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How to camo green wool pants?

Started by 1flyfish, July 08, 2009, 08:19:00 AM

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1flyfish

Has anyone ever tried to camo wool pants in a solid color.Like maybe putting some bleach to areas to blotch them or any other way of doing it.Not looking to sew any material on them like leafywear or something.Thanks for any imput.KEEP EM FLYIN STRAIGHT.
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Don Stokes

My brother used bleach on some old military wools, and it looked good. I don't remember how much or how long, but it worked.
Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.- Ben Franklin

Orion

Can also just spray paint them.  However, the paint will wear off over time.

George D. Stout

I've never seen a need to camo good wool pants.  They are non-reflective and quiet, and no different than a tree or log in the woods.  I wouldn't bother.  The bleach could damage the fabric as well.

Wallcrawler

I firmly believe that for elk or deer you don't need to alter your green or brown wools.  I have stood 5-10 paces from these animals in the wild with no camo at all, even up wind of them and as long as you are motionless they cannot see you.  

I say leave your wools looking the way they are so you can look distinguished in the field like Howard and Fred used to do it.

If you choose to alter them I wish you luck with it.

Rick Wiltshire

I'm with George and Wallcrawler on this one.

Charlie Lamb

I don't see a need to "camo" your wool either. It's already camo enough.

If you just have to, stay away from the bleach. It could eat holes in your wool.
Go to the grocery store in the Rit dye section and look for color remover.

It will do the trick without harming your wool.
Hunt Sharp

Charlie

Bjorn

The marketing department has done an outstanding job making camo an essential to hunting-camo clothing, knives, flashlights, cameras, binoculars-even underwear.
We humans are fooled by camo, and we think that animals 'see' just like we do.

Intuit

I've used green, brown and grey solid color wool pants for years and taken all sorts of bifferent animals. No need to camo wool.

When the UV was a big deal I put a new wool jacket under the black light that the UV Killer salesman had and there was not one bit of reflection from the wool. So you have got that covered also with wool garmets.
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Paul WA

I'm with George, no need to camo good wool, movement gives you away not your clothing...PR
"I'm a trophy hunter till something else comes along"

JC

Well, despite camo being "unecessary", I like camo. I think it looks cool and makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside because it reminds me of the woods, and then of hunting, which of course leads to that warm/fuzzy feeling.

So, to answer your question from my perspective flyfish, I've done a simple tie-dye with Rit and big rubber bands. Gives it a cool "psychedelic" effect in a pattern that I'm sure none of your hunting buddies will have.   :biglaugh:

I've also used the super big permanent magic markers and drawn limbs on them. Much easier and works just as well...for someone who likes camo that is.

Good luck; I for one would like to see pics when you are done.
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