KZitemrs are doing with pennies what the US government couldn't do with BILLION dollar budgets.
@oldowl4290
Жыл бұрын
Thanks a ton dude. I’ve been buying UCP gear recently. There’s so much surplus available now for the civilian market and for so cheap that you just can’t say no. I’ve always liked digi-camo, even UCP when new and not faded, even as ineffective as it was. Dyeing it 100% cures all ills. I think the Sandy is perfect.
@goob3826
Ай бұрын
I know Rit has their own equations for making olive drab but I’ve found it to be too summer-y/ true green when mixed with the ugly grey ucp stuff. Recently I did a mix of one box of the Kelly green, about 2/3 of a box of the dark brown, and I used like a quarter cap-full of the synthetic purple liquid dye with about 3-4 gallons of water that I kept just under boiling for about 40 minutes. I dyed an old ABU shirt and it turned out (imho) damn near perfect for anywhere with a lot of pine trees in their area. I spent like $9 total and I’m pleased enough to call it poor man’s tiger stripe.
@miletello1
2 ай бұрын
That OD color looked great
@gabrielvicenty8874
6 ай бұрын
Horrible lighting everything looks like its under a yellow light. Would love to see it in natural light
@j.brittenclark7654
Жыл бұрын
I feel dumb for not thinking of this sooner. This would be a great way for guys wanting to have budget-friendly uniforms for their prepared citizens/ militia groups. "ACU" sells for dirt cheap compared to other stuff on the market. Get your buddies to all pitch in and dye a whole vat of the stuff at the same time so it's all as close to "uniform" dye job as possible. Ta-da. Useable camouflage uniforms at a fraction of the cost.
@CitadelDefense1
Жыл бұрын
Yea, that’s a really good idea. Unique IFF pattern too
@OneBadSSG
10 ай бұрын
Universal Camouflage Pattern: 'universal' because it is useless everywhere.
@ContraIsBased
Жыл бұрын
all of those look pretty great,and the dyeing works better when the gear was already very sun faded,it really helps to catch the dye even more
@mrmcbeth
Күн бұрын
Do you remember the dye formulas for the packs in the thumbnail? I don't have good enough color vision to tell what's what on the video. I would love to copy your work on the left and center packs. You did a great job with that.
@CitadelDefense1
Күн бұрын
@@mrmcbeth thanks. I just followed the formulas on the bottle
@mrmcbeth
14 сағат бұрын
@@CitadelDefense1 I can’t tell which pack is which formula, though.
@stephenurban9880
8 ай бұрын
Better lighting would have REALLY improved the video.
@seventhstone
Жыл бұрын
Man! I just dyed my ucp stuff two days ago, I should have waited. I used dark green rit dye. It’s not perfect but it looks tons better than it did.
@CitadelDefense1
Жыл бұрын
I’m sure that was a massive improvement. I think playing with different formulas let’s you fine tune it a bit
@cap6888
Жыл бұрын
The OD looks like it turned out pretty good.
@CitadelDefense1
Жыл бұрын
@@cap6888 yea, I’m really happy with it
@domvdg
Жыл бұрын
I have been thinking about trying this out because there's almost always UCP stuff to n my local thrift store for next to nothing... I just found your channel tonight, so I haven't seen most videos, but if you haven't done one on how to dye, that would be groovy.
@my_balls_itch
Жыл бұрын
Here's a video on how to dye kzitem.info/news/bejne/1Hpp3a1jbJ1_oGksi=qJe7OCenohRe-SAb
@fattiewestside
Жыл бұрын
I've been dying for awhile now. UCP is cheap and so is dye. You can rattle can to tone down the color of you're not using the chart to create better colors i.e. using peacock green instead of creating od green
@CitadelDefense1
Жыл бұрын
A good idea to layer it with some rattle can, can add some depth and more of a pattern
@AlexMason-s5t
Жыл бұрын
Great vid! I saw one other person on yt who showed a set of dyed UCPs, but like you mentioned, they were too tropical looking for my environment. I`ll def have to try the sandy pattern!!
@a_jim_so_dashing7664
26 күн бұрын
Good job. I like the comparison vid with all of the different garments.
@danpass12
Ай бұрын
I’ve watched this several times and I’m still blown away with how a video centered around color wasn’t first color graded / white balanced before being uploaded.
@thatpackguy
9 ай бұрын
Man these different dye formulas yield superb results. Any chance of you sharing your method or dye that you use?😁
@CitadelDefense1
9 ай бұрын
I pulled the formulas straight from the Rit website - the names are all in the video. I just followed the instructions on the website, nothing fancy
@thatpackguy
9 ай бұрын
@@CitadelDefense1 thank you!
@doloinc
9 ай бұрын
Idye poly works a lot better and easier to use. Dyes super quick and doesn't run after washing. Only problem is finding the right colors. tested the normal green but it comes off too dark and bluish for my environment. Waiting on olive to arrive for my next round
@thatpackguy
9 ай бұрын
@@doloinc the main reason I stick to Rit dyes is because my first experiment with Dharma Acid Dyes was a complete fail, so I fell back on what seems to be the general standard on YT which is Rit Apple Green, and admittedly I have been getting some good results with that
@doloinc
9 ай бұрын
@@thatpackguy I picked up on Idye poly from Renaissance Marine. It's crazy how quick it works and how well the dye sets, considering how much cheaper it is. Only downside so far is I have only tested one color that I didn't like and still need to find the right dye or a mix that can get my gear to an olive drab. I would have went with Rit dyemore but it's too expensive where I'm at and they won't ship it here because it's a liquid.
@Pimp_Bot_
9 ай бұрын
I'm thinking of using the OD recipe on some USAF tigerstripe gear. Do you have a pic or video of that pack outside in daylight? Do you think it is close to surplus OD gear or ranger green? Thanks. Love the channel.
@CitadelDefense1
9 ай бұрын
I think it is pretty close to OD and Ranger Green
@markhager8321
Жыл бұрын
Ya. No brainer but I missed that. Thanks for the tip
@xenomorphelv4265
3 ай бұрын
mix two doses of RIT Dark Brown + one dose of RIT true green. you obtain a mixture close to Ranger Green color. perfect to Dyie UCP uniform.
@MacaulayLen
17 күн бұрын
7565 Eladio Corners
@tylerbryanhead
2 ай бұрын
I tried to do the sandy formula but it came out dark red and orange even though i dyed them for a very short time. Wish I knew what I did wrong, mine looks awful. I followed the instructions on the package
@CitadelDefense1
2 ай бұрын
Dark red and orange?!?!? Man, sorry, not sure what happened there. I did a batch once with what was supposed to be brown and it came out this dark red kinda pink thing
@tylerbryanhead
2 ай бұрын
@CitadelDefense1 that's what I'm saying! It was like a pinkish-redish-orange. I did ¼ chocolate brown and ¼ cup apricot orange to 3 gallons like the website said and followed the bottle instructions. I should have done the test piece that I meant to do but I got excited and did a whole uniform. I'm not blaming anyone but me, but still it's like none of the brown took and the orange took immediately and darkly. Any way that you'd be willing to post a video on your process? Yours looks fantastic, that color would match where I live perfectly. I'm sure a lot of people would be interested in that video!
@StevenRAssmann-tb7ty
8 ай бұрын
You mixed up the labels on the Sandy and Carmel color when wearing on the winter coat.
@ordinarynonplayercharacter2142
6 ай бұрын
Is it possible someone who invented ucp was thinking about being able to dye it for each AO and that feature got lost in the sauce?
@CitadelDefense1
6 ай бұрын
Unlikely. I just chalk this up to massive government incompetence
@ZIC_lone_bee
24 күн бұрын
can you post some field's tests of the ucp camel died for us to see?
@CitadelDefense1
24 күн бұрын
@@ZIC_lone_bee gave this away to a buddy so….sadly that won’t happen
@ZIC_lone_bee
24 күн бұрын
@@CitadelDefense1 ok thx for the answer
@brassvulcher8207
9 ай бұрын
Blends in with my desert, urban, have tested in snow and tree canopy and it was effective
@falloutMan1000
8 ай бұрын
How long did you have the packs in water/dye?
@CitadelDefense1
8 ай бұрын
I followed the directions, I think an hour?
@falloutMan1000
8 ай бұрын
@@CitadelDefense1 Thanks, I'm 30 mins into dying a couple 6 mag Bandoleers the "Sandy" color as a test run before i do a FLC setup. Ill do the full hour and see how it goes.
@CitadelDefense1
8 ай бұрын
@@falloutMan1000 let me know!
@tylerbarnes7226
10 ай бұрын
Does anyone have any experience dying desert camo to OD green/woodland? Specifically trying to dye USMC desert frogs to a woodland like color.
@CitadelDefense1
10 ай бұрын
Have not tried it
@Shadow_3-1
11 ай бұрын
Digital flora at home:
@CitadelDefense1
11 ай бұрын
😀
@officialvicelitti9436
11 ай бұрын
I’m dying my molle2 ruck sack for EMR at home for rusfor Milsim lmao
@mbecker163
8 ай бұрын
Can I ask, why did you use the mixture for Sandy and not the Sandstone? TIA!
@CitadelDefense1
8 ай бұрын
🤷🏻♂️ Was just the one I picked honestly
@rnbspowa7of69
11 ай бұрын
I’m going to be doing a black walnut dye on my gear and Air-force ACU’s. For the last couple weeks I’ve been gathering, black, walnuts, crushing the husks off and drying them. What happen with the airborne white straps inside?
@CitadelDefense1
11 ай бұрын
I cut those out and tossed them
@edpomi
10 ай бұрын
Those straps are 8oz of useless weight
@officialvicelitti9436
11 ай бұрын
Which size recipe would you recommend for the molle 2 ruck sack with the frame ?
@CitadelDefense1
11 ай бұрын
Ummm, I think I used a large size on these? So is go large or extra large. The key is making sure you have enough water to completely submerge your ruck. Which depends what on your item and the container you are dying it in
@BorsaHatun
Ай бұрын
Rodriguez Jeffrey Martinez Donald Perez Steven
@akforlife2423
11 ай бұрын
will a ECWS take the dye? (gore Tex)
@CitadelDefense1
11 ай бұрын
Yes actually it will, I use the synthetic dye
@NormieWeimarican
7 ай бұрын
Anyone mess with bleaching them and then staining?
@CitadelDefense1
7 ай бұрын
Have not tried any bleaching
@jamieelder7438
6 ай бұрын
Bleach ruins the military fabric. Dried it out and it fell apart. Use rit color remover instead, but I didn't find it necessary.
@1lostinspace
5 ай бұрын
Great way to ruin it! Its designed to blend under NIR
@CitadelDefense1
5 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@1lostinspace
5 ай бұрын
@@CitadelDefense1 Not sure what is funny about that, tell me you have never seen it under actual ranges under noods with out telling me
@CitadelDefense1
5 ай бұрын
@@1lostinspace every once and a while I get a comment that makes my day. Thank you.
@1lostinspace
5 ай бұрын
@@CitadelDefense1 You’re welcome, do your research we have tested it with PVS 14 WP , PVS 30 G and others and it was clearly the top performer, “We own the night” is an actual thing, also in further ranges it’s very effective, look at Brent0331 desert video, make your day.. stop acting like you know it all you don’t, AOR1,2 were all developed by Natick as was UCP, it’s also desert/urban/snow on one side and woodland on the other side of the sun, meaning shadow lined, let me guess you knew that too huh?
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