What to do with 7′ of olive 3-layer eVent

[Brett Peugh]

About a decade ago I bought some olive 3-layer eVent.  I know it is very passe material now and I don’t think any uses it for anything.  What should I use it for? Or should I just get rid of it?  Thank you.

[Jerry Adams]

eVent is supposed to be good for a rain jacket

I made a jacket from 2.5 layer eVent.  After a decent lifetime, it delaminated in the hood and shoulders so I cut out fabric from the body and made another jacket with just the hood and shoulders from the eVent, and some other fabric for the rest.  I still use that around the garden, but that other fabric isn’t as breathable so I made another jacket from something from RSBTR which I now use.

So, you could use your fabric for shoulders and hood of a jacket.  Not enough for an entire jacket, so buy something for the rest of the jacket.  Sleeves from the eVent would be good too – that benefits from being breathable.  Main body not as important because it drapes – big air space between you and it.

[John S.]

mittens, oversocks…

[Dave @ Oware]

It is still one of the best for a jacket if you are brush busting in the North Cascades or climbing in 90 mph gusts on Rainier (lighter fabric flaps too much)

[Mark H]

I still love my eVent bivy — dramatically less condensation than my Gore-Tex bivy. Do you have enough fabric to make the top of a bivy, the bottom from some different, tough material?

 

[Brett Peugh]

I might be able to make a jacket but I don’t think there is enough for a bivy as I am 6’4″.

 

The problem is I can’t really sew and there really is no one in my town.  Is there a person out there that will sew custom work.  I mainly just want a simple hooded jacket.  Thank you.

[Adam Kilpatrick]

Full length gaiters. Should get a ton of pairs out of that much fabric. You don’t really need the latest and greatest fancy pants WPB for gaiters at all…they self vent a fair bit. As long as its 3-layer it will be durable enough for a long time in a design similar to the MLD Snow Gaiters (Which is what I use these days after burning through many pairs of much supposedly heavier duty Australian gaiters…they tend to fail at all sorts of complex points in the construction. Simple just works).

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