dtech
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One of our PM members asked about a cover that could be put over an aluminum float-tube so it wasn't so cold to handle. I answered the post, and got many inquiries, so I though I would make this post.
I actually call it the "Ada Sleeve". It's named after my mother-in-law that actually sews them for me. She starts out with black, closed-cell neoprene rubber covered with a black nylon Tricot. Basically... wet-suit material. This is quite thin, under 1/8" (.100") It's very stretchy, quiet and warm. I offer them in carbine, mid and rifle-length. They are sized to stretch over a standard 2" float-tube.
Here is a picture of a carbine-length sleeve installed on a tube. The sleeve is long enough to cover the ends of the float-tube.
This is a picture of a sleeve showing the neoprene foam.
They are not only difficult to photograph, but they are very simple and nondescript! Once they are installed, at a glance, you probably won't notice it being there. Once you grab it though, it's a whole different story. It makes the float-tube much more pleasant to grip, and it also makes it much quieter for hunting. Have you ever been trying to slip through the woods quietly and had a branch, or your wedding-band hit the tube? Yup, it sounds like a bell out in the woods.
I sell them for $15.00 or @20.00 shipped to your door via priority mail. I know lots of folks hate PayPal, but it actually works very well for little items like this.
I actually call it the "Ada Sleeve". It's named after my mother-in-law that actually sews them for me. She starts out with black, closed-cell neoprene rubber covered with a black nylon Tricot. Basically... wet-suit material. This is quite thin, under 1/8" (.100") It's very stretchy, quiet and warm. I offer them in carbine, mid and rifle-length. They are sized to stretch over a standard 2" float-tube.
Here is a picture of a carbine-length sleeve installed on a tube. The sleeve is long enough to cover the ends of the float-tube.
This is a picture of a sleeve showing the neoprene foam.
They are not only difficult to photograph, but they are very simple and nondescript! Once they are installed, at a glance, you probably won't notice it being there. Once you grab it though, it's a whole different story. It makes the float-tube much more pleasant to grip, and it also makes it much quieter for hunting. Have you ever been trying to slip through the woods quietly and had a branch, or your wedding-band hit the tube? Yup, it sounds like a bell out in the woods.
I sell them for $15.00 or @20.00 shipped to your door via priority mail. I know lots of folks hate PayPal, but it actually works very well for little items like this.
