[pct-l] Ultra ever dry

[Dennis Phelan]

the intenet says this material is a two part application.  one quart of
each part costs a total of $149.00 and only covers 3.5 to 4.5 sq ft.  It
only comes in white at this time.  I think I will wait awhile.

Dennis


On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 9:53 AM, Dan Jacobs <youroldpaldan at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 9:39 AM, Eric Lee <saintgimp at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Lots of waterproofing treatments look good on the first use.  Most of
> them
> > look significantly less good after a bit of time and wear.  I'd be
> curious
> > to see what the "half life" of this treatment turns out to be.
> >
> > Eric
>
> Half life totally depends on what happens during and after treatment.
> I've got some DWR treated fabrics that still shed water like duck
> feathers, but they haven't seen much action. Different folks will have
> different results with anything.
>
> Clearly, the price is too much for most at this time. As the price
> comes down and research and improvements occur, this may be the next
> much better DWR. It seemed to fit into what folks are interested in.
> It would be nice to have a tent that could be shaken dry of water,
> frost, or even ice and packed away nearly dry as a bone (which I know
> aren't normally dry, unless they've been thoroughly dried beforehand,
> which is a weird use of language, eh? ;-).
>
> Dan Jacobs
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