anyone out there know of a product to dip your gear to waterproof it? i have an older canvas canoe pack that i used last week up in the boundry waters that totally got wet. it would also be nice for backpacking gear istead of the spray….thanks
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Victoria,
Check with Dry Cleaning shops for wash-in wax products used to restore water repellance in canvas trench coats.
But if you really want to pack water tight, check your library for a copy of Cliff Jacobson’s book. He has an inexpensive packing method designed to float a pack for hours and have the contents still be dry (and he uses only down sleeping bags). It does not rely on the pack being waterproof … after all, it has this big hole in the top!
If your library doesn’t have it they should be able to Inter-Library Loan it. Or you could buy a copy, great book.
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