[at-l] Staying Dry in a Hammock

[bcalkins@disaster-relief.net (Bruce Calkins)]

Yup.  Ever see a polyester or nylon wick in a lamp or lantern.  I even tried
fiberglass wicks in the old Florence oil burner and was back to cotton in a
few weeks.
I won't claim to have the scientific explanation, but I know what works.
Black Wolfe



----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Mayer" <jmayer@rochester.rr.com>
To: "Bruce Calkins" <bcalkins@disaster-relief.net>
Cc: "lbooher" <lbooher@adelphia.net>; <at-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 7:14 AM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Staying Dry in a Hammock


> Are you sure?  I always thought that nylon was pretty hydrophilic.
> Polyester is hydrophobic, though.
>
> Just asking.
>
> -- Jim
>
> On Tue, 2002-04-23 at 06:05, Bruce Calkins wrote:
> > No, Nylon doesn't "grab" the water to start the capillary action.
> >
> > Black Wolfe
>
>
>