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Waterproofing - for Coats / Boat Covers / etc. - What do you like? Stockpile?
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Rode the bus, motorcycles and bicycles to work in Oregon rain for many years. Still hike all year round. I like this stuff better than other products I've used. Cheap at local cheap stores and online.
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Silicone Water-Guard - 10.5 oz. Aerosol
Silicone Water-Guard is suitable for outerwear, footwear, tents, sleeping bags, and suede. Our silicone is specially formulated to apply maximum repellency in a single application.
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I use Nik-Wax wash in sealer for my rain and hunting gear, works awesome, but needs to be done at least once a year to maintain maximum effectiveness!
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For every thing else, especially tin cloth, I use Filsons Wax Sealer, or Kiwi Bear Grease for Boots!
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This has worked for me for over 40 years.
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WAY too expensive.. I make my own. Plenty of how to's online.
I waterproofed a milsurp canvas anorak that took probably a quart or so.
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For a tarp type thing I'd do an oilcloth recipe.. again, online. It's basically linseed oil and thinner iirc. You have to be careful and it'll off gas/stink for quite a while.
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I have a paint can full of my homemade goop. I made a batch about 15 years ago, re-do my tin cloths every spring and have determined I have about a 3-lifetime supply of the stuff.
The wee Filson can is much more photogenic than my batch.
Beeswax, boiled linseed oil, and turpentine is pretty much it if I remember correctly.
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