Re: [Paddlewise] tarp cloth

Mike McNally wrote:
> 
> Someone posted that you can purchase outdoor fabrics from some seattle
> site... www.seatlefabricsalesmendriveporches.com or some such site.  I found
> that you can get a coated ripstop at http://www.milehightextile.com for
> 2.95/yd.  I don't know that this is a resonable price, but I do know it's
> less than half the price the seatle site had posted.

One thing that comes to mind is whether it is tent quality or clothing 
quality - the significant difference being fire resistance and a rough
factor of two in price.

Sometimes I get good deals on fabric from dealers that stock ends of 
runs etc.  This gets the cost down a lot.  So you may be comparing 
end of run or discontinued color to a regular stock product at 
the other dealer.  It pays to shop and not be fussy about the color
at times.

Mike

PS - Amie got me about a gazillion feet of light, white Dacron that's 18
inches wide for $3 (garage sale).  I don't know what to do with it
all, but kites come to mind.  I'm in the middle of making a 
hammock with it.  Got myself a serger for Christmas, so I'll be able
to finish the fancy paddling clothes projects over the winter (content).
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