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Re: [at-l] Why not a Mouse-proof Container?
- Subject: Re: [at-l] Why not a Mouse-proof Container?
- From: Tim Hewitt <thewitt@fairchildsemi.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 13:07:03 -0400
- Organization: Fairchild Semiconductor
Tom Fort wrote:
>
> Steven Dopp wrote:
> >
> > Anbody have any ideas for a lightweight "mouse-proof" container?
>
> After my last hike in the winter, when the mice ate holes in my brand
> new (opened) pack, I thought about this one. What I came up with was an
> all enclosed, zippered bag. Big enough to contain my entire pack,
> including food. Made of kevlar. I figured if it could stop a bullet, it
> could stop a mouse! Don't know how heavy it would be, tho.
>
> What do you think? Would you by one?
Kevlar is a woven cloth like fiberglas cloth, and only stops bullets if it's
about 50 layers thick. It wouldn't be particularly mouse-proof I don't think.
-Paddler
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