Tincloth – How To Make Your Own Water Repellent & Flame-Resistant Canvas

“Ever wonder why some canvas, like the stuff that a Carhart jacket is made of, is so much tougher than, say, a drop cloth?

The secret is ‘tincloth,’ invented in some year by some guy – probably an American – who needed something tougher than canvas or denim – tough enough for fighting dragosaurs with a claw hammer on horseback across the Great Plains.

Tincloth is that kind of tough stuff.

To demonstrate the wonder of tincloth I took a shower in my clothes and tried to set myself on fire. Allow me to explain…”

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Self Sufficient Backyard

In all that time an electric wire has never been connected to our house. We haven’t gotten or paid an electricity bill in over 40 years, but we have all the electricity we want. We grow everything we need, here, in our small backyard. We also have a small medicinal garden for tough times. Read More Here...

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