bigmac1_at_enter.net wrote: >>>>Subject: [Paddlewise] material to make a paddling shirt? I'm interested in making a paddling shirt out of the material used in such clothing (kind of a heavy nylon with plastic on interior surface. Does anyone know of a source of such material as well as the tape used to close the seams. John MacKechnie <<<< An excellent store specializing in outdoor fabrics is Seattle Fabrics (www.seattlefabrics.com). Lots of fabrics, including goretex, goretex clones, coated and uncoated nylons, neoprene, seam tape, dry bag material, outdoor gear patterns, etc etc. They are a little expensive however. Evan Dallas Woodinville, Washington *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Evan, In the summer I often wear an old cycling shirt. They fit tight, some might say too tight, so they don't chaff under your arms, they breathe and they dry really quickly. Some have extra long zippers in the front so you can pull then down to help stay cool while emulating the Elvis look. Some zippers are metal and will stick if you don't rinse in fresh water. The down side is, if you don't have a bunch from racing days gone by, they can be expensive to buy new. I'd try REI or MEC up in Vancouver. Gordin Warner Victoria BC At 02:22 PM 21/06/2005 -0700, Evan Dallas wrote: >bigmac1_at_enter.net wrote: > >>>>Subject: [Paddlewise] material to make a paddling shirt? > >I'm interested in making a paddling shirt out of the material used in such >clothing (kind of a heavy nylon with plastic on interior surface. Does >anyone know of a source of such material as well as the tape used to close >the seams. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> The down side is, if you don't have a bunch from racing days gone by, they > can be expensive to buy new. I'd try REI or MEC up in Vancouver. In Vancouver you should stop by the store next door - they have them for $5 or 6 (second-hand). The place is called "Sport Junkies". A lot of bicycles too. > >I'm interested in making a paddling shirt out of the material used in such > >clothing (kind of a heavy nylon with plastic on interior surface. Synthetic logh-sleeved T-shirts cost USD 12 or so, breathable, fast-drying. They don't have zippers; you may also get fancier long or short-sleeved outdoor shirts with zippers in stores like MEC or REI (like those bicycle shirts); or get some some old synthetic dress shirt - just tear the collar away. *************************************************************************** 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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