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RE: [at-l] Down Bags and Dryloft

Kahlena

Gore-Tex is no longer sold in raw format. (They claim that end users don't 
know how to properly sew and seal items made with their material.)  I made 
my first Gore-Tex parka 18 years ago. I've made several parkas' and 
bivy-sacks. I still wear the parka on almost daily basis here in the rainy 
Pacific Northwest.

I do understand that some of the material may be obtained through the black 
market. There is another product called Ultrix that is available. I believe 
that it's made by 3M. I don't know if it's a good as Gore-Tex, but we've 
had no problems with it. It worked fine all summer and it shed water off 
our sleeping bags quite effectively.

You can purchase it from a number of suppliers. We used the Rain Shed in 
Corvallis, Oregon. They have a catalog and do most of their business mail 
order. They also supply most of the material used by Ray Jardine.

The coated rip-stop nylon weighs about 2.5 oz per sq. yard. You will often 
see people label it as 1.9 oz coated rip-stop and not include the weight of 
the coating. There are lighter coated materials available. You can purchase 
the material used in Stephenson's tents.

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Ron "Fallingwater"
www.fallingwater.com/at97



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