So I need to make a long and skinny drybag for my didgeridoo. What is the current state-of-the-art thinking in regards to home-made drybags? Is a sewing machine necessary? Thanks! Kevin Whilden *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Here is a link to an article to make your own from heat sealable fabric: http://www.isk.canoe-kayak.org/howto/drybags.pdf You can get the material from Seatle Fabrics here: http://www.seattlefabrics.com/nylons_frameset.html What is a didgeridoo? >So I need to make a long and skinny drybag for my didgeridoo. What is the >current state-of-the-art thinking in regards to home-made drybags? Is a >sewing machine necessary? _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I made a dry bag just the other night by following the instructions provided by Chuck Holst in the article referenced below and some Seattle Fabrics heat sealable material. It works great! The end result is a drybag remarkably similar to the Sealine Kodiak Sacs. Dave Seng Juneau, Alaska > Here is a link to an article to make your own from heat > sealable fabric: > > http://www.isk.canoe-kayak.org/howto/drybags.pdf > > You can get the material from Seatle Fabrics here: > http://www.seattlefabrics.com/nylons_frameset.html *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
>So I need to make a long and skinny drybag for my didgeridoo. What is the >current state-of-the-art thinking in regards to home-made drybags? Is a >sewing machine necessary? I buy PVC reinforced wet-weather trousers, about $10 each. Cut a leg off, glue the foot end of the leg and glue tape (with stiffening?) along the top, down about an inch from the top. This webbing tape has a Fastex buckle, male and female, one on each side (with the bag lying flat on the table). One pair of trousers equals two dry bags - buy XXL size. For the length of a didgeridoo you'd need to take the trousers all the way up to the "belt" and glue some of the side which would have been the middle of the trousers. The glue is a PVC glue specially for the job - stays flexible. The material is nice and flexible too. A didgeridoo, for the person who asked, is an Australian wind instrument made from a hollow, straight branch, about 2-3 inches in diameter and about a yard long. You "grunt" into it rather than play it like a flute. The trick is to keep blowing out (by mouth) while breathing in through the nose so that the sound is continuous. Alex . . *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
In a message dated 6/13/2002 3:11:15 PM Pacific Daylight Time, kevin_at_yourplanetearth.org writes: > So I need to make a long and skinny drybag for my didgeridoo. What is the > current state-of-the-art thinking in regards to home-made drybags? Is a > sewing machine necessary? > Thanks! > Kevin Whilden If ya wanna go Low Bid, try a good hot iron and edge it with a strip of duct tape. My bet is it may last as long. All the best t'yall Rob G *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
What kind of glue do you use? I have used HH-66 vinyl cement on other pvc material. >The glue is a PVC glue specially for the job - stays flexible. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
>What kind of glue do you use? I have used HH-66 vinyl cement on other pvc >material. > >>The glue is a PVC glue specially for the job - stays flexible. Ados 777 or 999. I didn't quote it as I don't know if it is suplied in North America. The material is cleaned first with something like acetone that Ados also supplies. I also use it for folding kayak skin gluing. Alex . . *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Heat sealable canvas is more common then you would think. Just go to any canvas store and pick out any material heavily coated with plastic on both sides. If you use an iron, I found baking paper to be ideal in keeping the iron clean and to stop it sticking ( the wife will never know that you have been ironing!). I made 6 bags of various sizes for $50NZ, all are water tight. I like the trouser idea though - even cheaper. Cheers Grant ______________________________________ Want Kayaking information on Waiheke Island? http://www.issystems.co.nz/kayak/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Whilden" <kevin_at_yourplanetearth.org> To: "PaddleWise" <paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 10:12 AM Subject: [Paddlewise] making drybags *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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