Jim
02-02-2011, 10:21 AM
In a current thread, Boz330 mentioned using kapok as filler. I was introduced to this in the late 70's by a man that was old enough to be my father. I don't hear much about it anymore. I have 3 large coffee cans stuffed full of it that I salvaged from an old US Coast Guard life jacket. I use it off and on and it works fine for me.
I got to thinking about it when I saw it mentioned and went snoopin' around lookin' for it. Lo, and behold, I found THIS PLACE (http://www.bamboofiber.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/103/Kapok%20Fiber) that sells it for $5 a pound.
Just to give you some idea of what a pound might look like, that's a gallon zip-lok bag on the scale and, with the bag, it weighs 3.55 ounces.
http://fgsp.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/pics-038-e1296656502578.jpg
I got to thinking about it when I saw it mentioned and went snoopin' around lookin' for it. Lo, and behold, I found THIS PLACE (http://www.bamboofiber.com/.sc/ms/dd/ee/103/Kapok%20Fiber) that sells it for $5 a pound.
Just to give you some idea of what a pound might look like, that's a gallon zip-lok bag on the scale and, with the bag, it weighs 3.55 ounces.
http://fgsp.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/pics-038-e1296656502578.jpg