OK, I completed my liner for my sackville rear trunk sack.
I used a 12" x 18" x 1/4" thick minicell foam sheet, which I purchased from
salamanderpaddlegear. It cost me $5 (plus shipping and a few paddle
supplies to round out the order.
Fits like it's tailor-made, and certainly takes the slac
Otter wax worked great.
The grid gray bags came out beautiful, waterproof and stiffer. As
expected, it left a sheen on the fabric.
The key is to not apply too much wax - the grid tries to grab it - use a
blow drier, and rub it in well with your fingers, per the instructions.
My photos show
OK, I asked Spenser, he asked the Scots who made the fabric, and here is
their reply:
"With regards restoring or refreshing traditional proofed canvas I am not
sure there is a lot you can do. Our recommendations for cleaning are very
simple as using any type of chemicals could effect the proo
Yes, I'm planning to try something similar with 1/4-inch minicell foam -
can get a 2' square sheet for about $5. It will also also insulate it if I
want to keep something cool. But also interested in improving the
weathering. Last time we got caught in the rain, I had just my front bag
mount
I too thought my Large Sackville rear bag lacked structure... so I simply
created a lightweight poster-board inner box for it.
I lost almost no capacity, and I kept it just small enough to allow the bag
to look "normal", while still not collapsing into a non-rectangle.
Many miles on it now, and d
On Tuesday, September 4, 2012 10:43:03 AM UTC-5, bulldog1935 wrote:
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> is it OK to use a canvas wax like an Otter's wax bar on the Sackville Grid
> gray.
> I was hoping to stiffen the fabric a bit and, of course, weatherproof it.
>
I don't know if you see the Kaufmann Mercantile site, but
And when you find out post the answer here.
On Tuesday, 4 September 2012 21:45:23 UTC-4, Joe K wrote:
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> I frankly don't know, though I have a grid gray bag as well. It's not
> canvas, so I wouldn't assume you can use a canvas wax...I'd suggest
> you call and ask someone at Rivendell directly.
I frankly don't know, though I have a grid gray bag as well. It's not
canvas, so I wouldn't assume you can use a canvas wax...I'd suggest
you call and ask someone at Rivendell directly.
On Sep 4, 11:43 am, bulldog1935 wrote:
> is it OK to use a canvas wax like an Otter's wax bar on the Sackville
