Polish army poncho tent

[DV...]

Hope this thread is in the right place

I have a Polish Army Poncho tent and it leaks. Am I correct in thinking that Nikwax Cotton treatment will sort it? If so what quantity do I need to buy, would 1 litre suffice?

Thanks in advance
Allan

 

[nunzionuk]

1L should be more than enough.. I have managed to do my family polycotton tent with it, and still have loads left.

 

[DV...]

That was quick, cheers

 

[jimbo75]

Beeswax and a hairdryer.. Works a treat but took my brother ages to do

 

[Silverhill]

I ended up using about 500ml of Fabsil which gave it sufficient water repellency, but given a continuous soaking overnight in the middle of the cold snap last year, it did absorb a fair bit of water as well.

Fabsil was all I had on hand, I dare say Nikwax would do a better job. I've also read (somewhere on this forum I think) that Thompsons Water Seal brickwork sealer will do just as well.

 

[Badger74]

The concensous with Thompsons, was that the old stuff did (and said it did canvas on the tin) but they changed the formula and now it doesn't do canvas. I bought some B&Q own brand and that said it did canvas on the tin, but that was a while ago.

 

[Silverhill]

Cheers for that info Badger. I reckon I'll stick to Fabsil, but I may try Barbour wax soon though.

 

[widu13]

Any brickwork proofer with silicon will do the trick. It was indeed the old recipe Thomsons brand- that's the one keeping mine dry!

 

[BigMonster]

According to an old polish scouting manual melt some parafine (candle) in the pot then "paint" the material. After that spread the canvas on a flat surface, cover with paper and then iron the whole thing

 

[DV...]

Cheers guys, I've ordered a litre of Nikwak now

 

[Miyagi]

According to an old polish scouting manual melt some parafine (candle) in the pot then "paint" the material. After that spread the canvas on a flat surface, cover with paper and then iron the whole thing

Probably brown paper?

Liam