Blaze Orange Paint?

[Muley Hunter]

I need to paint a backpack to be legal in Colorado. Anybody know of a paint that will work?

[cayugad]

If the back pack is cloth you could maybe dye it, but in my world paint sticks to anything I don't want it to. I see no reason why it would not stick. I'd use a latex paint if I did anything.

The thing around here is they take blaze orange cloth and they sew it to their jackets and their blinds. A good canvas, dyed blaze orange and then sewn to the pack should do the trick.

[JW]

I have used spray paint to paint many cloth surfaces such as turkey blind chairs made of canvas, heavy cloth, and even nylon, with very good success.

I even spray painted a straw hat some 16 yrs ago I still wear while dog judging and testing and it is still in great shape.

So I would try just a can of BO spray paint or cayguard's idea of just a blaze streamers of the legal square inch sizre needed which could easily be tucked away and hid for other hunts.

JW

[Rogo]

Just remember, paint has an odor. It will last a long time, even when you can't smell it an animal can. I personally would go with orange cloth sewn on or get another backpack.

[johnnyo]

I use an inexpensive blaze orange vest pin or sew in to the pack. I've done the same for my kids packs, they wear when biking on the road... works great!

[flounder33]

I was thinking along those lines. We pin squares of blaze orange fabric on our ground blinds to be more safe, the deer don't seem to mind either.

[Muley Hunter]

Originally Posted by Rogo

Just remember, paint has an odor. It will last a long time, even when you can't smell it an animal can. I personally would go with orange cloth sewn on or get another backpack.

I never thought of that. I've always just taken a cheap blaze orange vest and draped it over the pack. It wasn't convenient.

Cutting one up and sewing it on is a much better idea.

I never wanted a blaze orange backpack for normal camping, but someone gave me a frame pack, and i'm committing it to just hauling out meat. I'll sew on some orange and call it good.

Thanks guys.

[Grouse45]

Orange Duck tape works really well.

[builder459]

Originally Posted by Muley Hunter

I need to paint a backpack to be legal in Colorado. Anybody know of a paint that will work?

Man this is one of the few times i am glad to be in cali. were not required to wear orange and i can't recall ever hearing about anyone being shot. blaze orange was created so idiots don't shot others in the field.and no amount of blaze keeps idiots from being idiots! Ray

[Muley Hunter]

It might help with the half idiots.