Those dyed packs look great!

Hopefully not too far off topic but..I have a Marmot windshirt (Ion? 3.5oz). Nasty orange but I like the weight, features and performance.

Is the windshirt likely to take a dye? If so, how might it affect the dwr performance?

Facts, opinions and down-right BS are appreciated.

Paul

I dyed my ULA Ohm a few days ago too. Was a little afraid that I would screw it up and ruin my new pack, but it turned fantastic. Super simple. Would recommend it to anyone intelligent enough to follow the directions.

Ryan

Hey Ryan,

So what color did you dye your ULA Ohm pack? Please share and post some pics!

Great looking packs! And, thanks for the tips!

Okay, I have to say, the black IS handsome.... but I can't imagine having a black pack (any more than I would want a black car, and for the same reason)-- too hot! (It would melt my dark chocolate, for one thing). I have a Conduit, and the green is plenty dark as it is. That's one thing I miss about my light tan/bronze MS Ghost. The SW sun is HOT and that black sure knows how to suck it up.

Hiking with a black pack for a couple of years now, I have not noticed much difference if any with it being hotter than the green or blue. Pack the chocolate near the middle and not near the top. And it gets flipping hot here in CA.

Keeping up with the current trend of 'blacked out' ULA packs Ken started, I did a little modifying of my ohm....own this evening. The only variation I added was I removed the static compression line so the bright yellow cord was left untouched. Simply followed directions, did the stovetop method in a big pot I used for brewing beer, worked like a champ. Rinse, rinse, rinse. Start to finish took 1hr. and $3.25. Cheers.







*The blemish in the last photo is from my camera lens.

Edited by Eugeneius on 04/03/2010 21:54:15 MDT.

Nice job Eugene. At least we can tell ours apart with the compression cord. Very handy that the ULA embroidery doesn't take the dye. Looks like they came that way.

I've always liked Epic, but prefer stealth colors-has anyone tried to turn the "maize" color into a dark brown or green?
roosterk

Hi Randy

I doubt you can dye any EPIC-treated fabric. The EPIC treatment always goes on last. It covers every fibre with a thin film of silicone. Water-based dyes are not going to penetrate the silicone very much at all - that's the whole point of it.

Cheers

That makes sense. Thanks for the insight.
roosterk

+1 on black packs!

here is a thread I did awhile back:

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=19825

I got a lot of PM's about color transfer. A year later, through various climates, I have had no transfer of dye

ken, see ya up at lost coast!

Edited by tacedeous on 04/05/2010 00:46:36 MDT.

Anyone have any pics of their GG packs dyed? I have an old Miraposa and a new Murmmer and would love to see how they turned out.

If it's silnylon you are out of luck.

I just bought a Golite Jam2 on the forums here but I hate the blue. I have it in the wash right now with black Rit dye. I'll post pictures when complete. Here is the before.

I had to take it outside for better lighting. Some of thread didn't take the dye but everything else did. It looks even better in person!

Edited by Bender on 04/27/2010 14:36:53 MDT.

Bender,
Great job, even if it is not black. :)

The dyneema grid will not take the dye and remains white regardless of color or amount of dye used.

Thom in person the pack looks black with gray. The jet black zipper doesn't really stand out as much as pictured. I was not expecting the dyneema fibers to take the dye at all. I have the weight of the pack down to 18.2 oz with foam pad or 17 oz without. I saved a little weight by replacing the draw string. I also removed the hydration sleeve and trimmed a bunch of straps. I can still use a platypus in the Velcro pad pocket. I have no idea why a company with light in the name wouldn't do this stuff from the get go.

Does anyone have any thoughts about dyeing an Osprey Exos to get rid of that ugly orangish stuff?? I am wanting dark green, but could settle on black if that all that it would take. Course, coudnt run it thru the washer to rinse, so maybe in a garbage can outside.

Thanks
sandy

Took the leap and utilized a color other than black :-)

Although the conduit looks almost black at first glance, I set it next to my black montbell alpine light jacket and then the color difference is easily noticed.
The Gorilla in a sense now looks like a Gorilla - brown and black....
I'm happy with the way they they came out as there are no missed spots (there shouldn't be after soaking them in hot water dye for 2-3 hours each with an occasional stir)....if they didn't come out well I figured to redye black as a escape/safety route.



Cheers