Have you had any thoughts on applying a colored dye to the IX quilting ? The thoughts being what kind of dye or paint would you use.
tbone
Have you had any thoughts on applying a colored dye to the IX quilting ? The thoughts being what kind of dye or paint would you use.
tbone
- MacEntyre
"We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." - Ben Franklin
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Well, I will try something this weekend, I wasn`t expecting to dye the polyethylene, just the fabric outer, I will post up the results.
- MacEntyre
"We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." - Ben Franklin
www.MollyMacGear.com
I am going to try 3 methods.1) Fabric dye,2) diluted paint mixture or 3)light coats of spray paint which I think would bond really well but it might not leave the fabric feeling as nice.
any other reports from those who have used these with insultubes? Mac I am excited to try these on the traveler. I don't mind not having an outer layer of ripstop because the white color will work great with my gray traveler i think
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12:2)
None that I've heard about this week, but it won't be long... I have almost two dozen IX UQs that will be mailed out this week!
The InsulTubes work very well!
For the Traveler, I'll make it just like the Blackbird, a little wider and fuller at both ends.
I received an excellent suggestion from someone today, and will make a prototype soon: a slip on cover. That way, you can go ultra-light, or you can have your favorite color in a durable nylon cover.
- MacEntyre
"We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." - Ben Franklin
www.MollyMacGear.com
That sounds like it has good potential(the slip on cover).
I'm going to have trouble coming up with many temps for testing until next fall! ( or on a trip somewhere cooler). But I have been an "outlier" so far, not managing to be as warm as some of you guys. So I am just hoping to get a little closer to where y'all have been temp wise. But I think I can already tell that the tubes are going to help.
Related item: we all know that one of the main benefits of dealing with our cottage industry folks is an unusually high level of customer service. But I think MacEntyre must have just set a world record. I just sent my HHSS style IX UQ back for addition of tubes. I did not indicate that I was in any particular hurry. I got them here in MS this morning, from NC. I was surprised and had to go check to see when I sent them. Sure enough, it was given to the post office on WED afternoon! With nothing fancier than the ( 3 day?) priority shipping. Back in my hands Mon AM.
MacEntyre, how did you do that?
I haven`t tried to dye the IX yet , I did put some thought into it though. I`m thinking a sprayed on color is probably a better idea. The reasoning is that a dipping process my clog the air pockets in the inner part of the IX affecting its ability to trap air.
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