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Fire Proof your Jacket – Tent – Pants … with a spray on

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Karple T BPL Member
PostedDec 27, 2011 at 12:41 pm

Is this possible?

Does anyone know about this stuff?

Any previous threads on the subject?

I always worry about burning holes in my expensive clothes like my down sweaters.

It apparently does not work well on synthetics but I am thinking about spraying this on a light cotton jacket that I can use over my cold weather clothes for around the campfire.

Any other ideas for protection against flying embers?

http://www.amazon.com/No-Burn-Fabric-Fire-Spray-32-Ounce/dp/B002TKLD14/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

(Amazon Review)
5.0 out of 5 stars Great stuff, December 10, 2011
By
Crystal H. – See all my reviews

This review is from: No-Burn Fabric Fire Gard Spray, 32-Ounce (Tools & Home Improvement)
My husband is a cutter in a scrap yard and his clothes get burnt up a lot. He sprayed this on the sleeves of his jacket and noticed that the sparks would just roll off his clothes instead of burning them. Very good.
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works well on cotton, March 16, 2011
By Bradley W. Bleck "bradley" (Spokane, WA USA) – See all my reviews

This review is from: No-Burn Fabric Fire Gard Spray, 32-Ounce (Tools & Home Improvement)
We bought this for a science fair experiment. Don't expect much on synthetics, but it worked great on cotton. If you put a match to thin cotton, it will go up in flames. Having used this stuff, we couldn't get it to catch fire, not with matches, not with a propane torch. Other fabrics, it added a second or two to the time it took them to begin burning or melting.

Dustin Short BPL Member
PostedDec 27, 2011 at 1:13 pm

Fire proof is not the same as burn proof. Fireproof just means that a textile will smolder instead of bursting into flames. I'll doubt any fabric treatment will protect synthetics from ember pinholes unfortunately =/

EDIT: I got a bit overzealous in responding. From the reviews it might not be a a terrible idea to create a cotton over garment for campfire activities. For a lighterweight solution maybe silk would work too…

I usually don't have campfires when solo, but groups love a fire so with the slower group pace it may be worth the weight penalty.

Karple T BPL Member
PostedDec 27, 2011 at 6:20 pm

Silk sounds like a good idea. It would have a lot less bulk & weight.

I would only need it once in a while for some 1-3 night trips.

I wonder what would happen with cuban.

It would be cool to have a cuban rain jacket/spark arrestor!

I could drape my fire proof cuban ground sheet over the fire side of my lunar duo.

PostedDec 27, 2011 at 6:26 pm

While I haven't done it yet, I keep meaning to pick up a tyvek suit to guard against embers burning my down jackets/pants. Lightweight too.

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