pack camouflage

mkirby

mkirby

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#1
So I got a new pack (high sierra summit 45), and it pretty much meets my needs in every possible way except for one. The only color they had left I got it at a closeout sale, CHEAP) was fluorescent orange.

I'm trying to avoid the "I'm a yuppie, rob me", statement that a flashy new pack seems to make. What should I do?

Roll it around in the mud?
Sew patches all over it?
Paint it?
Dye it?
Cover it in duct tape?

I'm seeing all sorts of possibilities for arts and crafts here. Anyone ever done this with a pack that has ideas?
 
#2
I say give'r a coat of spray paint and you'll be golden.
Personally Im pretty lazy when it comes to cosmetics, I couldnt spend the time sewing patches to it.
But a pack wrapped in duck tape could have a world of pros to it.
my opinion anyways
 
#4
I'm wondering about this for a sleeping bag.
My concern with applying spraypaint is the eventual flaking and mess that would make.
I'm wondering if some application of black fabric dye (the damn bag is bright orange) would set in the nylon threads so it never bleeds when it gets damp, or if spreading dye all over it will make it heavier and less compact-able.
Thoughts?
 
#6
fusion-camouflage.png

http://www.krylon.com/products/camouflage_paint_with_fusion_technology/

This is the stuff Wider's talking about. Never used it on fabric, or pack fabric, so Im not sure if it would flake.
Advertises it bonds to plastics, so i think this might be your best bet.

Used it on a plastic mesh for a project, never flaked.

I would have thought there would be a fabric dye in a spray can by now or something ... anyone know?
 
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