Re: [Paddlewise] Cockpit size (fabrics for modifications)

From: <JCMARTIN43_at_aol.com>


> Gabriel and I have discussed options in the past.  I'm considering the use
of
> stretch Cordura --- if there is such a thing ---

Here you go, try

Outdoor Wilderness Fabrics, Inc., 16415 Midland Blvd., Nampa, Idaho 83651
Info(208) 466-1602   orders (800) 693-7467  fax (800)333-6930 or (208)
463-4622

These prices are from a 1997 catalog, so call for updates:

Nylon Cordura Lycra (stretch Cordura) uncoated...57"...9.5 oz. ...
lycra...Black...$10.75/yd
Nylon Spandura (stretch Cordura) uncoated...59/60"... 11 oz. ...1000
denier...Black...$14.75/yd

They also sell:
- Neoprene & seam sealer
- Gore-Tex and Ultrex
- Malden Mills line of Polartec fleeces, etc.
- Vinyl coated polyester (dry bag material) which is heat sealable
- Ripstop nylon (sails, anyone?)
- Tactel, a 100% breathable, highly water-repellent nylon
- Supplex (Taslan) similar to Tactel, a super material for Summer
outdoorwear
- Velcro of all kinds
- Reflective tapes
- Threads, elastics & zippers
- tubular banding for jacket waists
- cuffs & edging tape
- Every kind of Fastex, cam, & Ladder Loc buckle, tri-glides, snap hooks,
D-rings, Barrelocs, grommets, webstrapping
- patterns for bags, packs, vests, parkas, pants, shirts, gloves, hoods,
gaiters, etc., for those that can sew their own

Ciao,

~Paul H., Burlington, N.J. (where all of my beautiful snow is melting !)



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