I'm sitting here in a $3 thrift store overshirt that I insulated with Insultex... gotta make this fast, I'm starting to heat up. I'm going to walk the dog and see how it goes.
Tomorrow, I'm going deer hunting in rain, snow and cold. It will be a good test of this stuff!
- MacEntyre
- MacEntyre
"We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." - Ben Franklin
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Pics or it didn't happen..
“I think that when the lies are all told and forgot the truth will be there yet. It dont move about from place to place and it dont change from time to time. You cant corrupt it any more than you can salt salt.” - Cormac McCarthy
and even then...Originally Posted by angrysparrow
Pics or it didn't happen..
"Every day is a new day to a better future"
"Of all the things that matter, that really and truly matter, working more efficiently and getting more done is not among them." ~ Mike Dooley
"What if I told you that you couldn't have anymore of anything... No more friends, no more money, no more anything, until you first got happy with what you have?"~ Mike Dooley
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." ~ Socrates
First time I heard this was after one of my rants about the condition I found a state park in after a holiday weekend.Pics or it didn't happen..
Now I think its funny, At the time I had no nice words for the person that posted it.
How many layers?
We need pics, Calendar Boy.
Dave
"Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self."~~~May Sarton
HeheheWe need pics, Calendar Boy.
Mac, is there any particular pattern that you plan on using when you make a finished version of your vest? I've been thinking about making one with fleece and insultex for paddling, but I don't have any experience with making clothing.
A free canoe is better than no canoe.
I have a canvas vest in my closet that I'll use as a pattern. I may use removable sleeves.
I'm thinking of making the Insult Vest just like an UQ Insert... lightweight fabric facing both sides, designed to supplement a jacket, as an inner layer garment.
The pits probably should be of a breathable fabric. The neck should zip closed, so it can be vented. The wrists and waist should be elastic, so that cold air does not intrude.
I'm not sure what fabric to put on the inside or the outside, but I think the vest should be made from scratch.
I have made vests before, but it's been a while!
BTW, MrPrez is thinking just what I am... this stuff might make great PJs for a hammocker!
- MacEntyre
- MacEntyre
"We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." - Ben Franklin
www.MollyMacGear.com
Wonderful test report Mac.
I remember me in a tree like you describe...sleet....crummy...
I dropped arrow after arrow from shivering
Lots younger then....
I look forward to seeing the projects from the INSULTs
Regards
Tom
Here are pics!
I also made some tapered sleeves. The Insultex is not attached to the shirt, so I put it on as a pullover, then pull the shirt on over that.
I was toasty while walking the dog... it is 45*F right now, and all I had on underneath the Insulted Shirt was a golf shirt.
- MacEntyre
"We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." - Ben Franklin
www.MollyMacGear.com
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