Waterproofing your fishtrap
Waterproofing your fishtrap
Hey all,
Ever been fishing in your fishtrap on those rainy days? Putting the fishtrap away soaked up from the rain and only to come back the next day to go fishing to find out that you now have ice everywhere on your shanty?
Here's a little tip that will hopefully help in this situation...
Did a little bit a reasearch on what to use and what not to use on fishtraps... came up with Kiwi Camp Dry, a silicone based spray that will make your fishtrap a waterproof machine. I was worried that it wouldnt let the frabric breathe.
Came up directly from Camp Dry's website:
"KIWI Camp Dry heavy duty water repellent spray provides long-lasting protection while allowing leathers, canvas and nylon to breathe. The spray contains a high level of silicone for optimum protection and is odorless when dry."
So what the heck, I tried it and here are the results..
Before:
After:
That was only with 2 brief coats of camp dry, recommended is 3 coats.
Hope this helps!!
Nod
Ever been fishing in your fishtrap on those rainy days? Putting the fishtrap away soaked up from the rain and only to come back the next day to go fishing to find out that you now have ice everywhere on your shanty?
Here's a little tip that will hopefully help in this situation...
Did a little bit a reasearch on what to use and what not to use on fishtraps... came up with Kiwi Camp Dry, a silicone based spray that will make your fishtrap a waterproof machine. I was worried that it wouldnt let the frabric breathe.
Came up directly from Camp Dry's website:
"KIWI Camp Dry heavy duty water repellent spray provides long-lasting protection while allowing leathers, canvas and nylon to breathe. The spray contains a high level of silicone for optimum protection and is odorless when dry."
So what the heck, I tried it and here are the results..
Before:
After:
That was only with 2 brief coats of camp dry, recommended is 3 coats.
Hope this helps!!
Nod
- katch moore
- Gold Participant
- Posts: 1223
- Joined: Tue Jan 24, 2006 3:54 pm
- Location: Slave Lake, Alberta
- Fishing 24/7
- Diamond Participant
- Posts: 3243
- Joined: Sat Aug 04, 2007 11:47 am
- Location: In Your Lake
- 777BassMan
- Participant
- Posts: 36
- Joined: Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:49 pm
I tried this on my buddy's old portable shelter last night, with the heavy rain we got this product seem to works very well. Only cost us around $6 per can. We only applied two coats.
http://www.atsko.com/products/waterproo ... guard.html
http://www.atsko.com/products/waterproo ... guard.html
- troutnmuskiehunter
- Diamond Participant
- Posts: 3131
- Joined: Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:30 am
Did you have to order it or can we buy that locally??777BassMan wrote:I tried this on my buddy's old portable shelter last night, with the heavy rain we got this product seem to works very well. Only cost us around $6 per can. We only applied two coats.
http://www.atsko.com/products/waterproo ... guard.html
- 777BassMan
- Participant
- Posts: 36
- Joined: Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:49 pm