2019年9月25日 · The problem with UCP is that it was designed by people who knew nothing about camouflage theory. Their process was to take a bunch of terrain specific patterns, select the colors from they shared in common with each other, and then apply those colors to the CADPAT pattern screen just like the USMC did.

The color scheme of the UCP is composed of tan, gray, and sage green (officially named Desert Sand 500, Urban Gray 501, and Foliage Green 502). [26] The pattern is notable for its elimination of the color black. [27] Justification given for the omission of black was that black is a color not commonly found in nature. [28]

2014年8月9日 · This formula has now become my standard for green dyeing of ACU items. The two pouches on the lower left of the first pic were originally UCP, and first dyed with Rit Apple Green; I swished them around in the new formula to darken the green a bit. The other, grayish/foliage colored pouches were originally UCP, and dyed with Rit Dark Green.

2016年1月11日 · Second issue with ACU UCP is that there's already a color in the material, so by dyeing it you're actually over-dyeing. White works the best, any other color can produce some funky results when dyed. For example using a Tan dye on UCP results in reddish-pink.

2021年11月24日 · I’m going to show you how to make UCP into an actual usable design. Here’s how you do it. Step 1: Pick Up Your UCP Clothing: I visited my local military surplus store, where two large bins were full of UCP shirts and pants. (The other surplus camo patterns were selling for $25+/article of clothing. The UCP items were selling for $4.

2014年1月20日 · Here's a video of what colors you can expect. It turns out pretty good: 1/2 cup Dark Green liquid Rite Dye (1/2 of 8 fl oz. bottle) Or equivalent powder. Let soak 20 minutes. Then rinse. That's the best looking RIT dye job I've seen. I think I would shy away from using anything but Dark Green RIT dye.

2019年5月28日 · In this video we look at the effectiveness of the Universal Camouflage Pattern (UCP) dyed with an apple green Rit dye, in a Woodland Environment in North Texas during the summer time. This...

2022年5月8日 · I recently started an experiment to recolor the formerly Army used UCP pattern into a functional Temperate - Tropical pattern and these are the results of my most functional experiment yet. Clothing

2023年11月13日 · I live in the lush green mountains (mostly). I got a deal on some ACU UCP gear. I got a FLC, 2 canteen pouches, an iFAK with insert, a butt pack, and 2...

2023年11月11日 · On a surplus UCP uniform made of nylon/cotton blend, the green apple dye works great, definitely a more useful color scheme for that pattern. However, some stuff made of a polyester/cotton blend came out looking no different from the original pattern colors, and the velcro fields on one shirt turned out lime green.