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Stephen Barber
(grampa) - MLife

Locale: SoCal
Where to buy silnylon? on 03/04/2010 08:13:10 MST Print View

Where's a good place to buy a small amount of silnylon for patching?
Tim Marshall
(MarshLaw303) - MLife

Locale: Minnesota
Re: Where to buy silnylon? on 03/04/2010 08:37:17 MST Print View

how small? I might have some i can just send you.

-Tim
Ben Wortman
(bwortman) - M

Locale: Nebraska
I have a few scraps also on 03/04/2010 09:39:43 MST Print View

I have some jade green, grey, and golden yellow scraps if you are interested I can send you some for free.
Marc Penansky
(MarcPen) - F

Locale: Western NC
 		Sil-Nylon Pieces on 03/04/2010 10:09:28 MST Print View

I've got some pieces of several other colors (tan, navy, purple, jade, etc) - just tell us what color and size and some one will be able to help you out.
Andrew Hickman
(EastCoast315) - F

Locale: Central New York State
Re: on 03/04/2010 11:51:22 MST Print View

So people have scraps, sure, but where can you get it by the yard? I'd love a few yards of it
Tim Marshall
(MarshLaw303) - MLife

Locale: Minnesota
Re: Re: on 03/04/2010 12:10:04 MST Print View

owfinc.com
thru-hiker.com
questoutfitters.com
and about a million more places

-Tim
Stephen Barber
(grampa) - MLife

Locale: SoCal
What kindness! on 03/04/2010 13:09:29 MST Print View

Tim, Ben and Marc - Thanks for your kind offer of scraps! Seriously!

I have about six 2 1/2 inch cuts in a Golite green poncho I need to patch.

It's my own fault - I bought the poncho used here, but had forgotten about it when I got this odd squishy package. I slit the package open, and discovered that I had just sliced through a half dozen layers of my new poncho!

Any colors would be fine - in fact, a multi-colored set of patches would have a certain panache, eh?!

PMs will be sent!


Thanks also for the on-line stores - I will bookmark them for future stupidities!
Stephen Barber
(grampa) - MLife

Locale: SoCal
Re: I have a few scraps also on 03/04/2010 13:15:02 MST Print View

Ben, I couldn't PM you, but if you PM me, I'd be glad to give you my address! Thanks!
Tim Marshall
(MarshLaw303) - MLife

Locale: Minnesota
Re: Re: I have a few scraps also on 03/04/2010 13:54:28 MST Print View

i recommend the method of laminating sil that was recently and article on BPL by Jim C. I did that on his suggestion for mid panel tie-outs a few years back and it worked great. It would be a great way to patch the poncho without sewing. You could glue the patches on from the inside so on the outside it was less noticeable.

-Tim
Stephen Barber
(grampa) - MLife

Locale: SoCal
Glue on 03/04/2010 14:22:21 MST Print View

Exactly what I was planning!

In fact, it was the laminating article that got me thinking of this.

Thanks!
Stephen Barber
(grampa) - MLife

Locale: SoCal
Thanks, thanks and thanks! on 03/12/2010 15:09:51 MST Print View

Marc and Tim, thanks for the silnylon - between the two of you, I'm sure I have enough for the job!

Tim, you are a hoot! As soon as I saw the box, I started laughing! "NO KNIVES!!!" LOL!!! With all you sent me, I'm sure I have enough patch material for the next 20 years! Thanks, buddy!

Once I get the patching done - which may not be for a month - my weekends are all taken - I'll post a photo of my poncho of many colors!

Thanks again, guys!