Anybody know of, or had dealings with a company that sells waterproof lightweight ripstop nylon.
I'm thinking about making a lightweight quilt and finding somewhere to get it is taking me forever.
Cheers Neil
Anybody know of, or had dealings with a company that sells waterproof lightweight ripstop nylon.
I'm thinking about making a lightweight quilt and finding somewhere to get it is taking me forever.
Cheers Neil
Have a look on evil bay I bought some rip stop nylon from there and it was quite cheap.
I used thjs guy Chubbs to make mine, Its really lightweight but very windproof as its for parachutes http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ripstop-Ny...item19eba699a5 ATB,Ken
Ne te confundant illigitimi It is always a pleasure to see what you can make !, instead of buying it ready made. R Proenneke.
Careful - the stuff listed as parachute fabric will not be as windproof as you may think, it needs to have a certain degree of permeability for the parachutes to work correctly. That is one of the reasons that the newly manufactured material gets rejected. Got that straight from a manufacturer when I went searching for the stuff myself for a project. The siliconised stuff isn't waterproof either, only water resistant because the air permeability allows the wind to blow a fine mist through the fabric.
I agree Jus, but I have used this stuff and it fairly good for the price, It will hold water like bucket and not let a drop through and I have had no probs with wind penetration with it, I even made a light weight tarp with it as well as my UQ, Its a happy medium of price / quality for me. ps, the permeability of it can go both ways.... sometimes it doesnt let enough air through the weave !
Last edited by Rasputin; 13-05-2014 at 11:06 PM.
Ne te confundant illigitimi It is always a pleasure to see what you can make !, instead of buying it ready made. R Proenneke.
Then you may have found just the stuff I was looking for
May have to revisit my tarp project now although I found that silicon stuff a pig to sew.
Thanks for the help guys.
While on my search again last night I came across this company that sells so many different types of lightweight material. What do you think I should use and are their prices compareable to others on the web.
http://www.profabrics.co.uk/index.php?1400052731
Cheers
For anyone interested I siliconise and also use as a seam sealant a mix I make up myself, 1 part clear silicone and 2-3 parts white spirits. Use a small paint brush to seam seal and soak in a bucket to siliconise sheet nylon. Hell of a lot cheaper sealing seams than the tubes of the stuff. You canpaint or roller it on a sheet but dunkin is better but messy
Ne te confundant illigitimi It is always a pleasure to see what you can make !, instead of buying it ready made. R Proenneke.
your not wrong there Jus, you have to have your tensions and foot presure spot on and even then it still puckers or jams, evil material but worth the effort , KenI found that silicon stuff a pig to sew.
Ne te confundant illigitimi It is always a pleasure to see what you can make !, instead of buying it ready made. R Proenneke.