Looking for foam

[HansVanBael 1]

Hi everyone, does anybody have a good source where to buy the foams used in container manufacturing? Looking for spacer foam, the stuff used in legstraps, cordura laminated foam,...
Preferably in europe but anything will do 😊
Thanks in advance.

[Cloggy 1]

Hi Hans, I'm not a rigger, I don't know what foams are used in containers.

But when I recently made new shoulderstraps for a backpack, Evazote foam was recommended to me for that purpose. It is a type of closed cell polyethylene foam, very wear resistent, durable and resilient and is available in several densities. (Some camping sleeping mats are made from Evazote.) Is this the type of foam you're after?

[JerryBaumchen 1,275]

Hi Hans,

Spacer)

http://www.gehring-tricot.com/d-3-spacer-fabric.php

Cordura Laminated Foam)

http://westmarkcorp.com/

http://www.covinsales.com/

Also:

All Star Fabrics
Jesse Gonzales
[email protected]
Phone: 206-783-1770

I hope this helps,

Jerry Baumchen

[HansVanBael 1]

Posted thisvon facebook as well and got the recommendation for Evazote there too. Thanks

[HansVanBael 1]

Thanks Jerry, this will also help a lot.

[councilman24 37]

HansVanBael

Thanks Jerry, this will also help a lot.

I told you Jerry would answer.😉

I'm old for my age.
Terry Urban
D-8631
FAA DPRE

[JerryBaumchen 1,275]

Hi Terry,

Quote

I told you Jerry would answer.

I do it for two reasons:

1. I might just know where to go.

2. I remember when I was starting out & how hard it was to find sources of materials.

Jerry Baumchen

[IJskonijn 44]

For european stuff, have a look at extremtextil.de

I believe they have 3D spacer mesh as well.

[councilman24 37]

Not a dig. He posted on facebook and I told him to post here and you would have an answer.

I'm old for my age.
Terry Urban
D-8631
FAA DPRE

[Cloggy 1]

aktiefstoffen.nl (or one of it's incarnations activstoffe.de or activefabrics.co.uk) has a good selection of Cordura and outdoor fabrics.

[HansVanBael 1]

Ok, I hadn't checked the forum for a while.
I had quite a few recommendations and the EvaZote foam is what I would need.
Now the problem is that I should have to go to a supplier to actually see and hold a sheet of Evazote so I can decide what thickness to go with.
At over 50$ a piece it's a bit to expensive to just buy 4 different sizes just to see if one is suitable for making my own container :o)

extremtextil.de really seems to be the place to buy this stuff.(for me)

[indyz 1]

Any decent supplier will send you small samples for free or a small fee.

[IJskonijn 44]

Cloggy

aktiefstoffen.nl (or one of it's incarnations activstoffe.de or activefabrics.co.uk) has a good selection of Cordura and outdoor fabrics.

https://www.actiefstoffen.nl/
https://www.aktivstoffe.de/
https://www.activefabrics.co.uk/
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