I acquired this cotton canvas material... what's it good for?

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Emdiesse

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Jan 9, 2005
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Surrey, UK
A long time ago...

However, to be honest I rushed into buying the stuff because it was on sale, I liked the colour and I thought maybe I could make a tarp come bed roll out of it.

Anyway, I have done nothing with it but I hope to make use of it so I would love to find out:

It's eligibility for bed roll material
It's eligibility as a tarp
I'd plan to cover it in greenland wax so if it got wet it'd be somewhat resistant to the water

IF, it's a fairly silly material to use for a bed roll, I'd sooner not use it and keep my eye out for an old trailor tarp or something that I can use instead!
However, I'd not want to waste it so it'd be nice to knot what it maybe IS good for?

Thanks


 

Toddy

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Jan 21, 2005
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Bags, gaiters, 'might' do for a bedroll base, though tbh, I think I'd use sommat else if I could. It would probably make a pretty bomb proof jacket though.

cheers,
Toddy
 

Emdiesse

Settler
Jan 9, 2005
629
5
Surrey, UK
Bags, gaiters, 'might' do for a bedroll base, though tbh, I think I'd use sommat else if I could. It would probably make a pretty bomb proof jacket though.

cheers,
Toddy

Cheers Toddy.

Still keen on the idea of a bed roll, except I like to do things right so not with this material... I'll keep it as side for now until I find a suitable task... even if it's some handy totes to keep in the car, keep around the house, do the shopping with instead of fueling the demand for more ghastly plastic bags!

I'm keen on accomplishing something like this in the future (Except I think I'll need a better sewing machine first!)
http://www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?21368-Canvas-bedroll

It's already stated there that I'd be looking for '15oz water and rot resistant canvas'.

I really struggle though, just where do you find these materials?
 

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