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    Black Kevlar 3.3 1" wide webbing

    Who has it at a reasonable price?
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    Never saw 3.3 in black.. though I do recall someone successfully dyed the regular 3.3 black.
    Yes, my pack weighs 70lbs, but it's all light weight gear....
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    Hmm... I might have to try that. Or use some simple black polyester straps.

    Closest I've found is this 3500lb rated stuff @$2.75/ft, although it appears to be more robust than the 2000lb rated 3.3 typically used for hammock straps.
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    Another winter project..

    I remember a thread from someone who colored their straps with a Sharpie.

    Rit dye might work.

    You know my curiosity.. why do you want to do this?
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    Quote Originally Posted by MikekiM View Post
    Another winter project..

    I remember a thread from someone who colored their straps with a Sharpie.

    Rit dye might work.

    You know my curiosity.. why do you want to do this?
    I'll have to google more about dyeing. Being a plastic I wonder how that will work.

    Working on my stealth option... I was so impressed with how my friends' camo Duplex just 'disappeared' a very short distance into the woods. I also got some Lawson Guywire in dark olive. Shucks, now I'll have to learn how to not trip over my own setup.
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    Rit dye baths work well on synthetics. I routinely use it on glass and carbon fiber reinforced composites. Takes a couple days or more to get really deep rich colors, and not all colors take as well as others or as "true" as the bottle says (black would be a no brainer and true to color), but a little searching around should yeild some good info. "prop dyeing" or "rit dye propeller" search terms should get you to a wealth of the basics.

    Dunno about kevlar, but it's cheap stuff and would probably be worth snipping a piece off as a trial at least... I would think.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yarome View Post
    Rit dye baths work well on synthetics. I routinely use it on glass and carbon fiber reinforced composites. Takes a couple days or more to get really deep rich colors, and not all colors take as well as others or as "true" as the bottle says (black would be a no brainer and true to color), but a little searching around should yeild some good info. "prop dyeing" or "rit dye propeller" search terms should get you to a wealth of the basics.

    Dunno about kevlar, but it's cheap stuff and would probably be worth snipping a piece off as a trial at least... I would think.
    Thank you for the info. Then it is most definitely worth a test!
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    Quote Originally Posted by cmoulder View Post
    Then it is most definitely worth a test!
    I should add... if you give it a go... don't do the powder RIT as some instruct. Liquid RIT produces much more even results. Might work fine on fabrics and materials with higher absorption rates, but can be spotty sometimes on long soaks.

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    Ha, OK I didn't know there were the 2 types of dye! Thanks.
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    I used a brown hair dye on a white synthetic rope, and it came out as a burnt orange. I thought about trying Rit dyes, but I think they say on them that they aren't meant for synthetics, so I never did.

    I also considered trying those paints that pucker up the fabric on a tarp. I might experiment with that on my torn OMW

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