Regarding Waterproofing Your Clothes, Bags etc.

[Paracord1945]

Hello all.

I am not sure if you have heard of Nikwax?

It's a really good product for water proofing your bags and clothing etc. I have used it on my Rucksacks nylon and canvas ones to be precise and both work well. I would highly recommend it as I have used it in a rain shower before and it proves it's worth. The water just beads and runs off, great stuff. The product is fast drying too once applied. I have also gone as far to using it on my walking shoes.

If any of you are interested in getting hold of some here is the link. https://www.nikwax.com/en-us/products/t ... -spray-on/

Thanks.

[Frnc]

I haven't tried spraying any clothes, but I should get some of that for a few items at some point.

I have some of this for my winter cycling shoes, which are leather and some kind of imitation leather. You can use it on trainers.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002EDNJHM

NB. This comes in two versions, sponge-on and spray on. They look similar. The sponge is obviously for shoes. The spray is also for shoes I reckon, as it only covers a small area and doesn't have the lever like the one in your link. I have the spray version. Note that the image and description says sponge-on but I received the spray on. If you read the customer questions you will see it's the spray on. The description on my order says sprayer. It's Amazon Lucky Dip.

I also have Nikwax leather conditioner in the sponge-on bottle, which is described as conditioner/waterproofer, which I use for my leather walking boots. It's recommended to condition leather boots every 6 months, and keep them in a dark place. I keep mine in the box, wrapped inside in the brown paper they came in.

I also keep a 60ml tube of Nikwax leather waterproof wax in my long term bugout kit. You only need to put a small amount on every now and then so it would last a long time.

Some tents need their seams sealing, and there are special products for this.

[pseudonym]

Used it to waterproof a whole parachute a couple of times, worked well in light downpours.

[Vitamin c]

A old bikers trick is a larger pair of jeans over your normal ones , cover them in black shoe polish and never wash them .

Waterproof for life.

[Frnc]

A old bikers trick is a larger pair of jeans over your normal ones , cover them in black shoe polish and never wash them .

Waterproof for life.

If your bike is black, each time you get on and off the bike gets a quick polish.

[Paracord1945]

I haven't tried spraying any clothes, but I should get some of that for a few items at some point.

I have some of this for my winter cycling shoes, which are leather and some kind of imitation leather. You can use it on trainers.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002EDNJHM

NB. This comes in two versions, sponge-on and spray on. They look similar. The sponge is obviously for shoes. The spray is also for shoes I reckon, as it only covers a small area and doesn't have the lever like the one in your link. I have the spray version. Note that the image and description says sponge-on but I received the spray on. If you read the customer questions you will see it's the spray on. The description on my order says sprayer. It's Amazon Lucky Dip.

I also have Nikwax leather conditioner in the sponge-on bottle, which is described as conditioner/waterproofer, which I use for my leather walking boots. It's recommended to condition leather boots every 6 months, and keep them in a dark place. I keep mine in the box, wrapped inside in the brown paper they came in.

I also keep a 60ml tube of Nikwax leather waterproof wax in my long term bugout kit. You only need to put a small amount on every now and then so it would last a long time.

Some tents need their seams sealing, and there are special products for this.

Wow, thats a pretty impressive response to my post. That is very well detailed and informative. Thank you for taking the time to write that out.

[Frnc]

I haven't tried spraying any clothes, but I should get some of that for a few items at some point.

I have some of this for my winter cycling shoes, which are leather and some kind of imitation leather. You can use it on trainers.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002EDNJHM

NB. This comes in two versions, sponge-on and spray on. They look similar. The sponge is obviously for shoes. The spray is also for shoes I reckon, as it only covers a small area and doesn't have the lever like the one in your link. I have the spray version. Note that the image and description says sponge-on but I received the spray on. If you read the customer questions you will see it's the spray on. The description on my order says sprayer. It's Amazon Lucky Dip.

I also have Nikwax leather conditioner in the sponge-on bottle, which is described as conditioner/waterproofer, which I use for my leather walking boots. It's recommended to condition leather boots every 6 months, and keep them in a dark place. I keep mine in the box, wrapped inside in the brown paper they came in.

I also keep a 60ml tube of Nikwax leather waterproof wax in my long term bugout kit. You only need to put a small amount on every now and then so it would last a long time.

Some tents need their seams sealing, and there are special products for this.

Wow, thats a pretty impressive response to my post. That is very well detailed and informative. Thank you for taking the time to write that out.

It's a pleasure

[GillyBee]

Many years ago we used one of the Nikwax wash in fabric products to proof a cheap sleeping bag. A couple of months later this was used unzipped on top of a double duvet in a chilly youth centre, One day we woke up to discover the roof over our bed was leaking. The sleeping bag had accumulated a fair size puddle between our 2 bodies but the water had not gone any further.
Hats off to Nikwax.