Even my fastidiously maintained waxed cotton bag begins to leak through the
stitch holes of the seams. Even thought the base material is not nearly the
functionality of the EtaProof/Ventile, the needle holes and threads of
fabrication which leak. If similarly made of PVC sheet, my Carradice Nelson
would seep just as it does.
Absolute waterproofness is a pretty high standard and one that comes with
some very clear negatives for which I have formed my own threshold.
Selective ("hybrid" per Hilltrek) use of the waxed EtaProof/Ventile might
be useful. Front of thighs and shins, hack half of the seat area from belt
line to crotch gusset, the rest being single layer unwaxed.
Andy Cheatham
Pittsburgh
On Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 8:05:48 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote:
>
> I will be stunned if waxed cotton cycling pants are the droids, er, pants
> you're looking for, Peter. Do you realize the heavy weight and
> non-breathability of waxed cotton?
>
> With abandon,
> Patrick
>
> On Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 5:00:29 PM UTC-6, Peter Turskovitch wrote:
>>
>>
>> ANYWAYS the good news is that you can get this fabric in a version that
>> is *waxed* instead! It's called EtaProof Bio, and you can buy it by the
>> yard
>> <https://www.extremtextil.de/etaproof-wasserdichte-baumwolle-bio-u-fc-frei-200g-qm.html>.
>>
>> I plan to make a pair of cycling pants, if nothing else to redeem myself
>> for this shamelessly off-topic post.
>>
>
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