Page 1 of 3 123 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 28
  1. #1
    Senior Member Hooch's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Location
    Princeton, NC
    Hammock
    Dutchware Half-Wit Hexon 1.6
    Tarp
    HG Palace
    Insulation
    Burrow & Crowsnest
    Suspension
    Whoopie Sling
    Posts
    4,333
    Images
    46

    Boo-ya! Score Baby!!

    Ok, I felt like getting in a fix of dangerous living, so I decided to go to my local Wal-Mart (Richmond Road, Lexington, KY) and pick up a couple things that I needed. After I got what I went for, I thought I'd stop in the sewing section and see if there was anything good hiding in the $1 bin. I began looking through it, thinking I'd come up empty like so many times before. Then, there it was, a bolt of silver gray sil. Bingo baby! Score! 11 yards at a buck a yard, total surprise! I can now officially have a good weekend.
    "If you play a Nicleback song backwards, you'll hear messages from the devil. Even worse, if you play it forward, you'll hear Nickleback." - Dave Grohl

  2. #2
    Dutch's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Location
    Reinholds, PA
    Hammock
    Bridgeskin
    Tarp
    DIY Blackcat
    Insulation
    DIY Quilts
    Suspension
    Whoopie sling
    Posts
    9,558
    Images
    201
    Sure keep my hopes alive that there actually is sil at Walmart. Now I have to keep going there.
    Peace Dutch
    GA>ME 2003

    www.MakeYourGear.com
    http://dutchwaregear.com[/URL]
    Visit Dutchwaregear on facebook (and like it)
    Check us out on Twitter @dutchwaregear

  3. #3
    Senior Member Hooch's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Location
    Princeton, NC
    Hammock
    Dutchware Half-Wit Hexon 1.6
    Tarp
    HG Palace
    Insulation
    Burrow & Crowsnest
    Suspension
    Whoopie Sling
    Posts
    4,333
    Images
    46
    Quote Originally Posted by Dutch View Post
    Sure keep my hopes alive that there actually is sil at Walmart. Now I have to keep going there.
    The so-called mythical $1/yard sil at Wally World does indeed exist. I have seen it and it's a wonderful thing. Now if we can just locate the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot.
    "If you play a Nicleback song backwards, you'll hear messages from the devil. Even worse, if you play it forward, you'll hear Nickleback." - Dave Grohl

  4. #4
    Senior Member Mule's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2007
    Location
    Kokomo IN
    Hammock
    Hammock gear
    Tarp
    Dyneema Hammock ge
    Insulation
    Down top and botto
    Suspension
    Hammock gear
    Posts
    3,392
    Images
    27
    Is it DWR? My silver sil was as was my olive. Mule
    Predictions are risky, especially when it comes to the future.

  5. #5
    Senior Member Hooch's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Location
    Princeton, NC
    Hammock
    Dutchware Half-Wit Hexon 1.6
    Tarp
    HG Palace
    Insulation
    Burrow & Crowsnest
    Suspension
    Whoopie Sling
    Posts
    4,333
    Images
    46
    Quote Originally Posted by skskinner View Post
    Is it DWR? My silver sil was as was my olive. Mule
    Mule, since sil is silicone impregnated, no DWR is necessary. Its waterproofness lies in it's silicone impregnated properties.
    "If you play a Nicleback song backwards, you'll hear messages from the devil. Even worse, if you play it forward, you'll hear Nickleback." - Dave Grohl

  6. #6
    Senior Member stoikurt's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Panama City, FL
    Hammock
    Custom 1.7/1.1 WB Blackbird
    Tarp
    DIY SWT
    Insulation
    JRB Nest & DIY RMS
    Suspension
    Whoopee Slings
    Posts
    1,006
    Images
    97
    Congrats, Hooch. I've found some really good 1.1 downproof DWR ripstop in silver and olive but never any Sil.
    Stoikurt
    "Work to Live...Don't Live to Work!"

  7. #7
    Senior Member Just Jeff's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2006
    Location
    Charlottesville, VA
    Hammock
    Blackbird
    Tarp
    MacCat Standard
    Insulation
    Winter Yeti, MWUQ4
    Suspension
    Whoopie Slings
    Posts
    7,924
    Images
    32
    Yep - DWR is NOT waterproof. Sil IS waterproof. Two different materials.

    Both are usually ripstop.

    Good job on the find, Hooch!
    “Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall when the wise are banished from the public councils because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded because they flatter the people, in order to betray them.” ~Judge Joseph Story

    - My site: http://www.tothewoods.net/
    - Designer, Jeff's Gear Hammock / Pack Cover by JRB

    IMPOSSIBLE JUST TAKES LONGER

  8. #8
    Senior Member Hooch's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Location
    Princeton, NC
    Hammock
    Dutchware Half-Wit Hexon 1.6
    Tarp
    HG Palace
    Insulation
    Burrow & Crowsnest
    Suspension
    Whoopie Sling
    Posts
    4,333
    Images
    46
    Quote Originally Posted by Just Jeff View Post
    Yep - DWR is NOT waterproof. Sil IS waterproof. Two different materials.

    Both are usually ripstop.

    Good job on the find, Hooch!
    Sheer luck, sir. Nothing more, nothing less. Later tonight after the traffic dies down and the Christmas shoppers have all gone to bed or passed out in the strip club, I'm going to the other 2 Wally Worlds in Lex to see if they have any more. If they do, I'm snatching up every bit I can find.
    "If you play a Nicleback song backwards, you'll hear messages from the devil. Even worse, if you play it forward, you'll hear Nickleback." - Dave Grohl

  9. #9
    Senior Member Nest's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Nashville, TN
    Posts
    627
    Images
    5
    Quote Originally Posted by Hooch View Post
    Sheer luck, sir. Nothing more, nothing less. Later tonight after the traffic dies down and the Christmas shoppers have all gone to bed or passed out in the strip club, I'm going to the other 2 Wally Worlds in Lex to see if they have any more. If they do, I'm snatching up every bit I can find.
    I've found in my area that if one Walmart has DWR, the others usually will.

  10. #10
    Senior Member Hooch's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Location
    Princeton, NC
    Hammock
    Dutchware Half-Wit Hexon 1.6
    Tarp
    HG Palace
    Insulation
    Burrow & Crowsnest
    Suspension
    Whoopie Sling
    Posts
    4,333
    Images
    46
    Quote Originally Posted by Cerberus View Post
    I've found in my area that if one Walmart has DWR, the others usually will.
    I didn't get DWR, I got sil. (Insert dancing banana here)
    Attached Images Attached Images
    "If you play a Nicleback song backwards, you'll hear messages from the devil. Even worse, if you play it forward, you'll hear Nickleback." - Dave Grohl

  • + New Posts
  • Page 1 of 3 123 LastLast

    Similar Threads

    1. Score!!
      By XTrekker in forum Do-It-Yourself (DIY)
      Replies: 20
      Last Post: 09-12-2013, 08:57
    2. Score!!!
      By SwinginIt in forum Do-It-Yourself (DIY)
      Replies: 20
      Last Post: 12-01-2012, 22:28
    3. Score one for a pad
      By scorpio516 in forum Pads
      Replies: 2
      Last Post: 06-06-2011, 21:05
    4. Almost Score - down bag for $10
      By tammons in forum Do-It-Yourself (DIY)
      Replies: 5
      Last Post: 02-10-2011, 21:07

    Bookmarks

    Posting Permissions

    • You may not post new threads
    • You may not post replies
    • You may not post attachments
    • You may not edit your posts
    •