Well explained Gary. Yes green is the most dense and have bought same from WA at John Vineys suggestion. In cold green can be a bit of a solid board. Mr demo is usually 1inch of blue (green works as well) on a brick wall and drive my fist with full strength and it never ever hurts.
In confor it goes green, blue, pink, yellow & or white. Only the first two pass my test if 1 inch thick. Yellow is too soft but may work if 2 inch thick.?? Aldi had such pads last week but it is only for comfort & not for crash back protection I believe. I am yet to see a local foam product (except green from WA) meet my fist test thus order the correct product & you have back insurance for LIFE for $50. Ian mcp (a baby with a helmet band arrangement of confor can fall head first one to cement floor without damage) On 07/04/2014 11:29 AM, "Gary Stevenson" <gstev...@bigpond.com> wrote: > > These people get the foam in a large billet, and will cut you a piece to the > size and thickness required. From memory, their price was NOT competitive, > but that was years ago - maybe they now do a better deal? > > Confor is a brand name, and other manufacturers (in the USA), make similar > products. Note the plural in products: As well as different thicknesses the > foam is made in different densities, which are usually colour coded. For > Confor, green is the way to go. I think the blue product that Ian refers to > MAY be produced by another manufacturer. Ian?? > > To the best of my knowledge this type of foam is not manufactured in > Australia. Can anybody prove me wrong/advise of an Australian manufacturer? > > I note that Cumulus Soaring in the States is also a retail supplier. > > GFA on its old web site had a useful discussion on the product, but I do not > know if this information was carried across to the new site. Tim Shirley, do > you know? > > As a matter of interest the impact absorbing foam (Confor etc), can be > layered with other products too. I bought a layer of memory foam (as used > for comfort on some wheel-chairs), but never got around to actually making > it up and using it with the Confor in my glider cushion. > > Regards, > Gary > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net > [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of > b_br...@tpg.com.au > Sent: Monday, 7 April 2014 9:58 AM > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] confor foam > > Doesn't necessarily need to come from the States, though I am not sure of > their pricing. > > http://specialtyfoams.com.au > > > > Regs > Ben > > > On Mon, Apr 7th, 2014 at 9:42 AM, Ian Mc Phee <mrsoar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Saturday at Chris Thorps GFA safety seminar at Archerfield I gave a > > demo > > of 1 inch blue confor memory foam. Some people there obviously did not > > know about confor foam and recently a friend of mine is a southern state > > was involved in a ground loop in ASK 13 caused by long grass catching one > > wing and other wing gaining extra lift and whole glider lifted in the > > air. > > He was dumped from about 1metre leaving him with injured back for 2 or > > so > > months. He knew nothing of confor foam' and did not have same. Glider > > was > > all but undamaged. > > > > Here is the link to confor foam > > > > http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/cmpages/conForFoan.php?clickkey=5944 > > > > It does cost $US23.50 for BLUE PAD 1 inch think (is all you need for > > protection) and post per pad will be say $20 but that is minor to > > injuries > > it may prevent. > > > > Personally I will not sign a form 2 unless the glider is equipped with > > confor foam or they get a long talk that they have to order it NOW. > > > > We wear seat belts in gliders and cars always so why not have confor in > > all > > gliders we fly and costs a lot less than a parachute and is equally > > important I believe. $50 is the cheapest one off insurance policy you > > will > > ever buy in gliding. > > > > If you want more proof go to the BGA web site for article on its use and > > the front cover will be a photo of a Swift glider crashing and pilot > > walks > > away. The video or is it a series of still photos of the crash. > > > > Thanks to Jenny Ganderton most of the gliders at Keepit have confor in > > almost all gliders. > > > > Personally I think GFA should mandate the use of confor instead of highly > > recommending it but at least that is a start.. > > > > Ian McPhee > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2014.0.4355 / Virus Database: 3722/7309 - Release Date: 04/06/14 > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
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