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after exchanging several emails to Ed Speer, he pointed me to Westmark. Exchanging several emails with them, i found out that the min. order is 25 yards per fabric per color. they have a nice selection of ripstop nylons. I would be getting some forest green 1.1 sil and 1.9 DWR (color undecided).
I would not get all 50 yards, hopefully i could split it with some other people.
I did not see any silnylon in there site, but upon emailing them, they didn't say they didn't carry it (didn't ask specifically). So hopefully someone will want to split an order.
I want about 8-10 yards of the sil and about 5 yards of the DWR. I am considering the kelty green.
warbonnetguy
10-29-2007, 20:08
if they do not have silnylon, what is the 1.1 sil in forrest green you speak of? sil and silnylon are the same thing.
warbonnetguy
10-29-2007, 20:35
i just checked out their site. no mention of sil or of polyester fabric like their google add says.
i wonder if they would be a good source for hot air baloon fabric:)
i know sil is silnylon. i could not find it on their webpage, but when I mentioned it to them in an email asking if i can order small amounts of these items, they never said we don't carry silnylon. i never asked directly becasue they didnt object to it and that Ed Speer said they have it. Im just saying i couldn't find it on the website.
hm, what google add, i cant find it. weird.
warbonnetguy
10-29-2007, 21:03
i just googled westgate fabric.
it didn't mention sil, but it did mention polyester
warbonnetguy
10-29-2007, 21:05
I would be getting some forest green 1.1 sil
i took this to mean you found forest green 1.1 sil on their website.
i didnt find it but Ed Speer says they have it. i just emailed them asking if they had it.
warbonnetguy
10-29-2007, 21:25
ok, sorry, i misunderstood.
i emailed them too asking about polyester and sil.
anyway, if you want to reserve some post here or pm me, i will state the price as soon as i know it. you can just say you want x yards and after i get a price you can change your mind.
warbonnetguy
10-29-2007, 21:53
i might be interested depending on the price. not sure how much though
ozarkjeep
10-29-2007, 22:04
put me down also as a MAYBE interested, depending on price.
I'd be interested, depending on price, in some silnylon in a nice , not too bright green colour.
NCPatrick
10-30-2007, 06:46
Ditto on being interested in (darker) green sil. Let me know if they do have it, etc.
Thanks!
Count me in, i think I need 9 yards
headchange4u
10-30-2007, 10:32
I'd be in for some sil. Probably 8 yards or so. More if the price is right.
HappyCamper
10-30-2007, 10:37
I'd be interested as well. Between 5 or 10 yards depending on price. Thanks much !
Is this the stuff? http://www.westmarkcorp.com/browsecloseouts.php Good price if you're willing to buy a 100 yd roll. Even better price if you're willing to buy 2160 yds.
as far as i can see there is only coated fabrics. Emaling them resulted in the response:
"we do not sell forest green silicone coated ripstop, only kelly green"
as read, it is light green, and coated not impregnated. if we can find it blank and people are willing to pay wholesale yardage, i would happily help in anyway i can.
warbonnetguy
10-30-2007, 21:27
kelly green is really bright, almost flourescent. yuck
try calling noah lamports. they don't list sil on their site either, but had it last time i called. the problem then, was that they had lost their source, and were saying they couldn't get it anymore, but they did have some left, no green at the time though. maybe they found another source though, it's worth a shot. the guy told me they sell to owf, quest, and seattlefabrics. they definately have big wholesale discounts, and i don't think their min order is necessarilarly that big either. deal may get better based on larger quantities though, i'm not sure. not sure about their breathables either, i was only looking for green sil at the time. it's worth a shot.
Take-a-knee
10-30-2007, 22:45
Where do Hennessy and Kifaru get their coyote brown sil from? Some body is making the stuff.
warbonnetguy
10-30-2007, 23:43
most of that stuff is made in china or wherever, and the fabric is likley the same. most of the stuff available in the us is made in the us. there is just not as good a selection of the american made stuff. i would like to get my hands on some eno fabric, but it's the same way. call them and ask about their supplier, they might even sell you some, but they likely don't have any, it's probably all dealt with by the foreign manufacturer, who is basically a subcontractor, and makes gear for lots of different companies.
The HH seem to have nice breathable and sil greens and browns, will send Tom and email soon.