My favourite cold weather down jacket has developed cold spots on the elbows where the continual flexing migrates all the down to the back of the pockets, so I thought I'd restuff it with something which won't migrate.
So £10 for a tent sized sheet of Thinsulate (smallest size I could buy)...
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Cut into strips
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Surgically implant
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Tape over
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et voila
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Makes a big difference cycling to work, no more cold elbow pits.
Posted : 18/12/2019 10:28 am