Bill!! Thanks for that obvious but (speaking for myself) rather stupidly forgotten connection: felted wool over metal water containers: Of course, I see any number of canteens so covered.
I must try that on my metal bottles. And I agree 'bout VO: some nice stuff but, for many of their items, low end quality to match the very reasonable prices. Just got an on-sale "Randonneur" front rack for the Commuter Riv: it is usable and, for $55, a good buy as the market right now goes, but not at all benchmark quality. How low have you seen you (Tucson?) humidity? I've clocked ours here in NW ABQ at 4%. On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 2:05 PM, Bill Gibson (III) <bill.bgib...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > I like what Velo Orange is up to almost as much a what Rivendell is up to > and want to support both, but... > > I can't think of a better use of the wool in an > all-used-up-and-can't-be-darned-any-more-sock-or-sweater than an evaporative > cooling sleeve for a feeder bottle. Boil the wool, then use scissors, then > sew it up to fit. > > I remember bike shops selling little wool bottle socks just for that > purpose decades ago. At this time of year they dry out in about 1/2 hour in > Southern Arizona. Remember those canteens with the wool serape pattern > covers? Works. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
