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Waxing / waterproofing

IAM ODIN

IAM ODIN

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Good evening everyone, low and behokd i was in my loft today and found an old para bergen i had forgotten i have :/ Metal frame. Waxed bergen i believe.
Any tips for best wax/reviving treatments?
 
Ark79 said:
Nikwax 👍🏻 Used it on my fishing jackets and it’s braw 👍🏻.
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the spray on stuff? always wondered if that would really do the job.
tried spray-on stuff on my mountain boots, underwhelming i'd have to say. but doing boots has got to be the torture test when it comes to wet weather treatments.
 
teef said:
the spray on stuff? always wondered if that would really do the job.
tried spray-on stuff on my mountain boots, underwhelming i'd have to say. but doing boots has got to be the torture test when it comes to wet weather treatments.
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Spray buddy 👍🏻 Never tried it on boots, I would agree tho, that would be the test.... few years back when I was hunting I use a candle And dry rubbed it over my boots then used the wife’s hairdryer to melt it into the fabric, worked a treat, seen it on a YouTube video, it’s not perfect but you can tell the difference 👍🏻 Just had a look on the evilbay and I came across Wax for equestrian equipment ?? This stuff should work a would imagine?
 
sounds promising. gotta admit though i have a bad habit of being sceptical-by-nature when it comes to stuff the horsey crowd touts. always suspected it's just vanilla civilian stuff with some fancified packaging. probably horribly narrow-minded of me but where i grew up nobody rode a horse for fun.

been wondering about the waterproofing techniques the guys on the U-tube do. wax makes sense, some use a bit of pitch thrown in which is hard to argue with. recently tried one formula which included boiled linseed oil. i'm happy i just did that on a surplus canvas haversack though, damn thing is stiff as a board now.

i've got a clapped-out old British army smock that i'm keen to experiment on a bit, hoping to give it a bit of water resistance. still trying to decide which DIY formula i want to go with.
 
teef said:
sounds promising. gotta admit though i have a bad habit of being sceptical-by-nature when it comes to stuff the horsey crowd touts. always suspected it's just vanilla civilian stuff with some fancified packaging. probably horribly narrow-minded of me but where i grew up nobody rode a horse for fun.

been wondering about the waterproofing techniques the guys on the U-tube do. wax makes sense, some use a bit of pitch thrown in which is hard to argue with. recently tried one formula which included boiled linseed oil. i'm happy i just did that on a surplus canvas haversack though, damn thing is stiff as a board now.

i've got a clapped-out old British army smock that i'm keen to experiment on a bit, hoping to give it a bit of water resistance. still trying to decide which DIY formula i want to go with.
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Or just get dry bags.... 🤔
 
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