
Outdoor Education: Sealing Boot and Tent Seams in the Field
If your boot or tent seams are leaky, they can lead to a damp outdoor experience. Fortunately, you may have some make-shift sealing material in your backpack. Chapstick, candlewax, Crisco, salad oil or even bacon grease can be used to temporarily improve the water-repellance of your leaky seams.
References:
1. Mark Scriver, Canoe Camping: An Essential Guide, Fox Chapel Publishing, 2011.
2. Robert S,. Wood, The 2 OZ. Backpacker, Ten Speed Press, 1982.
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