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    Go easy. Wendy is from Namimbia and may not have access to the boiled stuff. Sometimes, we ask because of what is available.

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    Some had their corn flakes wizzed in?....LOL
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    Sorry, I had just finished a conversation with a (political reference) supporter when I answered previously and had been dealing with newspeak, revised history, the definition of what the word IS-IS, and a thought process composed completely of sound bites.

    We will now answer the question with a special reference to location.

    If you are in Namibia and use the wrong stuff it won't work. (they get what, 2" of rain a year? They build houses from mud!)

    If you are in Dallas and use the wrong stuff it will not work.

    If you are in New York City and use the wrong stuff it will not work.

    If you are in Serbia and use the wrong stuff it will not work.

    If you are anywhere on planet Earth and use the wrong stuff it will not work.

    50/50 mix of boiled linseed oil and mineral spirits is what works.

    But what if you do not have those things?

    Then it will not work.

    Sorry, but some things just do not work and you can not make them work just because you do not have the right stuff.

    And just because you used what you had does not mean that it absolutely has to work. (That is a thing common on the British survival forums, making do with what you have and it will just have to work . It does not have to work and they find themselves floating down the river on the roof of a burning house more times than not.)
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    I am fortunate to be in the good ole USA. I have never, not once, ever floated down the river on the roof of a burning house. My heart goes out to the Brits though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rick View Post
    I am fortunate to be in the good ole USA. I have never, not once, ever floated down the river on the roof of a burning house. My heart goes out to the Brits though.
    Check with the Brits ....tomorrow......
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    can we use boiled flaxseed oil if that all we have?
    so the definition of a criminal is someone who breaks the law and you want me to believe that somehow more laws make less criminals?

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    After thorough consideration I will agree to the use of boiled flax seed oil instead of boiled linseed oil if that is all you have.

    But that is the only substitution allowed.
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    Hi kyratshooter

    Is there any reason why this oilskin method wouldn't work on a pair of cotton pants? I've got a pair that I was looking to turn into oilskins for riding on the motorbike in light rain..

    Thanks,

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    Many thanks Sparky for your recipe for oil cloth. I get it, use BOILED linseed oil and only BOILED linseed oil. Plus paint thinners not turps otherwise the material will rot! !! We are quite sophisticated here in Namibia and we do get both products.I've got a sample I've done, hanging on the line. Seeing as we only get 2 mls of rain a year, it should dry very quickly? I'll let you know what happens.
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    Quote Originally Posted by andrevw111 View Post
    Hi kyratshooter

    Is there any reason why this oilskin method wouldn't work on a pair of cotton pants? I've got a pair that I was looking to turn into oilskins for riding on the motorbike in light rain..

    Thanks,
    It will work but you will not want to wear it against your skin. Least I never did, don't like the texture after treatment. I have used it on outer wear.

    I do have some documentation of a unit commander during Lord Dunmore's War requiring his men to have at least one heavy linen shirt treated in this way for use as a raincoat for use in the wilderness. That was in the 1760s when wilderness was really wilderness.

    Wendy, if you only get 2 mills of rain each year why are you bothering to waterproof fabric? It seems a sun shade/shelter would be your primary concern.
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    Great thread, thanks guys!

    Incidentally it was a google search and this thread that led me to this great forum.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cylon View Post
    Great thread, thanks guys!

    Incidentally it was a google search and this thread that led me to this great forum.
    Happens a lot around here.......
    Seems this thread has drawn in 8 or 10 new members that joined just to respond to this thread......
    Good to know the subject is still popular.
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    You think if I did one on "tin cloth" we could capture a few more?
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    Hey guys a question.

    Is mineral spirits and white spirit the same thing? I think it is but we don't have mineral spirit here in Oz!

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    Quote Originally Posted by hunter63 View Post
    Happens a lot around here.......
    Seems this thread has drawn in 8 or 10 new members that joined just to respond to this thread......
    Good to know the subject is still popular.
    Considering how expensive/difficult it is to get a decent bushcrafting tarp its hardly surprising that folks have thought "bugger it" and decided to make it themselves....

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    Quote Originally Posted by cylon View Post
    Hey guys a question.

    Is mineral spirits and white spirit the same thing? I think it is but we don't have mineral spirit here in Oz!
    Yep, it is the same thing.

    Also known as solvent naphtha.

    Generally it is sold under the label "paint thinner" over here and is a substitute for old fashioned turpentine.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kyratshooter View Post
    Yep, it is the same thing.

    Also known as solvent naphtha.

    Generally it is sold under the label "paint thinner" over here and is a substitute for old fashioned turpentine.
    Outstanding, cheers mate!

    I'll give it a crack and see how she turn out. There may be pics or a thread out of this....

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    Hey Cylon watch for PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kyratshooter View Post
    Hey Cylon watch for PM.
    Got it mate, reply incoming!

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