I have used Weatherbeeta Landa turnout blankets for 3 years now... i wash them in the washing machine and I use whatever detergent i have at the time...i never had a problem. they are still waterproof . and keep my horses warm and dry :-)
Diana :-)
> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > From: natira121@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [RC] Waterproof turnout sheets > Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 12:01:10 -0800 > > Okay, I'm disgusted again. > > Last winter, I had problems with my previously waterproof sheets. Mind > you, I have used waterproof sheets for YEARS with no problems, in spite > of torrential rain and high winds. But last year after carefully > washing and reproofing 7 sheets, NONE of them was waterproof anymore. > (I used Nikwax for washing and reproofing) After talking to the blanket > manufacturer, and the nikwax people, I got refunded for the nikwax,( > not by nikwax, but by Dover, whom I purchased through) and eventually > I ended up buying four new sheets, (Weatherbeeta Landa Freestyle) and > they were perfectly fine for the remainder of the season. > > As usual, when I was finished with them for the season, I washed them > with Sportwash (it's specifically for WP fabrics) and put them away. > This fall they all got washed again, then reproofed with Waterguard (by > the same company as Sportwash (and a product I have always been more > than happy with)) > > Yeah, now I have 4 wet horses, again. *sigh* > > Last year I bought a Shires Typhoon Half Combo blanket for the stallion > I rescued. He stayed warm and dry all winter with that blanket. Has > anyone had a Shires brand blanket for more than a couple years? How > has it held up? > > I checked the archives and didn't find much. I prefer to let my horses > fur up, then use sheets because they fit in the washing machine easier, > but now I am thinking perhaps blankets would work better. I don't > know. I am at wit's end over this. And I cannot afford to spend > $250-350 a piece for the fancy high tech blankets. I can go about > $150, and that's pushing it. > > I'm thinking I should contact all the blanket companies and offer to be > their tester! > > Julie > > > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. > Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp > Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp > > Ride Long and Ride Safe!! > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >
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