RIT Dyeing UCP Olive Drab and Coyote Brown!

[@othernamesweretaken1871]

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

[@boonedockery7220]

😄😆😅👍You Nailed It!!!!

[@judesheckelberg5135]

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]

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

[@boonedockery7220]

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]

@@boonedockery7220 They are elusive, to be sure.

[@HuntCreekBushcraft]

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]

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

[@wastelandgentleman]

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]

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

[@boonedockery7220]

My Field test video posts tonight.

[@1Splat]

Just did my Molle 2 ruck and all its components today using the Coyote Brown recipe. Came out better than I though it would! This is the way to go. Thanks for your time, the video and tips.

[@richardksimpson800]

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]

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.

[@crowstudios300]

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

[@boonedockery7220]

My Field test video posts tonight.

[@cheeseman417]

I absolutely loved the walnut color in the past episodes, man, that blends in perfect with dirt or brown leaves!. Now theres other colors ive researched on the Pantone scale which I've never seen used before like Navy green, hex#35530a, or maybe a grass green and walnut combo. perhaps you could one day try to test it out using surplus ACU as a canvas for that. its hard to find the ultimate camo.

[@timothywilliams8907]

That really is pretty amazing. I'm actually taking up watercolor painting as a hobby, and I do understand the color mixing scheme of the various dyes. Thank you for the work you did to make this video, and thank you for sharing it. Definitely a great idea. Can't wait to try some of this myself since a lot of the surplus gear is that unsightly pattern you used.

[@donscottvansandt4139]

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]

Check out tonights video for the Field Test Results!

[@Honorificable]

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]

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

[@CircleWilliams]

I wish I had seen this earlier. I used to live in Florida and Washington, so green made sense back then, but now that I'm in central/southern California, the brown of dead brush and rocky areas makes more sense. In the past, I had spray painted my gear but noticed it made it heavier and stiff like a pair of thick wranglers.

[@michaelcavender6883]

Like the coyote color love to see in the field

[@boonedockery7220]

My Field test video posts tonight.

[@kevindecarlo6151]

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

[@boonedockery7220]

Great observation!

[@rodtennant7603]

Well done again, turning junk into a valuable asset!

[@boonedockery7220]

Thank You! My Field test video posts tonight.

[@fun2916]

To solve the possible reflective issue with the plastic buckles I used a flat OD green paint and just carefully brushed it on. The paint will last longer than the tape

[@orilion1820]

Personally I have had a different experience. I've painted these buckles and paint doesn't stay with use.

[@shanewhetstone7977]

can't wait for the field trials..

[@boonedockery7220]

My Field test video posts tonight.

[@awyeagames]

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

[@boonedockery7220]

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.

[@jastrapper190]

Great job and video. Many thanks. It will hold up for some time… we did it to gear before going on deployment to Iraq. You can further “touch up” your gear by just hitting it with appropriate colors of a good spray paint. The paint won’t be as permanent but as it “wears” it actually does a better and better job. But if done right it will really help to “break up” the outlines and you can easily match the paint to the specific environment you’re going to be operating in.

[@jastrapper190]

The spray paint will also work very well and be a fairly durable covering for the plastic buckles/snaps/zippers. It will almost permanently bond to the plastic if it’s a good paint and temp and the surface is clean.

[@El_Jackalope]

This makes me wonder what the USAF ABU tiger stripe would look like.

[@apneaman3084]

I did a set in olive green that looks great. Did a set in coyote brown that might work on Mars, very dark purple/brown.

[@brianl426]

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

[@boonedockery7220]

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

[@robertlombardo8437]

The Coyote is like when you roll around the mud at Fort Benning and dry in the sun, I love it! I wonder if it would work in a desert/valley like where I live in California.

[@barrypayne421]

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]

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

[@vonsprague7913]

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]

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

[@vonsprague7913]

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

[@DriveCarToBar]

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]

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

[@SurvivorMetalMan]

Outstanding brother!

[@boonedockery7220]

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

[@geanhitchcock1170]

good afternoon my friend

[@boonedockery7220]

Good afternoon to you!

[@alphaomegasurvivalsupply6548]

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]

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

[@observationpostcharlie1365]

This is the second time watching this it turn out great brother good job

[@boonedockery7220]

Thank You!

[@williamolliges2622]

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]

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]

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

[@chuck110001]

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]

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

[@asderocher]

Anything is better than UCP! I actually really like the way coyote brown turned out with some of the greens still coming thru the pattern. My environment is mostly deciduous although there are some cone bearing trees mixed about as well as poplar saplings and waist high undergrowth. I would take either one of these dyed versions over the UCP, but imo the coyote brown looks to be the best for my environment and more of a spring to fall option during the non-snowy months. I recently picked up a rifleman kit as well as a few sets of ACUs all in the UCP and I will be experimenting with rit apple green and taupe, may even try to do some sort of tie dye with the two colors mainly on the ACUs, and a mix match with the rifleman’s kit. I will probably document the process and if it goes well I should probably upload the results. Tie dye ucp acu and mismatch rifleman kit with rit apple green and taupe. Your videos have been tremendously helpful informative and inspiring. After seeing your results I’m expecting a color somewhere in between the olive drab and coyote brown if I were to mix the apple green and taupe. There’s only one way to find out… Cheers

[@boonedockery7220]

Best of luck with your dyeing! I also prefer the Coyote dyed items but mixing and matching them is very effective right now.

[@donnieates]

I’d like to see you do this with Mas Grey

[@SharpsShtr]

What method of cleaning did you use prior to dyeing the gear? I would assume that any grease or POL left on the gear would prevent proper dyeing. Thanks for the video.

[@MichiganSilverBack]

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]

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.

[@MichiganSilverBack]

@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.

[@terrysprague340]

Check out peddler's junction in Athens or Lancaster

[@NotQuiteTheMan]

Would the OD Green dye work on pouches that are coyote brown that you want to dye OD Green? Great video too

[@markligon7992]

Wonder if you added some of the apple green to the coyote brown mix if you would end up with a color similar to the light green in the OCP pattern? Thoughts?

[@farmerwayne1404]

Very nice! Have you modeled these in a video?

[@MichiganSilverBack]

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]

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!

[@TAVAAR7]

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]

My Field test video posts tonight.

[@prylosecorsomething3194]

I wonder if this will work with a tent. I bought a UCP tent and i really need to unUCP it

[@boonedockery7220]

I dyed a gortex bivy cover and it worked great. Just weigh the tent and make certain you create the the correct amount of dye for the bath. I can't see why it wouldn't work...

[@vikingskuld]

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]

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

[@vikingskuld]

@@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.

[@spalah3]

Good afternoon. Coyote brown looks like MM-14 from Ukraine.

[@savagesapper4260]

What would / could you add to darken up the "coyote brown" pouches?

[@sonar357]

The green dyed stuff looks vaguely like the Russian digital flora camo and the brown dyed stuff looks vaguely like the Ukrainian MM14 arid digital camo.

[@67wing]

I wonder if you could dye an ICS in UCP

[@boonedockery7220]

I would say YES!

[@ContraIsBased]

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]

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]

@@boonedockery7220 good to know,thanks boondock

[@goforbroke4428]

Looks almost like digital flora

[@jamesellsworth9673]

Boone has 'the RIT stuff!'

[@boonedockery7220]

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

[@TB-dp8yp]

13:15 who else had that eyebrow moment when a flashbang dropped in the bucket?

[@____________838]

The last time I tried using RIT “Dark Brown” to dye UCP… every piece, including the nomex flight gloves, turned purple…

[@apneaman3084]

I dyed some Air Force ABUs coyote brown that turned out purple/redish/dark brown. They might work on Mars.

[@CalumMacNeil-qb6wp]

IS YOUR BUCKET LEAKING?

[@DDGVET4]

You have a hole in your bucket of Coyote Brown.

[@boonedockery7220]

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

[@tombryant6061]

Looks great! Way better than that ugly original

[@boonedockery7220]

AGREED! My Field test video posts tonight.

[@Whitebear80]

Looks like you can is leaking

[@boonedockery7220]

It was. Lost about a gallon of dye bath. My Field test video posts tonight.

[@warcriminal5139]

The coyote brown dyed stuff looks exactly like Ukrainian MM14

[@boonedockery7220]

Truth! My Field test video posts tonight.

[@MichiganSilverBack]

nicely done. ucp is sh!t for sure.

[@shadowfoxcorp]

I definitely like multicam better than ocp.

[@boonedockery7220]

Amen! So Do I!

[@resipsaloquitur1775]

That Kelly Green color doesn't seem right to me... I'd use something else... something darker. That "olive drab" is way to bright.

[@boonedockery7220]

My Field test video posts tonight. The colors really look different in the woods.