I love the smell of canvas tarps! Sadly, there aren't as many of them around in these days of poly tarps. The sound of rain on a canvas tarp/tent is also rather nice ;)
Dan Morgan Recently I bought some canvas drop cloths from Harbor Freight . I've dyed them to a gray-green color . I want to use one of them to make a raincoat and use the other as a tarp tent . I want the raincoat to be supple and quiet , not stiff and noisy . Will this recipe work for such a coat ? If not , I'll probably use Scotch Guard for the coat and this recipe for the tent . Thanks .
This should be fine for a quiet raincoat. Used this on my canvas boots, no stiffness and i dont think it had an any impact on the sound of the fabric at all.
Thank you Larz. Autumn started here in Australia. That means heaps of camping trips! My canvas tent is well used and needs new waterproofing! And then I remembered your clip from many years ago! Thank you again for teaching us so so much useful things.
Hello nice channel, love your videos. To all of you whom doesn't know, linseed oil have some strange properties. when it "drys" it generates heat and if it can't get rid of the heat it will accumulate until it reach combustion point and start burning that is why you never crumble the rag up and throw if in a bin, just hang it a place where it can air dry. Another property of linseed oil is that when it "drys" it is expanding and that is why it is very good as wood paint because it will close up the pores in the wood and make the paint job last longer before you have to repaint the wood. An old recipe for outdoor paint is linseed oil mixed with none homogenized buttermilk, the buttermilk will work as a anti fungal agent (sorry but i don't know the exact recipe).
You said it. Learning a new skill and the theory behind it. The passing of knowledge is the key..you did it again.....another awesome video. I'm going to treat my plashpalatkas now!
As a child ,I remember my Grandfather telling me about this process, cheers for sharing some more great information ! Love watching all your videos! Great stuff man! Take care out there!
My dad and grand dad did this back in the 50swhen canvas was the only game in town and always on hot days then laid it out on the yard for hours and just let it all come together,r in most cases where I lived in California there were very few summer days under a 100 degrees f and it does work I still know how to do it but at 74 I've gone to all light weight gear now . Happy trails
Yes, Mr. Boon, I would treat all my leather and canvas kit with "Dubbin" and linseed oil with a bit of Bee's wax in the Summer month's here in Australia, I could vividly see the nutrients being absorbed. Funny thing that I would also like to share with you...I would eat home made Salami, slicing slices with my very well honed pocket-knife and spike off pieces of Salami fat and rub them into my leather boots...worked a treat at revitalising my footwear, also attracted my neighbour's Alsatian dogs to sniff around my boots too.
"PAUSE VIDEO"...running like madman to the shed, BBQ tongs in hand ready to gather up the linseed oil rags strewn around the workshop! Loved the video, going to give it a try :)
Blacksmiths use a similar mix, often with turpentine instead of white spirits, as a finish for metalwork. It is applied at a "black heat". It also works well on wooden tool handles in my experience.
I believe it goes Good things come to those who wait! Buying today's modern premade stuff is not a model of self-sufficientcy Nice vid of a some old school home make water replent....😀
Its very similar to making gunny's paste which is great for oil finished wood. Gunnys paste uses turpentine as a solvent in lieu of mineral spirits. I never thought of applying it in a liquid state to fabric. Thanks for sharing !
years ago,i only used boiled linseed oil and white spirit mixed 50/50 on knife handels,gun stocks and axes.Now i use Danish oil. But this is a a good tip Lars:-)).
Nice video Lars. I usually use the silicone and mineral spirits method for lots of my stuff, linseed for all my wood projects of course. Have a great weekend Lars, to you, Mrs SR and The Little Pink Troll.
A lot of linseed oil contains residual heavy metals from the extraction process, usually lead. So for things that I will wear on my body I use paraffin wax and bees wax, typical 60/40 respectively, cheap candles is a good source.
We always used Neatsfoot Oil for our leather goods and products like Hubbards boot grease when we needed them water resistant. Cleaned them with saddle soap. While we did use linseed oil it can promote black mildew over a few months if stored damp. Mostly we used it on wood but even there in a wet climate it can produce the mold deeply in the wood (takes an 1/8" of sanding or more to get rid of it and bleach). More normally we melted paraffin and painted it on tents and tarps. Keep it away from flames for sure and it needs reapplication every year or so depending on how it is used. Then came the spray cans of water repellent! Good to see the ways people deal with their climate. Take care. Doug
The same basic mixture, spirit-oil-wax, can be formulated for very specific application. The famous French Polish was applied to scraped-smooth, shellacked wood surfaces (shellac is also a natural, old-fashioned material): tung oil and carnauba wax, and I use a citrus-based spirit solvent. It's not urethane varnish, but it's nice. Progressively finer grades of pumice plus repeated rubbing = "wood mirror". Not for outdoor use, probably. The formula you give I can vouch for for outdoor use. I haven't seen my home-made oak, pine, and basswood picnic table since I lost it in my divorce, but I'd lay money it hasn't rotted in the 2 decades of weathering since I built it. Great times around that table!
Funky! Thanks! I never knew this also worked for canvas. For my winter leather boots I use beeswax, olive oil and Orange Turpentine oil (plus Pine Tar oil) in the same way. for wood of course raw linseed oil and pinetar. Takes time, but the best a man can get. So satisfying to make and use stuff r own. Ps how is the Pink Princess doing? Ps 2 the vintage Swiss camo has lots of cherry red in it...maybe she likes it 😊.
In Germany we call this Leinölfirnis. I use it to coat my gardenstuff like bench etc. In my Opinion its much better then all the chemical Stuff. Ty you for sharing your Knowleg. Gruß Daniel
Jigsaw car and jigsaw pants / cap. Looking good!! Cool mixture. Go home Fjällräven over-expensive commercial Greenland wax this is much better. And for sure more environmentally friendly than most chemical "spray-on" products out there. (I am pretty sure, but not 100% of cause) :o)
Can't believe you used an electric hot plate instead of building a fire wth a "match" or ferro...lol. Seriously,..excellent content and I can't wait to try your recipe. Have a most excellent weekend. Thanks!
Lars, if you use a heat gun you can melt your waterproofing into fabric very nicely, for Wood I have found replacing the Bees Wax with Turpentine, same ration that you use 1:1:1, soaks into wood much better, decking and so forth. Boiled Linseed Oil has "dryers" in it, Raw linseed Oil does not and will take Months to dry.
Lars growing up well used mink oil to waterproof our leather boots. I'd think that muskrat, beaver or mink oils would work great for waterproofing canvas tarps. I could be wrong lol it worked great on my boots! Happy Hunting from Kansas USA!
that was awesome! The reason, I think, that the "old methods" are still around is because they really do work!!! Why use a bunch of commercial chemicals if you don't have to?!?! :)
Thanks for another great video! I'm stunned that so few people in the U.S. know about waxing cotton canvas for waterproofing! I've been waxing jackets for spring & autumn for years and swear by bees wax mixes though, here in NY it's not so great in near freezing temps! I'd like to ask a question, if you have a spare moment: Do you ever use heat sources (heat gun, open fire, sunshine) to "melt" the wax into the canvas?
Awesome Lars, have recently purchased 2 Plash Palatka's thanks to your channel! Will use this treatment when required thanks. How does this treatment perform with the flammability of the tarp afterwards? Say for when using it out in the field in front of or over top of camp fires?
1litre oderless kerosene or white spirit. 200mls boiled linseed oil and 50 mls wax makes excellent wood sealer. Melt the wax before adding and make sure oil and kero is warm when adding wax. Paints on super easy and 30 mins later water will bead on the surface. Keeps in sealed bottle and if the wax seperates simply warm it again.
my friend, you must be a mind reader. i just spent a few hours yesterday looking for how to make oil cloth solution. this vid, and the lemon on my boots tricks, both will be used alot. it rains frequently here in the pac nw. i want to do this to the accessory bags attached to my swiss mountaineer pack. the waist belt is still holding up very strong as well.
Jeffrey Arnold You can just use a mixture of boiled linseed oil thinned with some turps. It will take several weeks to totally dry but be fully waterproof but still soft and pliable.
pretty much the same recipe i use for Gun stocks. i leave out the bee,s way for the first 10 coats . Start out with more turps and add more linseed as you go
Awesome. Was just wondering how to waterproof my NVA tarp. N here is the answer. Great. Love your channel. Great stuff . stay safe... Greetings from Austria
Hi , Thanks for that Video , i have been searchich al long time for this . Now i Know how to do it just in Time , cause Autun is comming in Germany .... very Good ...
Great job my white Spirit brother from Russia thank you for your knowledge and expertise have you ever done a video on your gazebo and the chairs in the gazebo that furniture looks real cool from here this is Kevin from Detroit
One thing I will gladly admit to being a gap in my knowledge, but an essential that many would overlook I feel. Another plus is a bag treated thusly is a viable waterskin...
Fantastic video brother, always nice to learn another skill. I like doing stuff myself and this is right up my alley. I just need to get some bees wax now, and I can waterproof my plash palatka. Have a great weekend Lars!
I would like to try this on my M-65 field jacket not only to water proof it but to darken it as it is a little faded after 50 years of use . I might just do the hood and see how that turns out.
I've never heard of cold press linseed oil. I'll have to look it up. I love boiled linseed oil. I use it on my wooden garden tool handles and canoe paddle shafts. (Spar Varnish for the blades)
cold pressed linseed oil is a real thing and yes it is the same as raw linseed oil, cold pressing is nowadays used on many oilplants not only on olive - so it only specified the type of extracting method
I used to apply dubbing wax to waterproof leather walking boots and wax jackets but it's much more satisfying to make your own. If you're worried bits haven't absorbed in very well you can use a hairdryer (or heat gun - with great care) that get's it really well ingrained. Of course laying it out in the sun would work if you get hot enough weather.
Thanks for the info and entertainment Lars, good basic training. Culture is interesting, where I live I would have no idea where to find boiled linseed oil, its also hard to find methylated spirits as apparently the crystal meth producers need it in the production process, the government is trying to make it hard to get. I did find 1 gallong jugs at the car parts superstore, I may have bought a couple...See you on the next one, keep that little survival vehicle build going!
здорово!! always something to learn from survival russia. beeswax is so great and pleasant on the skin as well. i liked towshends version too, adding some kind of pigment to fill the pores. maybe ill try beeswax and a pigment! thank you!
Timestamp 3:00. That sounds like polymerization... or apparently how tung oil "cures" on surfaces. These DIY cooking shows can help me save money (so I don't get trapped into wasting cash on prepared concoctions from the store). Keep the information flowing into the aether, eh.
Great video as always Lars! Nice waterproofing stuff! Seems like it'd last a while. You caught someone doing their laundry in the background xP So with those summer boots, what generation would it be if it had a long strip of leather along the seam to connect the two halves?
i was going to tell you to watch out with the BLO and turpentine with the wiping rages used but you mentioned it. i re-did a Finnish Sako M-39 stock and threw the rags in a garbage can and the rags started to smoke. took the garbage can outside and hosed it down it scared the shxx out of me. good stuff but i didn't believe that it would do this well i was "wrong" be safe..........
I really enjoy your videos and adventures Lars! There is no other channel like yours. Always very interesting and informative and not to mention Awsome. Let me know how I can send you an electric wench for the Survival Russia Vehicle.
"why not?" Thats just about the right Question. People today totally loose their interest in doing thing. Most people prefer to do the same thing every day 100 times to be able to buy everything else. Instead you could do something new every day and learn from it. How hard will the tarp be once its done?
They used to use boiled linseed oil here in N America in the old days too. The bees wax sounds like a good addition, if you can find it for cheap enough. But I have a question, I was told that fabric treated like this was very flammable, even after drying. Do you think that's true?
Does this waterproofing make the tarp more likely to catch fire? Also, roughly, how long do you think this treatment will last. I've heard it can last a few years.
Thank you Professor. Another benefit that your "custom made" compound has over more expensive and inferior compounds that are concocted to rob the consumer is that, your compound, done by your method, will stand up or be considerably more resistant to breakdown from Ultra Violet Solar radiation. This will preserve the natural fibers in the fabric being treated.
I really like that very much - all this stuff. Thank You, Lars, for showing us. Question: How flammable is the tarp now? More than before? I wish a good and blessed time in the new year to your whole family and I'm happy to know a russian :-) Greetings from Germany.
Oh I do love your video's, so many skills are being lost most young people wouldn't have a clue, if their world of technology and the I want it yesterday society stopped they'd be totally at a loss. Mind you if technology did stop that would be a bummer as I'd not get to watch your video's lol lol. Take care 👍👍👍👍👍
My old Boys Brigade instructor used to talk about using linseed oil and cotton waste as a delay incendiary trigger. I always wondered if he actually did that reliably in his army days or it was another one of those things printed in a field manual.
Certainly a field manual "Last Ditch" option. I'm a Sapper and I can't see this method being reliable. Not for proper timing, not for reliable function. There are better old-school ways of doing this with acid and metal membranes
Survival Russia From memory the context was an "accidental" fire. Context: Protests maybe sliding towards civil war, but still a functioning criminal justice system. Still, decades old history. In the end, Democracy did its job and violence averted.
Hello from Greece !Good video !If you want come one day in Greece to do free camping in Samothrace and go hiking in the killers canion .you won't regret .
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I love the smell of canvas tarps! Sadly, there aren't as many of them around in these days of poly tarps. The sound of rain on a canvas tarp/tent is also rather nice ;)
My brother made a tarp using a similar formula to Lar's and a cloth painter's drop cloth.
Dan Morgan Recently I bought some canvas drop cloths from Harbor Freight . I've dyed them to a gray-green color . I want to use one of them to make a raincoat and use the other as a tarp tent . I want the raincoat to be supple and quiet , not stiff and noisy . Will this recipe work for such a coat ? If not , I'll probably use Scotch Guard for the coat and this recipe for the tent . Thanks .
This should be fine for a quiet raincoat. Used this on my canvas boots, no stiffness and i dont think it had an any impact on the sound of the fabric at all.
Froschn Maximus Thanks Friend ! I'll give it a try .
agreed,i like the sound of rain on the tarp as well
lars, you are a walking dictionary. Don`t ever die. You have so much information to share. Awesome stuff. I learned something new again. Thanks
Karl Wilz ... Yes. One day he will be a very wise old man.
Thank you Larz. Autumn started here in Australia. That means heaps of camping trips! My canvas tent is well used and needs new waterproofing! And then I remembered your clip from many years ago! Thank you again for teaching us so so much useful things.
Hello nice channel, love your videos.
To all of you whom doesn't know, linseed oil have some strange properties. when it "drys" it generates heat and if it can't get rid of the heat it will accumulate until it reach combustion point and start burning that is why you never crumble the rag up and throw if in a bin, just hang it a place where it can air dry. Another property of linseed oil is that when it "drys" it is expanding and that is why it is very good as wood paint because it will close up the pores in the wood and make the paint job last longer before you have to repaint the wood. An old recipe for outdoor paint is linseed oil mixed with none homogenized buttermilk, the buttermilk will work as a anti fungal agent (sorry but i don't know the exact recipe).
You said it. Learning a new skill and the theory behind it.
The passing of knowledge is the key..you did it again.....another awesome video.
I'm going to treat my plashpalatkas now!
As a child ,I remember my Grandfather telling me about this process, cheers for sharing some more great information ! Love watching all your videos! Great stuff man! Take care out there!
My dad and grand dad did this back in the 50swhen canvas was the only game in town and always on hot days then laid it out on the yard for hours and just let it all come together,r in most cases where I lived in California there were very few summer days under a 100 degrees f and it does work I still know how to do it but at 74 I've gone to all light weight gear now . Happy trails
Yes, Mr. Boon, I would treat all my leather and canvas kit with "Dubbin" and linseed oil with a bit of Bee's wax in the Summer month's here in Australia, I could vividly see the nutrients being absorbed. Funny thing that I would also like to share with you...I would eat home made Salami, slicing slices with my very well honed pocket-knife and spike off pieces of Salami fat and rub them into my leather boots...worked a treat at revitalising my footwear, also attracted my neighbour's Alsatian dogs to sniff around my boots too.
I enjoyed that. It's good to have knowledge, thank you. You're right about us losing our patience and appreciation of timing. It's a shame really.
Having the knowledge, applying the knowledge, and sharing the knowledge are all very important.
You have to practice
"PAUSE VIDEO"...running like madman to the shed, BBQ tongs in hand ready to gather up the linseed oil rags strewn around the workshop!
Loved the video, going to give it a try :)
You add the white Spirit like I do wine when I cook I'll measure it out and then add extra for taste lol
Blacksmiths use a similar mix, often with turpentine instead of white spirits, as a finish for metalwork. It is applied at a "black heat". It also works well on wooden tool handles in my experience.
I believe it goes
Good things come to those who wait!
Buying today's modern premade stuff is not a model of self-sufficientcy
Nice vid of a some old school home make water replent....😀
I love Larsasaurus’s genuine reverence for old-timey ways & oldsters in general. He’s an awesome mental case. 👏👏✌️
Its very similar to making gunny's paste which is great for oil finished wood. Gunnys paste uses turpentine as a solvent in lieu of mineral spirits. I never thought of applying it in a liquid state to fabric. Thanks for sharing !
years ago,i only used boiled linseed oil and white spirit mixed 50/50 on knife handels,gun stocks and axes.Now i use Danish oil. But this is a a good tip Lars:-)).
Nice video Lars. I usually use the silicone and mineral spirits method for lots of my stuff, linseed for all my wood projects of course. Have a great weekend Lars, to you, Mrs SR and The Little Pink Troll.
Good point on the linseed oil, I have seen it happen and it happens fast, those rags get so warm and start burning quickly
Silicone and mineral spirits sounds interesting Fred. Have a great weekend "At Fred's" too :)
A lot of linseed oil contains residual heavy metals from the extraction process, usually lead.
So for things that I will wear on my body I use paraffin wax and bees wax, typical 60/40 respectively, cheap candles is a good source.
We always used Neatsfoot Oil for our leather goods and products like Hubbards boot grease when we needed them water resistant. Cleaned them with saddle soap. While we did use linseed oil it can promote black mildew over a few months if stored damp. Mostly we used it on wood but even there in a wet climate it can produce the mold deeply in the wood (takes an 1/8" of sanding or more to get rid of it and bleach). More normally we melted paraffin and painted it on tents and tarps. Keep it away from flames for sure and it needs reapplication every year or so depending on how it is used. Then came the spray cans of water repellent! Good to see the ways people deal with their climate. Take care. Doug
The same basic mixture, spirit-oil-wax, can be formulated for very specific application. The famous French Polish was applied to scraped-smooth, shellacked wood surfaces (shellac is also a natural, old-fashioned material): tung oil and carnauba wax, and I use a citrus-based spirit solvent. It's not urethane varnish, but it's nice. Progressively finer grades of pumice plus repeated rubbing = "wood mirror". Not for outdoor use, probably. The formula you give I can vouch for for outdoor use. I haven't seen my home-made oak, pine, and basswood picnic table since I lost it in my divorce, but I'd lay money it hasn't rotted in the 2 decades of weathering since I built it. Great times around that table!
Funky! Thanks! I never knew this also worked for canvas. For my winter leather boots I use beeswax, olive oil and Orange Turpentine oil (plus Pine Tar oil) in the same way. for wood of course raw linseed oil and pinetar. Takes time, but the best a man can get. So satisfying to make and use stuff r own. Ps how is the Pink Princess doing? Ps 2 the vintage Swiss camo has lots of cherry red in it...maybe she likes it 😊.
In Germany we call this Leinölfirnis. I use it to coat my gardenstuff like bench etc. In my Opinion its much better then all the chemical Stuff. Ty you for sharing your Knowleg.
Gruß Daniel
Jigsaw car and jigsaw pants / cap. Looking good!! Cool mixture. Go home Fjällräven over-expensive commercial Greenland wax this is much better. And for sure more environmentally friendly than most chemical "spray-on" products out there. (I am pretty sure, but not 100% of cause) :o)
I have used a similar recipe for years on my motorcycle jacket and oilskin work trousers, works a treat and smells lovely.
Great video Lars.
More awesome and useful information for the bushcamper, survivalist and so on. Take care...
So jealous of the summer, Siberian hunting boots. Very much something I hope to buy !
cooking with Lars, love it.
Can't believe you used an electric hot plate instead of building a fire wth a "match" or ferro...lol. Seriously,..excellent content and I can't wait to try your recipe. Have a most excellent weekend. Thanks!
Lars, if you use a heat gun you can melt your waterproofing into fabric very nicely, for Wood I have found replacing the Bees Wax with Turpentine, same ration that you use 1:1:1, soaks into wood much better, decking and so forth. Boiled Linseed Oil has "dryers" in it, Raw linseed Oil does not and will take Months to dry.
Very cool "old school" knowledge! I am going to have to try that. 👍🏻
Thanks. For some items you might want less beeswax :)
I remember my grandfather doing exactly the same thing with his canvas tarps when I was a little boy.
Boiled linseed oil, turpentine, and ochre or other coloured powder, makes paint! I learnt how by watching my father, about sixty years ago.
did your father used siccative in it?
it was used to make the paint dry
I love learning about most anything and I've saved several of your videos to my favorites so I can reference them later. Thank you as always!
Thank you for sharing your old time knowledge you are real I sincerely mean you are amazingly generous with your wisdom
Ive been told if you substitute the white spirits for Pine tar, you can have a softer final result with more pliability.
I’ve seen many videos of this. Just liked the way you went about your demonstration and explanations. Great job.
Lars growing up well used mink oil to waterproof our leather boots. I'd think that muskrat, beaver or mink oils would work great for waterproofing canvas tarps. I could be wrong lol it worked great on my boots! Happy Hunting from Kansas USA!
nice recipe Lars, it's very similar to waxoil, wich is used as undercoating for cars among other things maybe make a batch for the srv?
Applying it o the plash palatka is exactly what I was hoping for!
that was awesome! The reason, I think, that the "old methods" are still around is because they really do work!!! Why use a bunch of commercial chemicals if you don't have to?!?! :)
Thanks for another great video! I'm stunned that so few people in the U.S. know about waxing cotton canvas for waterproofing! I've been waxing jackets for spring & autumn for years and swear by bees wax mixes though, here in NY it's not so great in near freezing temps! I'd like to ask a question, if you have a spare moment: Do you ever use heat sources (heat gun, open fire, sunshine) to "melt" the wax into the canvas?
been using this exact recipe for years now - very effective but definitely mix it outside!!!
Cool, easy formula. A great bit of knowledge to tuck away for the future. Thanks Lars!!
Awesome Lars, have recently purchased 2 Plash Palatka's thanks to your channel! Will use this treatment when required thanks. How does this treatment perform with the flammability of the tarp afterwards? Say for when using it out in the field in front of or over top of camp fires?
1litre oderless kerosene or white spirit. 200mls boiled linseed oil and 50 mls wax makes excellent wood sealer. Melt the wax before adding and make sure oil and kero is warm when adding wax. Paints on super easy and 30 mins later water will bead on the surface. Keeps in sealed bottle and if the wax seperates simply warm it again.
Awsome videos ,keep up the good work,I like your old school ways,Thats how I grew up.
Nice one Lars, it's great to see the old way being kept alive, I'm looking forward to see how it does on a Autumn overnight :)
I love learning new things like this. Will definitely try it.
Brilliant thanks I was looking for a way of water proofing my east German tarp,
You want to practice how to do this :)
my friend, you must be a mind reader. i just spent a few hours yesterday looking for how to make oil cloth solution. this vid, and the lemon on my boots tricks, both will be used alot. it rains frequently here in the pac nw. i want to do this to the accessory bags attached to my swiss mountaineer pack. the waist belt is still holding up very strong as well.
Jeffrey Arnold
You can just use a mixture of boiled linseed oil thinned with some turps.
It will take several weeks to totally dry but be fully waterproof but still soft and pliable.
pretty much the same recipe i use for Gun stocks. i leave out the bee,s way for the first 10 coats . Start out with more turps and add more linseed as you go
Awesome. Was just wondering how to waterproof my NVA tarp. N here is the answer. Great. Love your channel. Great stuff . stay safe... Greetings from Austria
Thank you Lars! I think Time is an awsome guy....
Awesome vid Lars. Thank you 👍👍
Thanks, was wondering about using the raw linseed oil instead.
Hi , Thanks for that Video , i have been searchich al long time for this . Now i Know how to do it just in Time , cause Autun is comming in Germany .... very Good ...
Thanks for the good video. I always learn something new when I watch you videos.
First! Awesome video as usual Lars!
Great job my white Spirit brother from Russia thank you for your knowledge and expertise have you ever done a video on your gazebo and the chairs in the gazebo that furniture looks real cool from here this is Kevin from Detroit
One thing I will gladly admit to being a gap in my knowledge, but an essential that many would overlook I feel.
Another plus is a bag treated thusly is a viable waterskin...
Fantastic video brother, always nice to learn another skill. I like doing stuff myself and this is right up my alley. I just need to get some bees wax now, and I can waterproof my plash palatka. Have a great weekend Lars!
I would like to try this on my M-65 field jacket not only to water proof it but to darken it as it is a little faded after 50 years of use . I might just do the hood and see how that turns out.
Great affordable source of beeswax is natural toilet gaskets. Not the synthetic ones.
Bushcraft North of 60 Brand new ones . I don't want to wear used toilet gaskets . LOL ! Thanks for the tip .
would paraffin wax ( ie normal candle) be a good substitute for bee wax
Awesome video will be using this recipe on the Zeltbahns 👍🏻 what is that jacket you are wearing please? Very cool.
Great video! This is a very useful skill.
Thank you.
I've never heard of cold press linseed oil. I'll have to look it up.
I love boiled linseed oil. I use it on my wooden garden tool handles and canoe paddle shafts. (Spar Varnish for the blades)
Oxxnarr D'flame I think he was referring to raw linseed oil. The cold pressed term may have been a slip of the tounge
Oxxnarr D'flame Cold pressed may refer to olive oil that he misspoke of earlier
cold pressed linseed oil is a real thing and yes it is the same as raw linseed oil, cold pressing is nowadays used on many oilplants not only on olive - so it only specified the type of extracting method
Another Lesson in True Awesomeness!
Amazing what you can make at home.
Thank you for this! I've been wanting a good recipe for waterproofing compound. This looks really good
I used to apply dubbing wax to waterproof leather walking boots and wax jackets but it's much more satisfying to make your own. If you're worried bits haven't absorbed in very well you can use a hairdryer (or heat gun - with great care) that get's it really well ingrained. Of course laying it out in the sun would work if you get hot enough weather.
Thanks for the info and entertainment Lars, good basic training. Culture is interesting, where I live I would have no idea where to find boiled linseed oil, its also hard to find methylated spirits as apparently the crystal meth producers need it in the production process, the government is trying to make it hard to get. I did find 1 gallong jugs at the car parts superstore, I may have bought a couple...See you on the next one, keep that little survival vehicle build going!
Awesome video Russia! now I know how to waterproof the old way 😊
здорово!! always something to learn from survival russia. beeswax is so great and pleasant on the skin as well.
i liked towshends version too, adding some kind of pigment to fill the pores. maybe ill try beeswax and a pigment!
thank you!
Timestamp 3:00. That sounds like polymerization... or apparently how tung oil "cures" on surfaces. These DIY cooking shows can help me save money (so I don't get trapped into wasting cash on prepared concoctions from the store). Keep the information flowing into the aether, eh.
We always mixed Blatz beer , Kingsford lighter fluid and KY Jelly for water proofing.😅😂😂just kidding Lars. Nice recipe.
thank you i have been wanting this recipe.
Great video as always Lars!
Nice waterproofing stuff!
Seems like it'd last a while.
You caught someone doing their laundry in the background xP
So with those summer boots, what generation would it be if it had a long strip of leather along the seam to connect the two halves?
i was going to tell you to watch out with the BLO and turpentine with the wiping rages used but you mentioned it. i re-did a Finnish Sako M-39 stock and threw the rags in a garbage can and the rags started to smoke. took the garbage can outside and hosed it down it scared the shxx out of me. good stuff but i didn't believe that it would do this well i was "wrong" be safe..........
btw, like the bees wax idea gotta try that too. BLO is great stuff...............
I really enjoy your videos and adventures Lars! There is no other channel like yours. Always very interesting and informative and not to mention Awsome. Let me know how I can send you an electric wench for the Survival Russia Vehicle.
Very cool I really enjoy this channel you do some really cool stuff can't wait to see what you do next.
"why not?" Thats just about the right Question.
People today totally loose their interest in doing thing. Most people prefer to do the same thing every day 100 times to be able to buy everything else. Instead you could do something new every day and learn from it.
How hard will the tarp be once its done?
Thank you. I was needing this information.
Awesome table set you should show us
Dude, you are officially my favourite Russian.
Thomas Lilliesköld he’s actually danish :P
@@Blurstrike I thought it was funny that a Russian had a Danish accent. He's still my favourite Russian, though.
Awesome video, ill have to make some to waterproof my east german zeltbahn with
Excellent information
Considering the smell this might also keep mosquitos away?
Homemade oilskin! Bravo!
one word....awesomeness!!!
They used to use boiled linseed oil here in N America in the old days too. The bees wax sounds like a good addition, if you can find it for cheap enough. But I have a question, I was told that fabric treated like this was very flammable, even after drying. Do you think that's true?
good stuff Lars.....thx for sharing
Excellent! Thank you!
Does this waterproofing make the tarp more likely to catch fire? Also, roughly, how long do you think this treatment will last. I've heard it can last a few years.
Thank you Professor. Another benefit that your "custom made" compound has over more expensive and inferior compounds that are concocted to rob the consumer is that, your compound, done by your method, will stand up or be considerably more resistant to breakdown from Ultra Violet Solar radiation. This will preserve the natural fibers in the fabric being treated.
Ya, he said that.
C'mon.
www.tikp.co.uk/knowledge/material-functionality/uv-resistance/
Missed it. ADD :o
How does it feel after it hardens? Like a bar of soap?? ... Does it crack when you fold the material?
Yes it feels a bit like soap.
@@SurvivalRussia I took years of Russian in school but that was too many years ago. Ty for content
awesome video i learned a new skill very awesome Lars thanks again my friend
I really like that very much - all this stuff. Thank You, Lars, for showing us. Question: How flammable is the tarp now? More than before? I wish a good and blessed time in the new year to your whole family and I'm happy to know a russian :-) Greetings from Germany.
Does it make the tarp very flammable then?
I love old school know how!!
Oh I do love your video's, so many skills are being lost most young people wouldn't have a clue, if their world of technology and the I want it yesterday society stopped they'd be totally at a loss. Mind you if technology did stop that would be a bummer as I'd not get to watch your video's lol lol. Take care 👍👍👍👍👍
My old Boys Brigade instructor used to talk about using linseed oil and cotton waste as a delay incendiary trigger. I always wondered if he actually did that reliably in his army days or it was another one of those things printed in a field manual.
Certainly a field manual "Last Ditch" option. I'm a Sapper and I can't see this method being reliable. Not for proper timing, not for reliable function. There are better old-school ways of doing this with acid and metal membranes
Survival Russia From memory the context was an "accidental" fire. Context: Protests maybe sliding towards civil war, but still a functioning criminal justice system.
Still, decades old history. In the end, Democracy did its job and violence averted.
Hello from Greece !Good video !If you want come one day in Greece to do free camping in Samothrace and go hiking in the killers canion .you won't regret .