Exactly, ya don't need the fancy stuff when you are informing people.

@@ThePersonToBlame Better still, he does not sensationalize, just talk to me. I do not need anyone jumping in my face and shouting smiles/appeal. Contrary to popular belief, it is quite unappealing. It is like a fractious dog.

@@josephdonais4778 fractious dog...lol

and alsoa perfect english easyer to understand

Yes!👍👍

there was a whole fucking minute of intro and this video could be condensed in half the time

@@neilsullada385 Ah, yes, as if knowing what is actually happening is not important. I love going into a lesson and learning _absolutely nothing._ You must've had a great time in school! You really fit _perfectly_ into the niche factory worker they crafted you into! And maybe you should try being a tad more eloquent, learning punctuation and proper capitalization, as well as just being a happier person over-all. Trust me, it's better than whatever self-inflicted 'scorched-earth policy' misery you've put yourself in.

@@neilsullada385 You saying shorts are better content? xd

Don't let your horses smoke cigarettes.

If you use solvents for water proofing it will not be good for the horses though..

But its OK for humans?@@brendaann727

Because horses love caustic chemicals on a sheet applied direct to their skin. If you have 9 horses to feed and you’re upset about the cost of upkeep I shouldn’t have to point out the problem in the situation.

Hay is for horses

Have you tested it? I just watched this and got inspired to try to replace my tarp for backpacking as well, was wondering if anyone else tried that application

I too am curious about it's longevity and durability. Whether or not the waterproofing wears off or can get abraded away by being scuffed or worn much. Or if this treatment adds much weight to it.

they make extremely light way silicone impregnated nylon tarps for like 50 bucks

The button is very cool, I couldn't find anyone else who knows this. Does it have a special name?

@@adamkallaev3573 I've been using this for years on tarps that don't have enough tie-out points. It works great!

Penguin mode!!!

@@adamkallaev3573 old boy scout or prepper tech

I am inspired by this video to make items a homeless person can use for camping out in mild weather. I like the button method too. This makes sense for a tarp or tent or personal item poncho. Cover and protect plants from frost!

@@isvaraov No. I guess you missed the point but thanks for the suggestion, Captain Obvious.

@@deltafour1212 "4K Video Downloader" haha. I keep stuff offline. Have a nice day Mr. Serious !!! Re-watched on suggested vids, have a nice day.

@@stewartmcdonald4121 I was right, you did miss my point. Thank you Captain Obvious and sharing your "worldly wisdom" Have a great day.

Im planning on waterproofing my bedsheet sail with this technique. Do you recommend sewing the rope in the edges before or after waterproofing it?

@@Sawer It really doesn't matter. If it was me, I'd do it without the rope.

UKposts should receive the Nobel prize.

Ah, what a wonderful world that would create!!!

The problem is that they are not large enough. But thank you for that idea. Had not thought of it.

Thank you, great info there. 😮👍

Saw them together. It’s what I am going to do now. I will saw two or even more bed sheets together. :)

Wonderful! I hope it will work on my old tent❤

this is a great idea!

A great idea!

can you put this stuff in a sprayer and spray it on?

@@silence-humility-calmness YES, but you would have to clean the sprayer out very well with fresh solvent or it would be a one time use sprayer.....also the internal parts of the sprayer may dissolve with the solvent so you may need a couple different sprayers to try.

I'm planning to use it on edges of a diaper. This diaper will be used 300 times. Do you think it will sustain the wash cycles?

Great Idea

Came for the knowledge stayed for penguin mode

You're a gentleman and a scholar

Ah yes, the milk carton hack BTW once the container is empty enough, the opposite might apply

That's a good tip. I've used it for years and it feels counter intuitive but it works way better!

Use this technique when adding motor oil from the 5 qt bottle and odd shaped 1qt bottles to your car/truck also.

And I thought I was the only one that knew this.

How about small Cork balls? Do you think they are durable enough? They are lightweight and definetly wont harm the fabric.

@@SkepticalCaveman That's a great idea. These are much lighter than pebbles and possibly last a fairly long time. A couple of caveats though: if you lose one or it gets damaged, you won't be able to replace it for another cork ball in the field. Also, they are very light and sometimes the weight of a couple of pebbles can be useful to weigh down something as well: multifunctional. If you're backpacking that extra weight isn't worth it. Go for actual buttons instead; if you can find thick, sturdy buttons, they weigh next to nothing but surely will get the job done. Come to think of it, you could also whittle little rounded 'pebbles' from wood. Easily replaced when lost and light as well. And it gives you something to do when sitting at the campfire.

You can even use coins, or, in a pinch... buttons.....

A dice also?

Marbles...

Ditto

Comes with a 20 year warranty. :)

Same here

If it's silicone it should be far more durable than a professional paint job on a car.

The example at the start had wetting and he never showned an example from the sheet he created even though he had a still from the shot on the thumbnail. Truth is it doesn't work well even from fresh treatment. I know this because i tried before and the results shown here look suspect when you know what to look for.

I would be pre washing a new sheet, would be necessary bc of the manufacturing chemicals used to make them crisp and perfect looking for sale, like towels are coated in crap and basically non absorbent until after a few washes. Anyway, new or old sheeting, I think using a wetted- dried to damp then soaked in the solution would work great to help coat more evenly as the fibers are evenly pre moistened and will evaporate with the Naptha.

Would this work for a small cinder block pond?

Engine block cylinders

can you put this stuff in a sprayer and spray it on?

VERY interesting!

@@silence-humility-calmness If you thin it out with solvent enough for the spray gun to handle it I can't see any reason why it wouldn't.

Thanks for sharing your experience!

@@Nighthawkinlight You're welcome, and thanks so much for sharing how to do it!!

Great observation! Thanks

He used the brush, as you say in the end of the video. Wow, that bring back memories. Anyway, I never knew that it would work in sheets or any fabric!! Thank you so much for that, I'll definitely try it!!

@@ulysses_grant My granddad did that exact same thing too! He used to go kayaking so waterproofing stuff was a necessary skill. Naphtha and silicone, applied with a brush, and I think he came up with it himself - he was that kind of guy.

It works?! Oh thank goodness I been skeetin on these boots for a week now.

I like the way you think!!!

And table cloths!

I want to make my pants waterproof

@@user-sg2yt6nc1z just get a diaper

@@user-tr2dh4xx6u cant wear diaper doing my security job lol

And what you can tell about the breathability? I would like to waterproof my canvas anorak but I would like to know how bad will affect the breathability. Thanks!

@@schiaucugabriel6202 with this method there is zero breathability. it becomes a solid waterproof membrane. so, it will keep the rain off you, but you will still end up soaked by your own sweat! lol.

Older generations were far more intelligent & creative than we are. We are spoiled with readymade solutions for everything in life that our creativity is perhaps the lowest among all generations since the dawn of civilization.

I have a 5 metre x 3 metre garage roof that is letting in rain water. I painted about a metre square over the felt roof where the rain penetrates with emergency roof repair. Do you think the canvas tarp like your dad used would stop the rain getting in until I can replace the roof covering or large tarp in drier weather?

@@mortimp Yes, in theory. But if you miss a pinhole size it'll let water in that will erode it. There's thread count, too. Also there's the sun and wind that can weaken the bonds. Treat a pillowcase (maybe twice) and then fill it with water in the shower; let the success or failure decide.

@@knewsome69 Thank you for the useful information.

How did he fix the jacket with a penny?

I use a pool cue ball in this way to skin animals. Start to skin around the hind legs and work past the tail. Use the cue ball like a button, attach the winch from your vehicle or quad...and peel the hide off in short order!

I felt the same way!

We can't all start off being expert cloak wearers. I'm sure Dracula and Darth Vader had their moments before they got the hang of it. Look at the bright side: now you can make ANYTHING a cloak, keep your hands warm in your pockets, AND stay dry if it rains at the outdoor cloak convention you're attending. Win city!

@@YerBrwnDogAteMyRabit let's see if you have any nerd in your background....have you ever read the forgotten realms series?

I figured out the button technology on my own when I had to make a tie down point in the middle of a tarp.

See a knot known as a "sheet bend".

@@hanelyp1 Might work here, if you keep it under tension? I'd be worried it'd slip out if the wind flutters.

@@SoybeanAK Can always tie a double sheet bend

@@hanelyp1 A sheet bend is used to tie two ropes together or at least that's what I learned. How would you use it in this instance?

@@rogermccaslin5963 the other rope is the sheet

i was wondering about this while i was watching. TKOR taught me about the distinction between the 2. thanks for the info! I have both kinds lying around and wanted to do this but wasn't sure whether to cheap out and use the old cheap S2 or the new unopened S1.

It tastes like vinegar too :)

Here, the easiest to find is the type I. Not by chance they are called Acetic Cure Silicone

@@cleitonfelipe2092 that explains it. Acetic acid is vinegar.

wear a damn resperator instead of huffing solvents all day

Do you think gasoline would work? It's usually my go to instead of spending 5-10x as much on naphtha.

@@bullschitt3666 No, I don't think it would be a good choice, but I'm not completely sure about it.

I'm in the UK - what would anyone recommend as a good alternative to naphtha? I want to waterproof some cycling gear. Thanks for any information. 👍

@@marknorman8588 Like I mentioned, mineral turpentine/mineral spirits works fine, but needs to dry for a little longer.

The smell goes away I presume when dried?

That's exactly why I watched this video, too!

@@CindyOrangeNeely Great minds think alike. 😎

Great idea!

Frances McMillan - Thanks for that idea! I'm going to try that on my outdoor swing cushions that I have to keep putting up before the rains come!

@@annwithaplan9766 You're welcome!!

Plus, you can order some california king sheets or bigger!

Just make sure you don't have an allergy to the silicone, also uv resistant silicone is definitely the way to go

Be careful to put some fireproofing on this before it's anywhere near a campfire, I found out the hard way that this combo is incredibly flammable.

@@TheZombieOfDrake even after it’s cured? Huh. That’s a consideration too. I wonder if there’s a chemical you could mix in to make it flame retardant when mixing the silicone.

@@TheZombieOfDrake I mean it's cotton and lighter fluid mixed with the silicone

Make a video! I need a sauna in my life right now

The thrift store has sheets ,curtains and clothes if you are doing outdoor furniture upholstery.

This comment should be up there with the 10,000 likes

Really? Here we grow rocks.

@@dogscratchedoor same here in Wisconsin. The farmer's first crop every spring and it's always the kid's job to go pick them out of fields.

@@dogscratchedoor I have a little rock farm on my window sill, right next to the basil

I would imagine a coin about the width of your thumb would also work also, if you happen to have some change in your pocket.

Big Button (LLC) doesn't want you to know. Textilers hate him! UKpostsr fixes cloth to hardpoints without stitching or cutting with this one weird trick

@@InnuendoXP I used golf balls I had lying around. Did not know it had a name...

What do you think aboriginals used to hold tents down with. We've been using stones or marbles to secure our tipi's for decades.

It is a neat life hack for camping

lol i've used those buttons in my street riggings. I thought i invented them and this is the first time i ever saw a precedent

Good tip!

post picture please

good idea... bunjee cords seem to always deteriorate after a season or two though so i dont like buying them anymore if theyre going to end up in the trash so soon

excellent tip.

Or a button…🤗

I was going to suggest a marble myself. A river stone works well too. He did suggest an acorn in the video, which is very smooth without the cap and when you burnish off the point.

Just find a smooth pebble...

@@randallsmerna384 I'm just saying if you have one on hand. I live in California unfortunately and the closest to finding a pebble is gravel. LoL

Or Slingshot mables then you have extra ammo if you need it. Then you could start to look for round pebbles by the river when you fishing or hunting.

i heard about the aluminum foil trick before, but forgot about it. thanks for the reminder.

Another good product is to use a mylar blanked between the tarp and tent. Trends to be less expensive than aluminum foil and can be reused many times

I'm about 20 mins north of Seattle!

The foil like emergency blankets are great for under the tent or under the sleeping bags, a little loud right under sleeping bags if you wiggle in your sleep and can be annoying but under the tent on top of the tarp works great, also can put them on top of tent under tarp or rain shield to keep it much warmer while camping, anywhere you can line the tent with these makes the tent so much warmer, talking form lots of experience! Good luck everyone!

@@joshuamorin2762 and wont have any sharp edges.

Let me know if the paint mixes well, that's a good idea if so.

Will do. I'm trying/testing 2 different mixtures now and will do another sheet with the winner and adding the paint. Having fun with this. Thanks for the idea!

The paint didn't thin down as well as I had hoped. So now I kinda have a tie dye camo effect 😆 But!, The area that is coated well with the paint is much more rigid/durable feeling, I think it will do and last longer. Next test run will do another sheet of microfiber sheet (best results so far) going to try mineral spirits to break down the paint or try an oil based paint? I'm not sure which will be best but I need it to thin the paint out better... More to come

Sweet ass Sweet!👏👏👍👍👍

Updates, yes please!

That's pretty neat

What is a fin base??😟 And what kind of weapon has this..?😒

@@warriorson7979 guns, chud

@@warriorson7979 i'm betting it's flying weapons like missiles.

Just guessing, but when they said this, I pictured a mortar round which has a fin base (guidance systems aka wings in a circle etc.) and I secondly think it’s mortars because they mention ice easily breaking off fins, and I remember ice on mortar rounds being a bad deal if you needed to launch. But who knows. I’m just speculating.

I need a waterproof cloak infused with intelligence any ideas?

thanks for clarifying that. That helps me.

100% silicone caulking

Do you mean like silicone bathroom sealant? thanks

If the sales personnel ask you for more information on what kind of silicone you want, what else do you think they're thinking of? Other caulking materials like acrylic are not silicone and thus not what you're looking for. If, however, they ask you whether you want tin-cure or 2 component platinum-cure, go with the latter if you can, as tin-cure silicones are not skin-safe

for the best possible results, you should do this with a hemp or bamboo based cloth. hemp is best but bamboo also very strong. silk is great but more expensive and not functionally much stronger than hemp.

@@onemadhungrynomad indeed hemp is incredible much stronger, like 10 times 👍

This is exactly what I thought when watching this. Good for raincoats, jackets and bags. It means you could use any fabric from your stash.

Thanks for the encouragement!

That's a great trick

If you ever get into wooden bow making, you'll find that all kinds of glues in all kinds of fabric are common backings especially among the more experimentally minded of us. It is amazing what PVA glue and thin linen fabric can do.

That’s why I’m here! I just actually need new stain/waterproof fabric for dining room chairs! I have the fabric and don’t want to buy anything else but it’s light colored and I’m not about to attempt it without some kind of treatment

Also for yacht berth and cockpit upholstery....methinks 🤔

I would waterproof the top and edges but allow the bottom to drain and/or dry if moisture winds up getting in through any defect. We found that wood fully painted would rot at the bottom of the boards from retaining water, but we could prevent this by not coating a portion of the back and bottom and they would last much longer. I am thinking cushions might be similar in this regard.

Great ideas!

Great idea

When I was a kid, I remember som elderly ladies who still used stockings (not pantyhose), basically fastened their stocking using buttons like that. They would use a little button, a small coin or token and their girdle had a loop-like piece that was pulled around the button to secure to the stockings. You can still buy elastic band bedsheet fasteners that has a similar fastening contraption.

can you put this stuff in a sprayer and spray it on?

They'll be uncomfortable to sleep in after doing this though.😄

you can use the pebble knot to strip the hide off deer also

Same! It was "light bulb goes on lol"

@@carmineredd1198 every deer season several hides each year has the pebble knot used and has been for many years here. An 'Ol timer back then seen me fighting a hide as a child and offered some advice ..... that's been neigh on 50 years and have been using it ever since.

I know - wow - so happy to hear of that one..the old KISS theory - keep it simple stupid LOL

Trampoline springs?

@@solarsynapse - Yes, stuff like that

To cover our sailing boat, we used empty plastic engine oil canisters at the rope ends and filled them with pebbles, to weigh down the tarp.

You could also try heavy duty bungee cords. Less agressive on 5he canvas and l8ghter weight.

@@hugbearsx4 bungee works well in rainy conditions. Salt water and/or direct sun and the rubber degrades fast, plastikote/silicone dipped metal springs last the longest for stuff kept out on deck

Yea, pretty easily in fact. Although youll have to skip the folding mechanism

@@CAMSLAYER13 I've seen folding umbrellas made entirely from wood with only a few metal pins for the moving parts to pivot on. It may take more time than a reasonable person would consider spending on a project like that, but it's entirely possible.

@@ParadigmUnkn0wn its certainly possible, the concept is pretty simple. Just quite time consuming to implement.

Bet it wouldn't take anytime to make out of bamboo.

Unwanted umbrellas are everywhere. New ones are probably cheaper than 2L of naphtha and some silicone lol. But it might be cool to make one anyway.

You could get sheets for 2 dollars at a thrift store.

A true complement, especially coming from such a respectable gentleman.

Love you man!

Hey Max, I just looked up your DIY recycling Grommets Video (about the Kanoo) because they are the perfect Combination with this Tarp in my opinion. Then I see your Comment 😅♥️

@@BeckyYork Prob not but then neither is goretex after about 6 months, plus it's super expensive PLUS no more £$£$ for the genuinely evil DuPont corp with this. Abs no brainer for me.

@@BeckyYork Well yes, waxed cotton has been around for at least a couple of century's, my very first bike jacket was a wax cotton Belstaff. Are you dissolving the wax to make it more liquid, if so what with ?

What kind of wax and oil did you use? Filson traditional outback style coats are waxed cotton.

@@fieldlab4 we used a bulk paraffin wax also used for candle making. We used kerosene to thin the formula and for uniformity. All application equipment except for the drying drums were heated with steam. Used kerosene for cleaning up.

@@andybrandsma How do the waxed fabrics hold up in extreme cold?

@@beccagee5905 Ontario cold does not affect the water proof properties or the stiffness to the fabric in a significant way. These fabrics will leak through in wet weather over time.

@@andybrandsma - How much time, in your opinion? I was thinking that this is a great techniques for boat covers … also located in Ontario. 😊

Thank you i live here too and i wonder if it was a colored silcone would that work grey black white just curious thanks for the shellite tip he used clear silicone ther is also a vinyl paint we used to use years ago i wonder if that would work we sprayed it i suppose this could be sprayed just curious regards lee 😊😊😊😊😊

thankyou Queensland here

Thanks mate for shellite tip. Hope you enjoyed your snagger

Can it use your method to waterproof the canvas on my pop-top caravan?✌️🇭🇲

Gold mate

Very good questions, hope he follows through

1. it would wrinkle up when you take the tension off. 2. yes

I've used silicone solution on cardboard, it makes an amazingly useful material. Lightweight, easy to cut or pre-form into unique shapes, and if you bond 2 or more layers together in the drying process, it can become shockingly durable. If you used it to make a water bin though, I think it would warp from the weight, and eventually leak, cuz water gets really heavy in large amounts. So you'd need some kind of rigid box first, maybe plywood. And at that point, you may as well just paint the plywood with pure silicone and skip the cardboard. At which point really you have a "treated wooden trough". UV breaks down silicone caulk in about 5-20 years outdoors. But if you paint over it with something very UV resistant, you could extend that considerably. Truck bed liner comes to mind. Even if the truck bed liner breaks down, as long as it shades the underlying silicone, it would last a really long time. I'm curious how 2-ply silicone bathed cardboard, top-coated with truck bed liner, would work as roofing tiles. I made a box/tray for the trunk of my car with 2-ply silicone bathed cardboard. It's warped to fit an odd shaped area which otherwise isn't very useful space in the trunk. 2-bins with a divider. It's had various things spill inside it, from oil to grocery store milk. It protected the trunk's carpet, and stays in place well. Keeps things from shifting around much. It's a good insulation material, both thermally and acoustically. Easy to trim, and 1-ply can be bent for odd shaped areas. The rigidity goes up shockingly fast the more layers you bond together though. So you'll need to warp multi-layer laminates before they dry if you want unique shapes. Can be used in place of foam-board for many things too. I've also used just pure silicone caulk to bond together pieces of plastic. Like the stuff they use for 32oz cups at the quick-mart. It gets drastically stronger & more rigid when bonded in layers, because to bend, the layers have to slide past each other slightly, and the silicone doesn't want to allow that. Basically the same idea as in laminated wood, which was the main material for WWII aircraft, where thin bonded sheets are more rigid than a single piece of wood of the same thickness, and you can warp it before it cures to make more interesting shapes (though germany went with a saw-dust+epoxy blend which was a bit like MDF). There's probably better materials for it on an industrial scale, but silicone solution bathing of porous materials, and silicone bonding of layered materials, gives you a lot of "back-yard" options to make interesting things.

It probably will work on cartboard but i'm not so sure it whould be foodsafe or watertight.

@@Erbmon yeah, better as a cooler than as a water bin. Could buy some tempered glass & make an aquarium though. that'd be food-safe water storage (for a while).

That must be an older way of doing wash. I recall my grandmother having that setup. On the flip side, there is the opportunity for reusing the wash water.

Use silicone oil in place of solvent (no vapor).

I believe that it should. The silicone will chemically cure and bond to the fabric. The only reasonable way to separate the two is by burning the thing and collecting the gases 😆

Good work, brother. Keep it up. Self-sufficiency is the best way to independence and security.

@@cmrecek Have you tried that method? If so what was your ratio?

Silicone fabrics on the skin can be very irritating. Make a test piece first, like a bandana. If you can wear the bandana for a day, then I would try it on a coat.

Seems like it didn't soak through, maybe some heating would help?

@@zachcoldwell7978 Silicone allergy is somewhat rare, and just like any other allergy to most people it's not a problem at all but to those few it's very painful. And your recommendation of testing it on the face is really silly.. Just wrap it around the forearm above the wrist so it's the least irritating it can be if you are allergic to it.

@@Spiralem I did heat it up and it did work fairly well, the jacket is quite usable, but as I say, a bit ridgid still after the heating, I could't heat too much as there was a lot of plastic in the jacket which started to burn at quite low temperatures.

@@dannes22 hair dryer.not too much heat.cheaper than heat gun,especially if you find a working one while yardsaleing for bed sheets and half full cans of naptha.one man's junk...

I think spray on coatings are often a very similar silicone and solvent mixture. This method I think is longer lasting because you get way more silicone soaked into the fabric instead of a surface layer.

@@Nighthawkinlight I think the spray is mostly starch.

there's also the ones that wash in but i'd imagine that a whole bag of 20% silicone gives you a lot more waterproofing than anything you can put in a washing machine.

Do you mean just the consumer level stuff?

@@Nighthawkinlight I believe it’s more like a silicone oil. I don’t think it hardens/cures like tube silicone.