Patrick: Great photos (BTW)... I have a question about your blue jacket...
You had mentioned in a previous post that this is made of ventile cotton...
After field-testing this in the wild, what is your opinion of the overall
performance and feel of ventile (versus other waterproof materials
Bobby, the simplest answer is I have found the best rainwear I've ever
used. Why? Because it breathes while being water proof. With the deluges we
had recently (4/hour), with double digit inch rainfall in a day, some
water did soak through, but was never much and dried very quickly during
Hi Patrick,
Keep asking and answering your questions-- I learn a lot from your posts!
(BTW: I think that's a Nitto Mini front rack; I just picked up one of those
for my Hunqapillar, too. A great smaller front rack for canti-bikes.)
shoji
On Saturday, September 28, 2013 10:04:56 PM UTC-4,
Och! You're right, of course, Shoji. It's the Nitto Mini. That's what I get
for not looking it up first. I know Mark build up my bike, so I just figure
they're all his racks. Sardonic grin.
I may try making my current wrap/ground cloth waxed by painting melted bees
wax on it then helping it
I looked into buying some #8 Martexin Original Wax from them recently. But
after paying the $21 for one yard, there would then be a minimum $30 small
order handling charge. Plus, I haven't made the phone call, but it's not
clear they will sell less than 5 yards.
Fairfield is set up as a
Another traditional waterproof fabric is oilcloth:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oilcloth Basically, fabric treated with
boiled linseed oil. Australian dryza-bone type rain-wear is still made
from oilcloth. You can probably find instructions on how to make your own,
as lots of historical
I could be into participating in a group buy. I'd be interested in a couple
yards each of 10oz and 18oz in earthy hues.
--Smitty
On Saturday, September 28, 2013 7:04:56 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote:
This past trip my experiment with carrying my food on the front Mark's
rack worked out
I have a yard of tan waxed canvas that I bought from Swift Industries a
while ago and never used. I was going to use it as a backpack cover when I
had a basket, but I've since switched to panniers. It's a little grungy
from being stored in a heap in my garage, but it's in pretty good shape.
Thanks, Mike. I'll check with my wife and see if that makes sense. A few
questions:
-- 100% cotton?
-- Actual dimensions?
With abandon,
Patrick
On Sunday, September 29, 2013 12:08:13 PM UTC-6, Mike On A Bike wrote:
I have a yard of tan waxed canvas that I bought from Swift Industries a
Mike, I'm going to pass. My wife reminded me how challenging it is to get
the normal scents out of fabric once they've been owned by others (laundry
detergent, soap, perfume, etc) -- so I'm safer buying new. Not that it
wouldn't work, but for my brain it's too big a risk. Thanks for the offer
How about Archival Clothing (archival clothing.com)? I get my Martexin
re-proofing wax from them and they sell some wax cotton goods presumably of
Mrtexin cloth; perhaps they would transact some yardage.
Andy Cheatham
Pittsburgh
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To answer my own question (I really should learn to Google first, ask
second):
http://www.fairfieldtextile.com/fabrics.html
With abandon,
Patrick
On Saturday, September 28, 2013 8:04:56 PM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote:
This past trip my experiment with carrying my food on the front Mark's
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