From: owner-hist_text-digest@lists.xmission.com (hist_text-digest) To: hist_text-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: hist_text-digest V1 #1248 Reply-To: hist_text Sender: owner-hist_text-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-hist_text-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk hist_text-digest Wednesday, October 1 2003 Volume 01 : Number 1248 In this issue: -       RE: MtMan-List: Hi Thread Count Sheet Shelters -       Re: MtMan-List: Hi Thread Count Sheet Shelters -       Re: MtMan-List: Hi Thread Count Sheet Shelters -       Re: MtMan-List: Hi Thread Count Sheet Shelters -       Re: MtMan-List: Hi Thread Count Sheet Shelters -       Re: MtMan-List: Hi Thread Count Sheet Shelters -       Re: MtMan-List: Hi Thread Count Sheet Shelters -       RE: MtMan-List: Hi Thread Count Sheet Shelters -       Re: MtMan-List: Hi Thread Count Sheet Shelters -       Re: MtMan-List: Hi Thread Count Sheet Shelters -       MtMan-List: off topic -       Re: MtMan-List: off topic ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 20:35:38 -0700 From: "Randal Bublitz" Subject: RE: MtMan-List: Hi Thread Count Sheet Shelters Hi lanney, I bought some egyptian cotton sheets, hi thread count, but not 400. The egyptian cotton is supposed to be a long fiber cotton, so stronger when woven. I have dyed these 4 single flat sheets, with the intent of sewing together. I'll let you know when I have it done, and tested. Randy > [Original Message] > From: Lanney Ratcliff > To: History List ; AMM > Date: 9/28/03 7:20:25 PM > Subject: MtMan-List: Hi Thread Count Sheet Shelters > > I have seen occasional discussion about using high thread > count.....300-400..... sheets to make lightweight shelters. Has anybody > actually done it and if so what was the result? Untreated or if treated, > with what? I know the theory, what I would like to hear is real experience > by real folks. Thanks. > > > Lanney Ratcliff > lanneyratcliff@charter.net > ______________________________________________________________ > Aux Aliments du Pays > > > > ---------------------- > hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 21:50:01 -0600 (MDT) From: beaverboy@sofast.net Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Hi Thread Count Sheet Shelters Lanney, We just floated the Upper Missouri and last night one of the guys set up a simple bedsheet that he treated with iron oxide and linseed oil. It looked good and seemed to work great. It didn't rain but with all that oil in it, it should repel water just fine. bb > I have seen occasional discussion about using high thread > count.....300-400..... sheets to make lightweight shelters. Has anybody > actually done it and if so what was the result? Untreated or if treated, > with what? I know the theory, what I would like to hear is real > experience > by real folks. Thanks. > > > Lanney Ratcliff > lanneyratcliff@charter.net > ______________________________________________________________ > Aux Aliments du Pays > > > > ---------------------- > hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html > - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 21:50:01 -0600 (MDT) From: beaverboy@sofast.net Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Hi Thread Count Sheet Shelters Lanney, We just floated the Upper Missouri and last night one of the guys set up a simple bedsheet that he treated with iron oxide and linseed oil. It looked good and seemed to work great. It didn't rain but with all that oil in it, it should repel water just fine. bb > I have seen occasional discussion about using high thread > count.....300-400..... sheets to make lightweight shelters. Has anybody > actually done it and if so what was the result? Untreated or if treated, > with what? I know the theory, what I would like to hear is real > experience > by real folks. Thanks. > > > Lanney Ratcliff > lanneyratcliff@charter.net > ______________________________________________________________ > Aux Aliments du Pays > > > > ---------------------- > hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html > - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 21:52:28 -0600 From: Allen Hall Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Hi Thread Count Sheet Shelters Hi Lanny, I made a king size bed sheet into a tarp/shelter 2 years ago. It was a 250 count Egyptian cotton sheet. Treated it with Lindseed oil cut 2/3 with paint thinner. Through in a little iron oxide for color. It's served very well, and is very water resistant. Biggest drawback is the thinner material is more prone to tearing. Doing it again, I'd sew in a hem all the way around for additional tear resistance. I figure I've got 1-2 more years in this tarp, and I used is alot. Got the overall idea from Jim Hannon, and it's been great. Much more compact and lighter than anything else I've messed with. Allen in Fort Hall country. At 09:20 PM 9/28/2003 -0500, you wrote: >I have seen occasional discussion about using high thread >count.....300-400..... sheets to make lightweight shelters. Has anybody >actually done it and if so what was the result? Untreated or if treated, >with what? I know the theory, what I would like to hear is real experience >by real folks. Thanks. > > >Lanney Ratcliff >lanneyratcliff@charter.net - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 09:22:31 -0500 From: "JIM BRYAN" Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Hi Thread Count Sheet Shelters This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0520_01C3866B.35E48FE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Lanney.. Remember Chairburner's experience with the bees-waxed sheet at = Elizabeth's Creek some years ago? Didn't he move in with you? lol Absalom=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Lanney Ratcliff=20 To: History List ; AMM=20 Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 9:20 PM Subject: MtMan-List: Hi Thread Count Sheet Shelters I have seen occasional discussion about using high thread count.....300-400..... sheets to make lightweight shelters. Has = anybody actually done it and if so what was the result? Untreated or if = treated, with what? I know the theory, what I would like to hear is real = experience by real folks. Thanks. Lanney Ratcliff lanneyratcliff@charter.net ______________________________________________________________ Aux Aliments du Pays ---------------------- hist_text list info: = http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html - ------=_NextPart_000_0520_01C3866B.35E48FE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Lanney..
 
Remember Chairburner's experience with the bees-waxed sheet at = Elizabeth's=20 Creek some years ago? Didn't he move in with you? lol
 
Absalom 
----- Original Message -----
From: Lanney Ratcliff
To: History List ; AMM
Sent: Sunday, September 28, = 2003 9:20=20 PM
Subject: MtMan-List: Hi Thread = Count=20 Sheet Shelters

I have seen occasional discussion about using high=20 thread
count.....300-400..... sheets to make lightweight = shelters. =20 Has anybody
actually done it and if so what was the result?  = Untreated=20 or if treated,
with what?  I know the theory, what I would = like to=20 hear is real experience
by real folks.  = Thanks.


Lanney=20 Ratcliff
lanneyratcliff@charter.net=
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Aux= =20 Aliments du Pays



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- ------=_NextPart_000_0520_01C3866B.35E48FE0-- - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 18:22:36 -0500 From: "Lanney Ratcliff" Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Hi Thread Count Sheet Shelters This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0079_01C386B6.A8789330 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I think those abominations were cheap-o sheets salvaged from some = hospital......institutions not know for using luxury, high thread count = sheets. Larry still talks about that "shelter"......says it hardly even = slowed down the rain, rather it turned it to a fine mist. THAT I don't need. Lanney ----- Original Message -----=20 From: JIM BRYAN=20 To: hist_text@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 9:22 AM Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Hi Thread Count Sheet Shelters Lanney.. Remember Chairburner's experience with the bees-waxed sheet at = Elizabeth's Creek some years ago? Didn't he move in with you? lol Absalom=20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Lanney Ratcliff=20 To: History List ; AMM=20 Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 9:20 PM Subject: MtMan-List: Hi Thread Count Sheet Shelters I have seen occasional discussion about using high thread count.....300-400..... sheets to make lightweight shelters. Has = anybody actually done it and if so what was the result? Untreated or if = treated, with what? I know the theory, what I would like to hear is real = experience by real folks. Thanks. Lanney Ratcliff lanneyratcliff@charter.net ______________________________________________________________ Aux Aliments du Pays ---------------------- hist_text list info: = http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html - ------=_NextPart_000_0079_01C386B6.A8789330 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I think those abominations = were cheap-o=20 sheets salvaged from some hospital......institutions not know for using = luxury,=20 high thread count sheets.  Larry still talks about that = "shelter"......says=20 it hardly even slowed down the rain, rather it turned it to a fine=20 mist.
THAT I don't = need.
Lanney
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From:=20 JIM = BRYAN=20
Sent: Monday, September 29, = 2003 9:22=20 AM
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Hi = Thread Count=20 Sheet Shelters

Lanney..
 
Remember Chairburner's experience with the bees-waxed sheet at=20 Elizabeth's Creek some years ago? Didn't he move in with you? = lol
 
Absalom 
----- Original Message -----
From: Lanney Ratcliff =
To: History List ; AMM
Sent: Sunday, September 28, = 2003 9:20=20 PM
Subject: MtMan-List: Hi = Thread Count=20 Sheet Shelters

I have seen occasional discussion about using high=20 thread
count.....300-400..... sheets to make lightweight = shelters. =20 Has anybody
actually done it and if so what was the result?  = Untreated or if treated,
with what?  I know the theory, what = I would=20 like to hear is real experience
by real folks. =20 Thanks.


Lanney Ratcliff
lanneyratcliff@charter.net=
______________________________________________________________
Aux= =20 Aliments du Pays



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- ------=_NextPart_000_0079_01C386B6.A8789330-- - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 21:08:45 -0500 From: "larry pendleton" Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Hi Thread Count Sheet Shelters Lanney wrote : I think those abominations were cheap-o sheets salvaged from some hospital..... >> Nope genuine Wal-Mart cotton sheets. . . uh the same thing, huh ? Hell, I hadn't even heard of ' Egyptian Cotton ' way back then. It was a real bad idea. I cut that thing up and used it for a bedroll cover and it worked fine for that. But, if you set it up as a Diamond and stretched it tight, it would leak like a sieve. The worst part was having to show up at Harris' and Craker's camp, hat in hand, lookin for a dry place to sleep. Just another episode I'll never live down. Pendleton - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 23:15:03 -0600 From: "Thom Frazier" Subject: RE: MtMan-List: Hi Thread Count Sheet Shelters Just another episode I'll never live down. Pendleton Sounds like you may have more than one to live down. Thom - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 23:55:27 -0500 From: "JIM BRYAN" Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Hi Thread Count Sheet Shelters This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_04C9_01C386E5.27F84280 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Well, you woulda lived it down if some a-hole hadn'ta mentioned = it....lol ----- Original Message -----=20 From: larry pendleton=20 To: hist_text@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 9:08 PM Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Hi Thread Count Sheet Shelters Lanney wrote : I think those abominations were cheap-o sheets salvaged from some hospital..... >> Nope genuine Wal-Mart cotton sheets. . . uh the same thing, huh ? = Hell, I hadn't even heard of ' Egyptian Cotton ' way back then. It was a = real bad idea. I cut that thing up and used it for a bedroll cover and it = worked fine for that. But, if you set it up as a Diamond and stretched it = tight, it would leak like a sieve. The worst part was having to show up at Harris' and Craker's camp, = hat in hand, lookin for a dry place to sleep. Just another episode I'll = never live down. Pendleton ---------------------- hist_text list info: = http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html - ------=_NextPart_000_04C9_01C386E5.27F84280 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Well, you woulda lived it down if some a-hole hadn'ta mentioned=20 it....lol
----- Original Message -----
From: larry pendleton
To: hist_text@lists.xmission.com= =20
Sent: Monday, September 29, = 2003 9:08=20 PM
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Hi = Thread Count=20 Sheet Shelters

Lanney wrote :
I think those abominations were = cheap-o=20 sheets salvaged from some
hospital.....

>> Nope = genuine=20 Wal-Mart cotton sheets. . .  uh the same thing, huh ?  = Hell,
I=20 hadn't even heard of ' Egyptian Cotton ' way back then.  It was a = real=20 bad
idea.  I cut that thing up and used it for a bedroll cover = and it=20 worked
fine for that.  But, if you set it up as a Diamond and=20 stretched it tight,
it
would leak like a sieve.
  The = worst part=20 was having to show up at Harris' and Craker's camp, hat in
hand, = lookin for=20 a dry place to sleep.  Just another episode I'll never=20 live
down. =20 = <GGG>

Pendleton



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- ------=_NextPart_000_04C9_01C386E5.27F84280-- - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 16:19:50 -0500 From: "larry pendleton" Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Hi Thread Count Sheet Shelters Sounds like you may have more than one to live down. Thom >> You and I both have more than a few to live down, Capt. Thom. I remember the time . . . . . Pendleton - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 20:32:05 -0500 From: "Lanney Ratcliff" Subject: MtMan-List: off topic I need an informed opinion about a Luger P-08 pistol. If anybody considers him (her) self to be an expert on P-08's please contact me off list so I can forward you a series of photos that have been sent to me, illustrating a pistol that my brother has the hots for. I know that photos alone are a poor way to evaluate a gun but it's the best I have. Lanney Ratcliff lanneyratcliff@charter.net ______________________________________________________________ Aux Aliments du Pays - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 11:36:33 -0400 From: hawknest4@juno.com Subject: Re: MtMan-List: off topic lanny contact dan anderson in decatur ill @ decaturdan@springnet1.com on the luger info he is real knowledgable on them and has a book on them---should be able to answer your questions "Hawk" . ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! - ---------------------- hist_text list info: http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/maillist.html ------------------------------ End of hist_text-digest V1 #1248 ******************************** - To unsubscribe to hist_text-digest, send an email to "majordomo@xmission.com" with "unsubscribe hist_text-digest" in the body of the message.