I was riding down the road a few weeks ago and thought I had an original idea I was going to dye my backpack…google would later reveal it wasn’t an original idea. In fact a BPL thread on this topic was #1 on the search list. I decided to dye my GG Mariposa circa 2008 as a test case it included a green MLD shoulder pocket. Then I would dye my GG Mariposa 2017 if I liked the results. I also had two GG shoulder pockets to test dye with the 2008 pack to see the results as well.
I used rit dye.
I used dark brown on the 2008 pack, MLD shoulder pockets and 2 GG shoulder pockets.
I used black on the 2017 pack and as an after thought I tossed a pair of light brown Under Armour hiking pants in as well.
The results:
This is the before…notice green MLD pocket.
This is the 2nd batch using black.
I placed a few rubber bands on the backpacks to bring a bit of individuality to them. Not really tie dyed, but just a few spots that would be original.
The Green MLD took the brown the best.
The GG shoulder pockets are brown and the pack is black. You can see the original color in the rubbers circle on the top of the pack on on the mesh. My GG Gorilla is above the pack to offer a contrast of the original color vs the new color.
The pants were an after thought. I had soaked the 2017 GG pack for 20 minutes when I threw in the pants. I am really pleased with them. I love that the stitching and logo didn’t take the dye. My wife says the pants look blue…I say light charcoal.
