[pct-l] Ultra ever dry

[Dennis Phelan]

it is going to cost a lot more than $150 - that only covers a 22" square
(unless you have an awfully small tent/pack)  Also note it only comes in
white color.


On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 11:19 AM, nojenn53 at aol.com <nojenn53 at aol.com> wrote:

> I am not Mr Money bags by any means, but I would certainly pay $150 to
> treat my Wild Oasis tent to not have to carry a water logged tent every
> rainy day of my AT hike this summer.  I would also consider spending the
> cash for my pack and sleeping quilt....although I probably need to know
> more about it before spraying my down Nunatak quilt.
>
> Speaking of down filled products.  Has anyone had experience (good or bad)
> washing your down sleeping bags/quilts and/or down jackets?
>
> Nunatak says it can be done, but they have a very time consuming drying
> process.  I had hoped I could get away with using DownTek for the wash, and
> drying it on very low setting with light tennis ball to fluff up the down.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Steve Jennette
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Feb 11, 2013, at 2:08 PM, Dennis Phelan <dennis.phelan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > 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
> >> Washougal
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