Re: [Paddlewise] Make It Yourself Outdoor Gear

From: Robert Livingston & Pam Martin <bearboat2_at_home.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2001 10:19:14 -0800
On 11/7/01 6:31 AM, "Natalie Wiest" <wiestn_at_tamug.tamu.edu> wrote:

> "Illuminite" fabric.  Sorry to say I've been too busy paddling and otherwise
> to get the jacket made that I'd intended, but it looks just the thing for
> night paddling if you want to be seen.

I have found this fabric harder to see than people with ordinary fabrics on
which there are stripes or crosses of reflective material. I think this is
one reason why these reflective fabrics did not catch on. They were not as
good as what they were trying to replace even though they had the advantage
that you did not look like a dork in daylight.

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