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RE: [RC] Waterproof turnout sheets - Diana Peterson

Hi
 
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
>
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[RC] Waterproof turnout sheets, Julie Fuller