Wanted; half a metre of RAF Blue waterproof fabric

[Toddy]

I bought a set of RAF raingear at a market in York for HWMBLT. The jacket and trousers are goretex, excellent in every way, except there is no hood. The jacket is meant to be worn with a 'cover', a hat.
I need to make a hood for it, and though I have loads of waterproof fabric I have none in this blue.
It's a good colour too; not 'military' iimmc, but a kind of civillian acceptable blue jacket colour.

I only need enough to make a hood, and it doesn't need to be goretex, just waterproof and of a matching shade/tone. Doesn't need to be exact, just enough that it looks like it belongs.

Happy to pay postage and offer something suitable for barter

cheers,
M

 

[Shambling Shaman]

I have a few RAF blue working shirts blue, not water proff but you could use it ( if the right colour ) to cover some water proff stuff?

Yours if you can use them.

 

[Toddy]

SS, that's the colour and I thank you for the offer.

If I can't get hold of anything waterproof, may I take you up on it ? I could always wax the fabric and line it with a lightweight waterproof layer.
He rarely wears a hood up, but this is just to stop the rain running down the back of his neck.

atb,
M

 

[Shambling Shaman]

NP Toddy, it's a synthetic blend of some sort but should be proff-able

 

[Graham_S]

How soon do you need it?
I think I might have something suitable in my storage locker.
I'll not be home for a couple of months though.
I've got a full set of those waterproofs somewhere...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RAF-ROYAL...ables_Militaria_LE&hash=item35c3d51ac2&_uhb=1

You might try a surplus shop for one of these, waterproof but not breathable, same colour though.

 

[Gailainne]

http://www.fabrics-n-stuff.co.uk/ad...Csid=bb73f5c2b196daa5d06d87b7137b2708&x=0&y=0


Have a nysil pertex 4 equiv in close to that colour, maybe darker, btw guys don't care if it isnt the same tone or even shade..seriously

 

[Toddy]

Thank you both

Yeah, but I'm his missus and it'll irritate me if they're not close
If I can find something that looks like it 'belongs' I'll be quite happy though

cheers,
M

 

[MT606]

why not buy another jacket or a knackered one just for the fabric? plenty on evilbay, these jackets cost nothing really (like most of the clothing stuff we got issued) n it will look alot better than some mis-matching stuff.

 

[Toddy]

Because even if it's only a fiver for a second hand jacket, and a fiver for the p&p, that still it makes a tenner for what could be dead goretex.

No point in using that for a hood. The set I bought was new, unissued, still in it's factory packaging.

Something will turn up that's just right....the pertex that Gailainne linked to is the front runner so far

cheers,
Toddy