Doug Hansen
New member
I bought some Cabelas Northern Flight Prairie Grass to try and form a grass base for my boat’s blind. I figured on adding some natural vegetation to it to help make the whole rig blend in a bit better. When I opened up the box of grass I saw I had some work to do. It was just too bright for the area that I hunt. Here’s the box:
Here’s the “too bright” grass out of the box:
I got a galvanized pail, some dark brown RIT dye, a stirring stick and a brick. I took the bundled grass out of the box and rolled it up so it would fit inside of the pail. I then filled the pail until the grass was covered with water. I light the BBQ’s side burner and placed the pail on top of it until it started to barely simmer. I then added one package of RIT dye. I pulled the grass after about twenty minutes and it was too dark. I added another rolled bundle of grass to the pail and let that go around fifteen minutes. It looks pretty good. The last batch in that pail full came out nearly perfect after ten minutes. So, only add one third of a package of dye per bucket and simmer the bucket for ten minutes. It should give a good almost universal tan to your grass. It’s just enough to tone it down a bit. Here are my results so far using one package and three pails of water.
Here’s a shot of the pail on the BBQ burner:
I hope and expect the too dark stuff to lighten as it weathers and also the light stuff to darken. If I mix up the different colored grass as I weave I hope to achieve a more even overall look. Time will tell.
I never used RIT dye before and it’s pretty easy. If you’re ever faced with dying something just have at it.
Doug
Here’s the “too bright” grass out of the box:
I got a galvanized pail, some dark brown RIT dye, a stirring stick and a brick. I took the bundled grass out of the box and rolled it up so it would fit inside of the pail. I then filled the pail until the grass was covered with water. I light the BBQ’s side burner and placed the pail on top of it until it started to barely simmer. I then added one package of RIT dye. I pulled the grass after about twenty minutes and it was too dark. I added another rolled bundle of grass to the pail and let that go around fifteen minutes. It looks pretty good. The last batch in that pail full came out nearly perfect after ten minutes. So, only add one third of a package of dye per bucket and simmer the bucket for ten minutes. It should give a good almost universal tan to your grass. It’s just enough to tone it down a bit. Here are my results so far using one package and three pails of water.
Here’s a shot of the pail on the BBQ burner:
I hope and expect the too dark stuff to lighten as it weathers and also the light stuff to darken. If I mix up the different colored grass as I weave I hope to achieve a more even overall look. Time will tell.
I never used RIT dye before and it’s pretty easy. If you’re ever faced with dying something just have at it.
Doug