Hi can anybody tell me where I can get a Parachute for a camp shelter from Cheap please
regards Matt
regards Matt
Parachute shelter
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That one has been slashed like a lot usually are.
You'd do well to drop Kev at Endicotts a call and see what he can do for you
You'd do well to drop Kev at Endicotts a call and see what he can do for you
Defo give Kev a ring Matt, it's a while ago now but he had some Irvine chutes in ripstop with varying degrees of damage or some uncut south African ones for around £40
Have given Endicotts a ring and they have got some but there all slashed so he was not happy to post out due to damage in them
Kev's damaged are often better than a lot of folks 2nds.
If you're up for stitching the slashes, it's easy stuff to sew.
The chutes come odd shapes too. Sometimes it's actually better to cut out a couple of rows of panels to make them flatter, and if you get lucky the bits you remove will work for repairing damaged panels.
It's worth trying for one with it's lines still attached. It cost me the price of a drum of paracord to replace the ones that had been cut off my chute. You really need four metres per line if you're going to put the chute above head height and tether it securely. 20 or 25 lines at four metres is pretty much a drum full of cord.
If Kev still says the chutes aren't worth the trouble though, I'd take him at his word; he knows his stock
M
If you're up for stitching the slashes, it's easy stuff to sew.
The chutes come odd shapes too. Sometimes it's actually better to cut out a couple of rows of panels to make them flatter, and if you get lucky the bits you remove will work for repairing damaged panels.
It's worth trying for one with it's lines still attached. It cost me the price of a drum of paracord to replace the ones that had been cut off my chute. You really need four metres per line if you're going to put the chute above head height and tether it securely. 20 or 25 lines at four metres is pretty much a drum full of cord.
If Kev still says the chutes aren't worth the trouble though, I'd take him at his word; he knows his stock
M
Got one of these -
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/X-Type-Pa...Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item1c3d08117d
Arrived exactly as the picture -no rips, tears etc. Tidy knick and with a copious amount of quality 550 Paracord atached. I think their cord free version is £5 less - which doesn't make a lot of sense!
No commercial etc connection, just a customer.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/X-Type-Pa...Collectables_Militaria_LE&hash=item1c3d08117d
Arrived exactly as the picture -no rips, tears etc. Tidy knick and with a copious amount of quality 550 Paracord atached. I think their cord free version is £5 less - which doesn't make a lot of sense!
No commercial etc connection, just a customer.
I bought exactly the same one as Oakleaf. Very happy. Like he says, no cuts or rips and a tonne of paracord.
hi mate try the army surplus shop in hernebay ,kent, ive seen one in there before they have two shops one in Canterbury and the hernebay one
