Waxing Ventile

[Noddy]

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[Aussiepom]

Take a look at the Aussie brand Driza-bone. They do a full length riding coat, amongst other things.

 

[Noddy]

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[British Red]

If you wax Ventile have you considered the fire risk?






.....and when hell has finished with you someone will push you in a camp fire!

 

[mountainm]

Sell the ventile. Buy a waxed jacket. Waxing the ventile will ruin a good jacket?

 

[treadlightly]

Easier and more cost effective to sell the ventile and buy a wax jacket if you want total waterproofness.

 

[Tiley]

Waxing Ventile is heresy. If you want a greasy jacket that'll slither through the rain, do as others have said: sell the Ventile and buy a Barbour or Drizabone; whatever you do, don't wax the Ventile!

 

[John Fenna]

Waxing Ventile is heresy. If you want a greasy jacket that'll slither through the rain, do as others have said: sell the Ventile and buy a Barbour or Drizabone; whatever you do, don't wax the Ventile!

+1 to that
Burn the heratic!
Even contemplating waxing Ventile is herasy!

 

[bilmo-p5]

Waxing Ventile is heresy. If you want a greasy jacket that'll slither through the rain, do as others have said: sell the Ventile and buy a Barbour or Drizabone; whatever you do, don't wax the Ventile!

+2 to that.

Why not get the ventile lining for the Snowsled?

 

[blacktimberwolf]

Sell the ventile & you'll probably have enough readies to have a proper waxed jacket made to your specs. if you don't find one 'off the peg' that you like.

 

[rik_uk3]

I thought ventile was waterproof anyway I thought my ventile jackets years ago were faulty when they leaked

Sell it and get a good wax coat.

 

[Squidders]

Isn't waxing ventile like waxing goretex?

It's just going to stop it breathing, right?

 

[Toddy]

Yep, and it'll become cold and clammy when you work up a sweat if you don't get air up and under it too

I love my wax jacket, though I made a wool liner for it and that helps a lot, but there's still no way it's breathable. It needs the manual airflow to dry off the inside, i.e. don't tie the hem close, and leave the neckline open so that moving around draws air up and through. Draughty though.
Horses for courses.

If the OP doesn't get on with the Ventile, sell it and buy a wax one instead if that'd suit what you use the jacket for.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Buckshot]

I moved away from waxed jackets as soon as I could afford Goretex
All the waxed ones I've ever had leak in serious rain - even when new, can't say that of manmade fabrics - until they're old and delaminate
As has been said - horses for courses

 

[treadlightly]

A compromise could be to wax the exposed areas of the jacket, especially the shoulders, but leave the rest alone. That way you improve its ability to protect from rain but retain most of its breathability.

 

[Squidders]

I think a better compromise would be to get an umbrella personally.

 

[troutman]

I would also advise against waxing it. When waxed cotton is made the fibres are waxed then woven to make the cloth. Its difficult to get ready made fibres to absorb all of the wax so it would only remain waterproof for a short while and then you would have leaking patches. I personally would just buy a wax if thats what you want. The outdoor and country store (owners of barbourbymail) often have driza-bones in the sale at half price or less at the end of each "season"- i guess they just arent as fashionable as barbours.

 

[Imagedude]

Waxing Ventile is a waste of good wax, it's like trying to improve stewed turnip with whiskey cream sauce.

 

[Laurentius]

Why? What would that possibly achieve?

 

[Westnorfolk]

Keep the ventile jacket for best and get yourself some heavy canvas from here

http://www.whaleys-bradford.ltd.uk/product_list.htm?catID=3

and a pattern from a dismantled nasty army surplus that you like the look of, you can then embroider flowers and bunnies on it and wax it yourself so the holes are waterproof as well

http://www.xraylove.com/2011/12/11/how-to-wax-canvas/