re-waterproofing blankets

PegasusFarmsAppaloosas · Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:19 pm Post subject: re-waterproofing blankets

So I need to re-waterproof a couple of blankets, One’s like 10 years old and I haven’t used it in about that long because it didn’t fit anyone I had. Now it fits Joey, but it’s not waterproof anymore. The other is a blanket I just got. It was waterproof when I got it but then I washed it and I found it’s no longer waterproof (much to my poor gelding’s dismay) so I need to re-waterproof it as well. The first blanket is a tight nylon/rubber/canvas type material. (I don’t know how to explain it. It’s not canvas, but it’s not nylon, and it almost feels like rubber but it’s breathable) The other blanket is a canvas like you’d see in a heavy duty tarp. Can I use just any waterproofing on it? Or does it have to be something special? I use to have some stuff for tents around here somewhere. And I know where I can get some for boots and shoes, I just need to make sure that if someone decides to chew on their blankets (I know, it’s a slim chance since horse rarely chew on their blankets) it’s not going to hurt them, or ruin the material the blanket is made from. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

summerhorse · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:09 pm Post subject:

You have to use waterproofing stuff for clothes or you will lose the breathability. I thought I'd have to go to a sporting goods store (they do have it there) but I found some Scotchguard for clothing at Walmart or Target or some such place.
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PegasusFarmsAppaloosas · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 3:23 pm Post subject:

Thanks. It's been a wet muddy year and the blankets have to be water proof since short of locking them in their stalls they tend to stand out in the nasty weather even when they're shivering! Evil or Very Mad

summerhorse · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 7:43 am Post subject:

If you need to replace blankets the best waterproof blanket I've had was a Dover's brand turnout sheet (forget their name), I put in on my horse in hurricanes/tropical storms and she stays dry even though she's too nervous to stay inside (in/out like a cat). And it has a netted liner so even though it is hot in the summer she doesn't overheat. My winter blanket is a weatherbeata Extreme (forget which number) and it also has been superbly waterproof even AFTER being washed (before new waterproofing added) after the rodents chewed through the blanket box and made lovely nests!
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Inyureye · Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 5:42 pm Post subject:

I have a question about a canvas blanket. I was thinking I could get it oiled or re-oiled like my oiled canvas coat. I can get that re-oiled, would this work for a canvase horse blanket?
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PegasusFarmsAppaloosas · Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:06 am Post subject:

That's a good question, kind of like those ausy coats?

summerhorse · Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:22 am Post subject:

I don't know about that, better write or call the manufacturer first.
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Inyureye · Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:45 am Post subject:

LOL, "Aussie" coats, eh. Yep, we got oiled canvas dusters here in the US too. Only in Texas its pronounced "awled". I think you're right about the manufactuer part of it.
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