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Already picked up some Rit dye, green and dark brown. Now i have to decide what color to dye it, perhaps green then rub in some brown (liquid style) to break it up |
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Originally Posted By loon_138:
One coming to me off eBay, $11 shipped!! Already picked up some Rit dye, green and dark brown. Now i have to decide what color to dye it, perhaps green then rub in some brown (liquid style) to break it up Nice! Make sure and post pics when you are done. I like mine in original DCU...........(acutallly I'd like to have everything in Coyote Brown, but those are impossible to come by) |
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Originally Posted By RangemasterP226:
Originally Posted By loon_138:
One coming to me off eBay, $11 shipped!! Already picked up some Rit dye, green and dark brown. Now i have to decide what color to dye it, perhaps green then rub in some brown (liquid style) to break it up Nice! Make sure and post pics when you are done. I like mine in original DCU...........(acutallly I'd like to have everything in Coyote Brown, but those are impossible to come by) 5.11 offers a similar vest (for more $$$, of course) in CB. http://www.511tactical.com/browse/Home/Law-Enforcement/Tactical-Vests/VTAC-LBE-Tactical-Vest/D/30100/P/1:100:10000:10500/I/58631 |
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just got mine in. very nice, adjusted easily. i found i could fasten the belt, run the tails through the vest and pull the belt tight, then zip the vest up. pretty slick. i will dye this one, and i may get a couple more, dye different colors, and perhaps take the belt off a couple to use as a gear belt.
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Anyone have any luck dyeing one of these yet? The material doesn't look like it'd take color very well...
I did get a woodland camo one but it's lacking some of the features (and new-ness) of the desert one. Not a lot of desert up here, unfortunately. |
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Originally Posted By skywarp989:
Anyone have any luck dyeing one of these yet? The material doesn't look like it'd take color very well... I did get a woodland camo one but it's lacking some of the features (and new-ness) of the desert one. Not a lot of desert up here, unfortunately. i plan to. either green or brown, i got both dyes. i wont have time this week, but ill let you know how it turns out |
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Originally Posted By skywarp989:
Anyone have any luck dyeing one of these yet? The material doesn't look like it'd take color very well... I did get a woodland camo one but it's lacking some of the features (and new-ness) of the desert one. Not a lot of desert up here, unfortunately. What "features" is it missing? |
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I think the originals didn't have a zipper in the front. Might be a difference in the waist band as well. BTW, i dyed mine this weekend and it worked great (liquid dark green). The synthetic part around the waist\chest didn't take the color great, but the rest did. Different shades is fine with me as i plan on having pouches and such there anyway. Even the buckles picked up a little green.
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Originally Posted By Crsswift70: I think the originals didn't have a zipper in the front. Might be a difference in the waist band as well. BTW, i dyed mine this weekend and it worked great (liquid dark green). The synthetic part around the waist\chest didn't take the color great, but the rest did. Different shades is fine with me as i plan on having pouches and such there anyway. Even the buckles picked up a little green. Do you have any pics of the dye job? |
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Originally Posted By TCBA_Joe:
Originally Posted By bmyk:
Just ordered one from SG, $21.45 shipped. I am going to use it to hang some extra pouches on. Question...Do you guys put this on over your hydration bladder / pack? Has anyone mounted a bladder carrier on the back of theirs? Thanks R/ Mike I've looked at the Spec-Ops HUMP and I think if you messed with the straps it would work pretty easily. I have a feeling that might be what it was designed for since it's an odd design and doesn't come with shoulder straps or (i believe) MOLLE. Also, here's the back of my FLC so you can see how it works as a chest rig vs. vest http://inlinethumb19.webshots.com/42834/2019259730058660536S600x600Q85.jpg The HUMP was designed to work with the old LC-2 ALICE LBE, the load bearing vest deal that was issued somewhere circa 1990, and the ALICE rucks. It works great with ALICE gear, but it may be a tiny bit dated to work with some of the newer stuff. It was the heat back in the day. Nice thread. I'm trying to figure out why I need one of these. |
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Originally Posted By TCBA_Joe:
Originally Posted By skywarp989:
Anyone have any luck dyeing one of these yet? The material doesn't look like it'd take color very well... I did get a woodland camo one but it's lacking some of the features (and new-ness) of the desert one. Not a lot of desert up here, unfortunately. What "features" is it missing? The zipper and the elastic tie-downs for the tag ends of the straps on the back, most notably. No biggie I guess, after looking at it again. It's also pretty worn from use. |
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Originally Posted By TexasSheepdog:
Originally Posted By Crsswift70:
I think the originals didn't have a zipper in the front. Might be a difference in the waist band as well. BTW, i dyed mine this weekend and it worked great (liquid dark green). The synthetic part around the waist\chest didn't take the color great, but the rest did. Different shades is fine with me as i plan on having pouches and such there anyway. Even the buckles picked up a little green. Do you have any pics of the dye job? +1 |
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Thats cool. I may have to try that.
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Originally Posted By Crsswift70:
This pic is pretty close to the color i got. The buckle is actually a little greener, but on my vest it will be covered anyway. http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j289/crsswift70/vest001.jpg Wow! Looks good! Between Foliage Green and Ranger Green. What dye did you use, quantities, additives, etc? |
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Rit dark green liquid (1 bottle) and salt. Submersed it in hot water for a little over an hour turning every 15 min or so, so no folds or creases got missed.
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Thats pretty cool. I am definitely going to do one of mine. I did a camo job on a tan fishing vest when I was a kid. I used rit die but I premixed it and then painted it on with a paintbrush, let it dry, and then rinced it. It came out pretty good. I may have to see if there is a way to emulate multicam with the die and the same process.
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Originally Posted By loon_138:
Well, i dyed my first vest finally. used one bottle of rit dark brown liquid dye, and a cup of salt in a five gallon pail with about 3-4 gallons of water. i mixed it aroundwith an old golf club, and weighed it down with a brick. soaked a bit over an hour, stirred several times, then ran through washer twice http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww280/loon_138/100_0640.jpg http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww280/loon_138/100_0639.jpg color was nice and even throughout, but it turned out a bit brighter than wanted. perhaps the tan undertones made it seem a bit more "red" than desired. i am still fairly happy with it as it shows how evenly the material dyes. im gonna get a few more vests, and do one green, and maybe experiment more with brown. i may just cut the belt off of this one and use that, but well see loon When we attack Mars, you are set. Just kidding, it is a very cool rig and I appreciate you trying stuff out on your gear that we all have thinking of doing. Still giving the bladder carrier some thought. I will try my STRIKE bladder pouch out when I get home next week. I have black, green and tan pouches and all my belts and holsters are black, so I am not too worried about colors myself. When everything is in place I may do an overspray of medium brown Krylon..... |
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Originally Posted By bmyk:
Originally Posted By loon_138:
Well, i dyed my first vest finally. used one bottle of rit dark brown liquid dye, and a cup of salt in a five gallon pail with about 3-4 gallons of water. i mixed it aroundwith an old golf club, and weighed it down with a brick. soaked a bit over an hour, stirred several times, then ran through washer twice http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww280/loon_138/100_0640.jpg http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww280/loon_138/100_0639.jpg color was nice and even throughout, but it turned out a bit brighter than wanted. perhaps the tan undertones made it seem a bit more "red" than desired. i am still fairly happy with it as it shows how evenly the material dyes. im gonna get a few more vests, and do one green, and maybe experiment more with brown. i may just cut the belt off of this one and use that, but well see loon When we attack Mars, you are set. Just kidding, it is a very cool rig and I appreciate you trying stuff out on your gear that we all have thinking of doing. Still giving the bladder carrier some thought. I will try my STRIKE bladder pouch out when I get home next week. I have black, green and tan pouches and all my belts and holsters are black, so I am not too worried about colors myself. When everything is in place I may do an overspray of medium brown Krylon..... yeah, someone has to try it first i guess i do like the green one up above, and will do one of those too. i think this one might end up as a krylon project, so if it changes, ill keep you informed |
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Originally Posted By loon_138:
Well, i dyed my first vest finally. used one bottle of rit dark brown liquid dye, and a cup of salt in a five gallon pail with about 3-4 gallons of water. i mixed it aroundwith an old golf club, and weighed it down with a brick. soaked a bit over an hour, stirred several times, then ran through washer twice http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww280/loon_138/100_0640.jpg http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww280/loon_138/100_0639.jpg color was nice and even throughout, but it turned out a bit brighter than wanted. perhaps the tan undertones made it seem a bit more "red" than desired. i am still fairly happy with it as it shows how evenly the material dyes. im gonna get a few more vests, and do one green, and maybe experiment more with brown. i may just cut the belt off of this one and use that, but well see loon I have a bottle of that dye too. Glad you posted that because I planned on dying something. btw, That looks sweet from here bro. Is that the best way to dye it? in a bucket? |
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Originally Posted By bmyk:
When we attack Mars, you are set. |
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I really like the second one
any more 'brown' ones out there, cause that the way I'd go, with some krylon added fuck, I'll have to get one to "play" with too |
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If you want to play with the colors some, on Rit's website there are recipes for making Khaki from tan using tan and pearl grey dye, etc.
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Welcome to Rhodesia!
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Just bought one on ebay for 14.99 shipped brand new. He has 2 left if you hurry
New Desert FLC $14.99 shipped |
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Mine just arrived from SG. Love it. Gonna get a 2nd and dye it a dark woodland.
Great price for what you get. Thanks for the heads up! |
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Just ordered 3 from GS 28 bucks including shipping and handling.....
Gonna dye 2 woodland green. One for a tactical vest and the second for a base unit for a BOB. Almost pulled the trigger on a really cool flyfishing pack from Gander Mountain this spring... Glad I didnt ...the third I will leave tan and use as a modular flyfishing pack... This will work awesome flyfishing in the kayaks too....That was the only drawback I was having with the other pack.... Got lots and lots of diffrent GI pouches to dig out from the last 35 years to put back to work..... Thanks for the great review and the info on this great buy!!!! |
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Just ordered 3 from GS 28 bucks including shipping and handling.....
Gonna dye 2 woodland green. One for a tactical vest and the second for a base unit for a BOB. Almost pulled the trigger on a really cool flyfishing pack from Gander Mountain this spring... Glad I didnt ...the third I will leave tan and use as a modular flyfishing pack... This will work awesome flyfishing in the kayaks too....That was the only drawback I was having with the other pack.... Got lots and lots of diffrent GI pouches to dig out from the last 35 years to put back to work..... Thanks for the great review and the info on this great buy!!!! |
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just picked up a 10-pack off ebay for 69.99 with free shipping. im spliting it, but i think 5 will give me plenty to mess with
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So where is the best place to get muelle bags/pouches to outfit these puppies?????? Would love to find that nalgene bottle set up at a great price....
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I'd be interested in a Molle source for AK47 mags. I'm getting my vest this weekend, and have brown and green dye. Looking to dye it a subdued OD green.
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Originally Posted By stoner63a:
If you want to play with the colors some, on Rit's website there are recipes for making Khaki from tan using tan and pearl grey dye, etc. Here is the link to the Rit Dye recipes for different colors. Skiddy |
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Good review.
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This thread ought to be made into a sticky.
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great review. i have used these before, and i own one now, and my only complaint is how it seems to press hard on my collar bone, and after a while that gets uncomfortable
otherwise, it is a great vest. -Joe |
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Originally Posted By madcatjoe:
great review. i have used these before, and i own one now, and my only complaint is how it seems to press hard on my collar bone, and after a while that gets uncomfortable otherwise, it is a great vest. -Joe It really is made to be worn over an IBA or OTV which is why it has not padding. |
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There is definitely something perverse about two men who carry guns 24/7 being so happy that others are giving theirs up. -happycynic
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Originally Posted By TexasSheepdog:
I'd be interested in a Molle source for AK47 mags. I'm getting my vest this weekend, and have brown and green dye. Looking to dye it a subdued OD green. look at diamondback tactical for thier m4 shingles, and OSOE rallyman, OSOE Da Gen II Pouch , or emdom ak pouches for flapped style. |
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Originally Posted By TCBA_Joe:
Originally Posted By madcatjoe:
great review. i have used these before, and i own one now, and my only complaint is how it seems to press hard on my collar bone, and after a while that gets uncomfortable otherwise, it is a great vest. -Joe It really is made to be worn over an IBA or OTV which is why it has not padding. yes, i know, thats why i dont blame the vest for it. and i DID wear it for 2 days straight with a very heavy load. that was my only issue with it however. otherwise, it is wonderful. i think that i may make some custom pads for mine in the collar area -Joe |
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Originally Posted By TexasSheepdog:
Just got my FLC this weekend. Here are before and after photos. http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/2306/dscn0145u.jpg http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/1098/dscn0146o.jpg I used 3 gallons of boiling water, 3/4 bottle of Rit dark green, and 1/8th bottle of Dark brown. Soaked for 30 minutes. The hardest part was keeping the belt from floating to the top. The material didn't absorb the dye as well as the rest of the vest. I am wearing it as a chest rig, so no issues there. The color is a nice olive drab with a bit of Nomex flight suit green in spots like the webbing. All and all Im very happy with the way it turned out. The color should work better than the origional tan, as there arent any san dunes here in San Antonio.. Now to find some inexpensive Molle Dang!! I really need to get a hold of some Rit dye .looks great |
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Originally Posted By TexasSheepdog:
Just got my FLC this weekend. Here are before and after photos. http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/2306/dscn0145u.jpg http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/1098/dscn0146o.jpg I used 3 gallons of boiling water, 1 cup salt, 3/4 bottle of Rit dark green, and 1/8th bottle of Dark brown. Soaked for 30 minutes. The hardest part was keeping the belt from floating to the top. The material didn't absorb the dye as well as the rest of the vest. I am wearing it as a chest rig, so no issues there. The color is a nice olive drab with a bit of Nomex flight suit green in spots like the webbing. All and all I'm very happy with the way it turned out. The color should work better than the original tan, as there aren't any sand dunes here in San Antonio.. Now to find some inexpensive Molle That looks damn good! Thanks for the recipe. |
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It turns out the FLC matched the GI OD name tape perfectly, but is more olive drab than the green Molle pouch from TT... Go figure. Their green is a lot brighter.
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Originally Posted By TexasSheepdog:
It turns out the FLC matched the GI OD name tape perfectly, but is more olive drab than the green Molle pouch from TT... Go figure. Their green is a lot brighter. That's one thing I always hated about TT's OD green. It's too damn bright. That dye job looks fantastic. |
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http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/114M-Option-to-BAE-for-MOLLE-Gear-05487/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=did&utm_medium=textlink
$114M Option to BAE for MOLLE Gear 09-Jun-2009 17:58 EDT BAE Systems Specialty Group in Jessup, PA recently won a maximum $114 million firm-fixed price US Army contract for modular lightweight load-carrying equipment (MOLLE). Work will be performed in Pennsylvania, Arizona, Kentucky, Tennesse, Wisconsin, and Puerto Rico. This contract is for the first term option period, with 1 more 1-year option period remaining. The original proposal was Web solicited with 6 responses, and this option will expire on May 2/10. The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia (DSCP) in Philadelphia, PA manages this contract (SPM1C1-08-D-1080). Modular Light-weight Load Carrying Equipment (MOLLE) is a modular quick-release backpack with compartments and components that can easily be clipped on or removed, plus a fighting load vest that can accept removable pockets for the Rifleman, Pistol, Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) Gunner, and Grenadier configurations. Its modularity allows individuals to tailor their load and configuration to meet mission needs. MOLLE has been modified over the years in response to Army feedback from the field, but the US Marines replaced it entirely with their own ILBE (Improved Load Bearing Equipment) packs, in the wake of negative after-action reviews. |
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Originally Posted By Spitfire762: Thanks, I figure bushes aren't all 1 shade of green anyway, so the differences aren't too big a deal.Originally Posted By TexasSheepdog: It turns out the FLC matched the GI OD name tape perfectly, but is more olive drab than the green Molle pouch from TT... Go figure. Their green is a lot brighter. That's one thing I always hated about TT's OD green. It's too damn bright. That dye job looks fantastic. |
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Wow, I have been away from this thread for a while. I am glad to see it is going strong. I am definitely going to have to try dying a couple of mine.
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