұрын
Thanks for showing. I´ve done some dying with RIT Dye and such, good stuff. Once I tried dying a MOLLE pouch with the US Army UCP camo digital pattern with coffee. Just bought cheap instand coffee, used a lot (like a strong coffee) and boiled the pouch approx 30-40 minutes. With big success. Even after washing the pouch in the washing maschine it is fine (and smells like a cup of coffee for a long time😆)
@dloc1164 жыл бұрын
The dyed acu looks like the Canadian cadpat Camo. I do like it as it’s not as bright as the Canadian Camo also it’s a pretty awesome trick and I’ll be doing this
@fireteammichael17774 жыл бұрын
Yes! That's why I'm dying mine ACU's, get closer to CADPAT than hideous UCP lol
@freddywarren693 жыл бұрын
You have just made ACU double the price to buy. 🤫🤣🤣🤣🤣
@the_stagnant4 жыл бұрын
I'm gonna be dying some old ABU pants, the AF variant. They're the summer material ones that are the same lightweight material as the ACU, so these videos of yours are a good reference! Thanks!
@____________8383 жыл бұрын
And surprisingly a better pattern...
@aarhasful3 жыл бұрын
Any pics on how they turned out?
@Fightosaurus3 жыл бұрын
Just a heads up, there is a color of liquid rit dye called Cocoa Brown, I’m wondering if that isn’t what the guy meant, instead of literal cocoa. Also, cocoa isn’t the same as hot chocolateC the latter has sweetener and powdered milk in it.
@appalachiansurvivalist20803 жыл бұрын
I figured that out a few days after filming....lol
@Fightosaurus3 жыл бұрын
@@appalachiansurvivalist2080 Lol no worries, love the channel man, great content.
@jeremybarker83313 жыл бұрын
How does the dye hold up after wash
@musician4459 ай бұрын
Ya know funny enough i think it still probably gave a pretty similar result. Between the rust water and the cocoa it actually looks pretty awesome. How long did you let everything soak in the dye exactly? It seems like time can matter to a certain degree.
@rampantrabbit30884 ай бұрын
This looks great! Thanks for the recipe!
@dooper51504 жыл бұрын
Great vid thanks for showing comparison at the end!
@BUBBA8083 жыл бұрын
Should be called “dying UCP” because ACU is the cut of the uniform and not the actual pattern
@damhammergoshdammer1464 Жыл бұрын
Ive been watching videos how to dye them. Thanks. You made it easy
@constitutionalcarpenter541 Жыл бұрын
Most people soaked theirs longer, and came out very bright neon green. Im glad you didnt love the way they came out and its given me some ideas for my own project
@Adam-if3zd4 жыл бұрын
Great effect on the British Desert DPM. I'll buy some and play around with it soon
@freddywarren693 жыл бұрын
Brit desert DPM will be scarce soon. They are no longer making it. Don't die too much.
@fireteammichael17774 жыл бұрын
Nice! Turned out good! Trying this soon, want to get fairly dark green, something close-ish to CADPAT
@lawrencecollins49224 жыл бұрын
Looks great man!
@appalachiansurvivalist20804 жыл бұрын
Lawrence Collins thanks!
@Gonzo.S.Thompson10 ай бұрын
Nice job.👍
@Tier1Norseman3 жыл бұрын
I always told folks the Army and Air Force meant to have these green uniforms but bleached them by accident ha ha ha ha.
@drevil4454 Жыл бұрын
Now all you need to do is add the eyes of a lion the feathers of an eagle and a crocodile's teeth and you got a magic potion going. Oh and dont forget the garlic.
@ralphsawyer9535 Жыл бұрын
I think if you would have used Cocoa Powder it would have subdued the green even more, as that stuff is pretty rich.. but still a major improvement over ACU👍
@fifeohfarmingnstuff44164 жыл бұрын
Glad u like it, should have stated Choclate Coco Dye, sorry.. looks good though... sorry..
@appalachiansurvivalist20804 жыл бұрын
hahaha I see! I may have to try that as well!
@fireteammichael17774 жыл бұрын
🤣
@shanewhetstone22014 жыл бұрын
What does the Chocolate coco dye add?
@fifeohfarmingnstuff44164 жыл бұрын
@@shanewhetstone2201 it adds just enough Brown to make it a FDE.. I stumbled upon this recipe by trial n error.
@dl2.504B4 жыл бұрын
what dyes do I use to dye my ACUs to look like the green color of woodland marpats or m81 woodland camo? and what ratio?
@yetisuncle666 Жыл бұрын
You can use desert patterns for fall in non desert environments
@dl2.504B4 жыл бұрын
what dye can I use to get my acu ucp to look like the green from the marpats or m81 woodlands (bdu)?
@fireteammichael17774 жыл бұрын
So for ACUs, and I have 8oz Rit Apple green dye right here, and instructions say add teaspoon of liquid dish detergent, and then for cotton, add salt, for Nylon, add vinegar.. is that why added both salt and vinegar? My ACU shirt is 50/50 cotton nylon, trousers say 100% ripstop cotton.. NYCO? And if I just use apple green dye, will get darker the longer I leave it?
@Eggomania863 жыл бұрын
Kinda looks like the Russian digital Flora camo pattern. My question is how will this look with the Navy blue digital patterns? Or Air force tiger stripe?
@____________8383 жыл бұрын
I can’t imagine that the navy blues will work very well unless you use a color that will completely wash it out. But the ABU tiger stripes should work rather well.
@tashaconant51693 жыл бұрын
Blue is going to have to go even darker like black
@Clean97gti4 ай бұрын
I can tell you that the USAF ABU tiger stripe pattern turns out great with some brown dye. I have a boonie cap in ABU pattern and I followed the directions on the bottle of dark brown Rit. I didn't leave it in very long as I wasn't looking to darken it much. I live in the desert SW, and I was going for an arid color scheme. I like how it turned out. It darkened the Sage green color and made the tan base look more mottled against the greens. The darker green didn't really change. The short soak time probably kept it from getting a lot darker, but if you were going for a brown dominant color for the woods back east or in the northern states during autumn, I'll be it would look great. If I get another piece of ABU gear, I'm thinking about doing a bleach soak with it first to really lighten the colors before trying to dye it again. And I thought about it at the time, but adding some yellow or amber tones to it would not be the worst idea. Sort of a poor man's Flecktarn. No idea how it would look with greens although I can only imagine it would turn out about the same as UCP seeing as they're pretty similar in their color scheme.
@friendofcoal2 жыл бұрын
Cocoa is way different from the instant stuff..... Use the apple green only and the time should be 1hr to 1.25 hrs
@seatednorth81903 жыл бұрын
What about acu pattern gear?
@shitwardtesticles48403 жыл бұрын
Which dye did you use on the desert dpm?
@MrdPicek4 жыл бұрын
Have you dyed any ACU pouches? Im interested to see if you dyed ACU pouches would they be close enough to CADPAT.
@appalachiansurvivalist20804 жыл бұрын
Yes. They turned out exactly like the uniforms did. I show some in my other videos
@arkansaswoodsman1582 Жыл бұрын
How does this work under night vision?
@badas45 Жыл бұрын
Very cool
@aarhasful3 жыл бұрын
Has anyone done their old uniforms in black? Wondering how it turns out? Looking to do my old ABUs or some OCPs in black for a multicam black look.
@randomboomerang27872 жыл бұрын
I haven't but some of the comments I've seen for dye ratios, using the way to dye them green as seen in most videos, then adding a quarter cup of either a grey variant or a quarter cup of black as a starting point as this will get you closer to od green. But id say add black into the dye until you're satisfied with the color. But starting with that green then the black might give you some of those occasional green splotches in multicam black instead of just all black
@aarhasful2 жыл бұрын
@@randomboomerang2787 hell yeah thank you, ended up doing my old ABUs in black and they turned out pretty awesome
@user-qp1zr8os3n4 жыл бұрын
Hello, I want to buy insect repellent with the same taste as US Army ACU or OCP combat suit
@davidbusey9312 жыл бұрын
I'd like to go toward the deeper tone of "Ranger Green" which has a bit of grey to it I'd say. Hoping to find someone with the recipe of mixing different dye colors to achieve this. Anyone been there / done that can tell me the correct brand and color of dye and and in what proportions?
@DavGre5 ай бұрын
With 3 gallons, I did a mix of Rit colors: 1/2 Cup Camel 1⁄2 Cup Kelly Green 1⁄4 Cup Dark Brown Came out an OD Green.
@olliehain2 жыл бұрын
looks like cadpat like canada has
@tallybeaverman94626 ай бұрын
Worst case, some bear is going to think you smell like a chocolate desert.😉👌
@MrDDiRusso4 жыл бұрын
Wonder if coffee can be used instead of cocoa.
@appalachiansurvivalist20804 жыл бұрын
I discovered later that he meant cocoa dye. I tested it, but I didn’t like the darker color.
@____________8383 жыл бұрын
It certainly can.
@markkoernke84373 жыл бұрын
remember, that is how the navy used to color white uniforms for combat. (officers uniforms)
@GHOST-zy3ji4 жыл бұрын
Can you do that to the combat shirt?
@appalachiansurvivalist20804 жыл бұрын
Yes. I did it with the British combat shirt and worked great
@GHOST-zy3ji4 жыл бұрын
Appalachian Survivalist awesome thanks
@fifeohfarmingnstuff44163 жыл бұрын
Yes, I did 1 in apple green n my apple green n coco Chocolate Rit Dye, looks good. Beats the hell outta the original color of UCP.
@squishy_Rio3 жыл бұрын
Kids today you get to learn how to disolve a body JK LOL I dont know why this popped into my noggin once i saw the trash can
@____________8383 жыл бұрын
Making lye, huh?
@squishy_Rio3 жыл бұрын
@@____________838 Modern Rouge The *HOW NOT TO DISSOLVE A BODY IN LYE* lol
@____________8383 жыл бұрын
squishy rio lol
@grantfraser60424 жыл бұрын
interesting,,,why coco?
@appalachiansurvivalist20804 жыл бұрын
Miss understood what a follower suggested. He listed it with other natural ingredients when he meant chocolate coco dye. Lol