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Great Source for Shock Cord
By:Randy Bertrand
Date: 8/29/1999, 7:56 am
In Response To: Re: Seats, footpegs, neoprene... (Grant Goltz - Squeedunk Kayaks)

> Paul, I get neoprene from Outdoor Wilderness Fabrics, 16415 Blvd, Nampa, Idaho 83651. Phone 208-466-1602, Phone for orders
> 800-693-7467. They have a web site, but not sure of the URL. They have
> lots of useful stuff at really good prices. All kinds of outdoor fabrics
> (urethane coated packcloth, good for spray skirts, etc., you name it), all
> kinds of webbing and buckles and other fittings, shock cord, etc. Check
> them out - highly recommended.

Outdoor Wilderness Fabric's URL is: www.owfinc.com

If you are looking for extremely inexpensively priced Shock Cord try the Louis A. Green Corp (www.louisagreen.com/shock.htm). I just ordered 1/4" Shock Cord for what came to 3.7 cents per foot! Every other source I found was in the 25 cent price range. They have various thicknesses and colours to choose from. Of course at this price there is a catch in that there is a minimum Total order of $45 and the smallest spool you can buy is 150 feet. Also, they have to special order colours other than white which means the smallest spool is now 500 feet. More than most people need to be sure but I thought this may be of interest to people building multiple boats or who have other uses for shock cord.

Randy

Messages In This Thread

Seats, footpegs, neoprene...
Paul Woolson -- 8/28/1999, 11:58 am
Re: Seats, footpegs, neoprene...
David Blodgett -- 8/29/1999, 9:23 pm
Re: Seats, footpegs, neoprene...
Jeff DeJongh -- 8/29/1999, 3:24 pm
Re: Seats, footpegs, neoprene...
Grant Goltz - Squeedunk Kayaks -- 8/28/1999, 8:54 pm
Great Source for Shock Cord
Randy Bertrand -- 8/29/1999, 7:56 am
Re: Great Source for Shock Cord
Grant Goltz - Squeedunk Kayaks -- 8/29/1999, 1:44 pm
Re: Great Source for Shock Cord
Randy Bertrand -- 8/30/1999, 8:59 am
Re: Seats, footpegs, neoprene...
lee -- 8/28/1999, 2:30 pm