Camouflage Bags

[alistair_uk]

There seems to be an ever increasing craze of using camo bags to place a cache in, and I must say I do like them.

 

My question is where can I get hold of one without having to order the material and make it myself?

 

I had a search around the Internet but could not find anything the size of a plastic box.

[Lavareef]

Best place to try would be army/navy surplus stores. They usually have all manner of fun stuff in there!

[+Moote]

Opinion

 

I prefer painting boxes with a camo effect, as a smelly cache box in a bag is not very nice; this is mainly due to condensation building up inside the waterproofed bag

[+marknhelen]

If its a small box there are some companies who sell direct to squaddies (Blackhorse is one company I think). have you tried the military surpluss sites. I used to have a Blackhorse washbag that would have been ideal.

 

 

There seems to be an ever increasing craze of using camo bags to place a cache in, and I must say I do like them.

 

My question is where can I get hold of one without having to order the material and make it myself?

 

I had a search around the Internet but could not find anything the size of a plastic box.

[+Alibags]

You speak nicely to your friend who wants a favour off you and who has just co-incidentally acquired a quantity of cammo fabric....

[+Mad H@ter]

now now Alibags.dont use it all at once

[markandlynn]

Camo duct tape can work quite well. I paint our ammo boxes dark green and brown but thats mainly to cover up the contains 35mm shells words on the outside

[NickPick]

Try and get fabric bags, as although fabric still gets wet, it'll dry out (when it's not raiing) whereas waterproof ones will retain the water and go smelly and horrible (just like plastic bags do)

[+Just Roger]

Get Waterproof fabric bags here. While "waterproof" they do alow ventilation and so will dry out - unlike plastic.

Edited February 20, 2006 by Just Roger

[+Alibags]

now now Alibags.dont use it all at once

 

That would be one h*ll of a big cammo bag!!

 

You will be pleased to know, Philimores, that I have been sharing the cammo fabric with my chums.

[Dave from Glanton]

I went shopping for camo cloth at local army suprlus stores, but it was all in huge sheets...no, let me rephrase that...it was all in huuuuuuuuge sheets. fine if you want to hide a Landrover or two, but a bit OTT just for Tupperware.

Solution - buy whatever's the cheapest item of camo-pattern clothing thay have in stock and cut down to size. I got a something like a pair of overtrousers for about a fiver which so far has provided enough camo material for 3 large-ish cache boxes, and I've still got plenty left.

[+Us 4 and Jess]

hiya alastair

 

i dont know if this might sound daft to everyone, but what i did was buy a yard of the weed control fabric from homebase it was a £1.00 for a yard square

 

i covered a cache box with it and cut it to size then i stapled the sides and one edge leaving one edge open to slip the cache in and out

 

i have covered 6 caches so far and still have over half left so it is cheap and lasts ages its not water proof but makes a white cache box harder to find and keeps the cache clean

 

M

[+Gralorn]

You can obtain 'stash' sacks DPM with drawcord in three sizes Large 12" Medium 10" and small 8" from:

Extra Range Ltd

Unit 4

Victoria Mills

Dickinson Street

Gtr Manchester

M3 7LW

 

or dpm cloth off the roll at the 'Fabric and Textile' store £4.98 a metre and make your own.

 

DPM: Disrupted Pattern Material (Camo)

[+Pharisee]

I can buy 'ordinary' poly-cotton DPM material from my local market.... Does anyone know of a supplier of the 'waterproof' material that the commercially available 'stash sacks' are made from?

 

Yes.... I know all about NikWax and stuff like that to make poly-cotton water resistant but I really don't want to go down that route, thank you.

[+Pengy&Tigger]

Yes.... I know all about NikWax and stuff like that to make poly-cotton water resistant but I really don't want to go down that route, thank you.

 

You could always get something like this, and cut it to suit.

 

T

[+Pieman]

I get my camo bags from Soldier of Fortune in Chester which also sells online here.

Edited February 20, 2006 by Pieman

[+wizard1974uk]

I get my camo bags from Soldier of Fortune in Chester which also sells online here.

 

Thanks, just bookmarked the link

[+HazelS]

I get my camo bags from Soldier of Fortune in Chester which also sells online here.

 

Same here for us too!

[+Sensei TSKC]

You will be pleased to know, Philimores, that I have been sharing the cammo fabric with my chums.

I've got the message now............

 

<Sulks off to corner for a cry>

[+Bill D (wwh)]

I used to make cammo bags for my caches using material from an old camouflaged tent, but they all too often seemed to get damaged quite quickly, either torn or possibly sometimes chewed. I now paint my cache containers instead. I still have a couple in cammo bags, but I'll be replacing them soon.

[+Kitty Hawk]

You speak nicely to your friend who wants a favour off you and who has just co-incidentally acquired a quantity of cammo fabric....

 

Alistair got a jeep perhaps?

 

Edit - he has, Alistair - I recken Ali will go at least three bags for a jeep icon. Be brave!

Edited February 21, 2006 by Kitty Hawk

[+Alibags]

Has he? That's not what I am after at all, mind you....

Alistair, have you tried the army surplus shop down Pilgrim Street? Just a thought.

 

Harumph... and look, I give Pharisee some cammo and then he whinges on the forums that it's poly cotton. I too reckon that all cammo bags get scoffed by rodents within 6 months anyhow. I know that Bekandian get their rip stop nylon cammo fabric off EBay... they will probably beat me to death for telling now, and they reckon that rodents destroy cammo within 6 months.

 

Lester - they sell cammo bags on the army surplus stall on Bovvy market!

[+Kitty Hawk]

I would suggest Duck tape - B & Q sell it in Black, Green and Brown. Just tape it on in random patterns.

 

It lasts ages and works brilliantly.

 

I suspect that there are cheaper sources than B & Q...

[alistair_uk]

Great stuff, and thank you. My plan is to pop in to the DIY store on the way hone and see what paint and/or tape they have in, and if I don't find anything I like then off to the local Army surpass store tomorrow lunchtime.

 

If all that fails, and it's me so it probably will, I will place the cache as is, order one (or two, or more) online and add it later. It is not actually needed to hide it, just a little extra protection.

 

Now I wonder what kind of favour Alibags wants?

[+Mad H@ter]

I can buy 'ordinary' poly-cotton DPM material from my local market.... Does anyone know of a supplier of the 'waterproof' material that the commercially available 'stash sacks' are made from?

 

Yes.... I know all about NikWax and stuff like that to make poly-cotton water resistant but I really don't want to go down that route, thank you.

 

If you (or anyone else) would like some DPM Gortex, PM us and we might just be able to help out

Edited February 21, 2006 by Phillimore Clan

[+Pharisee]

Harumph... and look, I give Pharisee some cammo and then he whinges on the forums that it's poly cotton.

 

Wuzzent whingin', honest Ali. The stuff you gave me will be turned into cammo bags (and maybe the odd frock or two) before too long.

[+Lost in Space]

....(and maybe the odd frock or two) before too long.

 

John, I always thought that that was you seen wringing out a paper towel on that TV advert, cleaning an oven top....

 

New costume, eh?

 

[+Alibags]

We DEMAND cammo posing pouch!!!

 

...er, or perhaps NOT! LOL

[Deego]

We DEMAND cammo posing pouch!!!

 

 

 

I have mine on at all times

[alistair_uk]

...anyway, back in the land of Geocaching

 

I was most unimpressed by my local B&Q that did not have any coloured tape and no small pots of green paint. They did have some stone effect paint that I will remember for another day though.

 

In the end I managed to get a pack of three synthetic bags from the local surplus store. Not the cheapest at £7, but I have them now and still cheaper than buying smaller quantities online because of delivery. The solution is obviously to place more caches to make it more cost effective .

[+John Stead]

DEEGO

 

"I have mine on at all times "

 

 

So, what have you to hide?

Edited February 22, 2006 by John Stead

[+BareClawz]

Several options come to mind on cammo and being an ex squaddie I have used all 3.

1 DMP cloth can be waterproofed with Storm waterproofing spray. Nice and clean and easy to use, just hang whatever you want waterproofed up, take the top off the spray can, point and press. It's so simple even squaddies use it. It also works on trousers, jackets etc.

2 DPM coloured duct tape, this should be available from any good army surplus supply place. 1001 applications. As recomended by the Red Green show in the US (http://www.redgreen.com/)

3 Before the days when they did Bergens in nice cammo colours we used to get plain green ones. But to get the cammo effect we used to go to a farm suppy shop (Mole Valley Farmers for example) and get the sheep dye sprays. These come in lots of colours, red, green, blue, black, yellow, brown, etc. By using the brown, black and green we could spray almost any cloth cammo colours and it still remained flexible. Once dry and application of Storm spray and it's waterproof too.

[+Munkeh]

But to get the cammo effect we used to go to a farm suppy shop (Mole Valley Farmers for example) and get the sheep dye sprays. These come in lots of colours, red, green, blue, black, yellow, brown, etc. By using the brown, black and green we could spray almost any cloth cammo colours and it still remained flexible. Once dry and application of Storm spray and it's waterproof too.

 

anyone up for commoflaging some sheep late one night?

[+purple_pineapple]

rofl! Don't mention that to any uni students - you KNOW what will happen!

 

Oh, and yes, I'd be up for that!

[beanysquil]

I'm selling camo bags on e-bay, same username. They start at £2.49 + P&P.

[alistair_uk]

I'm selling camo bags on e-bay, same username. They start at £2.49 + P&P.

Thanks for the pointer, but most of the online options above are cheaper. If you can sell them at a lower profit margin then you could compete with the other online traders.

 

Update: I have just noticed the cross posting and the advert on your profile. I am all in to commercial enterprise if it is supporting the Geocaching community, but I feel you are getting very close to what Grounspeak may deem as commercial activity. If you ask me than it is probably best to post generic eBay adverst in future.

Edited July 4, 2006 by alistair_uk

[SlytherinAlex]

Several options come to mind on cammo and being an ex squaddie I have used all 3.

2 DPM coloured duct tape, this should be available from any good army surplus supply place. 1001 applications. As recomended by the Red Green show in the US (http://www.redgreen.com/)

Team Maddie UK has camo duct tape for sale I think.

 

alex.

[+HazelS]

I'm selling camo bags on e-bay, same username. They start at £2.49 + P&P.

 

Thats REALLY dear...

 

I got 7 bags for £7 including postage off ebay!!!

[+Mad H@ter]

Harumph... and look, I give Pharisee some cammo and then he whinges on the forums that it's poly cotton.

And he had a load of DPM Gortex from us! Whats he doing with it all? Kitting out his own army of mercenaries!!

Edited July 5, 2006 by Phillimore Clan

[+g.o.cash]

hiya alastair

 

i dont know if this might sound daft to everyone, but what i did was buy a yard of the weed control fabric from homebase it was a £1.00 for a yard square

 

i covered a cache box with it and cut it to size then i stapled the sides and one edge leaving one edge open to slip the cache in and out

 

i have covered 6 caches so far and still have over half left so it is cheap and lasts ages its not water proof but makes a white cache box harder to find and keeps the cache clean

 

M

Yes I know you did. i found "A walk around wharton park" last week!!

[+currykev]

I tried the following,but it made me feel slightly conspicuous at Sainsburys.

 

Edited July 5, 2006 by currykev