Canoes were made of birch bark, sewed with spruce roots and rendered waterproof by the application of heated spruce resin and bear grease.
The L&B Project – which owns the nearby station – helped fund the upgrading of the waterproof membrane to one suitable for eventual reinstatement of the railway as part of long-term plans to reopen this part of the line to regular passenger services.
In 2009, it was announced that Weekes would be rewriting the screenplay Waterproof for Legendary Pictures and director Kevin Lima.
Cadillac Gage V-200 Commando (waterproof, export Singapore Armed Forces)
When changing cloth menstrual pads away from home, some women place the soiled pads into a waterproof or Ziploc bag to keep them from drying out and to contain or prevent odor and then wash the pads when convenient.
Modern dry suits have a waterproof zipper for entry and exit which was originally developed by NASA to hold air inside astronaut space suits.
His chemical experiments led him to the discovery that a valuable substance is obtainable from coal tar which has the property of dissolving india-rubber, and could be used for waterproofing silk and other textile fabrics; an idea which was patented a few months afterwards by Charles Macintosh, of Glasgow (see also Mackintosh).
These plug or tap into other modular units fed from bigger premade cables and splitters with the CAM-LOK” TM - Trade name which has become a generic vernacular; moulded water resistant SINGLE PIN connector,under the standard IP44 splash or waterproof connectors.
The ship ran aground on a reef near Cape Agulhas and, although the passengers and crew were rescued, Lucy lost most of her possessions and wedding gifts, managing to retrieve only a pair of vases for her sister (which she carried on her lap in the lifeboat) and a set of Sir Walter Scott's novels that had washed ashore in good condition as they were wrapped in waterproof packaging.
Mink oil is used in some medical products and cosmetics, as well as to treat, preserve, and waterproof leather.
In 2007, CES Innovations award winners included the ATC2K Waterproof Action Cam, the Talking Wireless BBQ/ Oven Thermometer and the WeatherNow II.
Modern raincoats are often constructed of breathable, waterproof fabrics such as Gore-Tex or Tyvek and coated nylons.
Grandson Norman Hopkins Martien, Jr. (1926-2012), a Waterproof native, was a graduate in chemical engineering of Louisiana Tech University in Ruston and an engineering project manager for Kaiser Aluminum in Gramercy, Louisiana.
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Martien had four surviving daughters, Mrs. Edgar Funkhouser of Roanoke, Virginia, Mrs. Paul Caldwell of Dinuba, California, and Mrs. Wilma C. Gibson and Mary Louise Martien, both of Waterproof.
In the absence of waterproof glues, Saunders sewed sheets together with copper wire, a method known by the trade name Consuta.
Wellington boots - waterproof, almost knee-high boots made from rubber or PVC
In 2007 the Villain EX received a new water-cooled 14.4 volt EVX-2 Marine ESC (not to be confused with the air-cooled 16.8 volt EVX-2 Waterproof ESC used on Traxxas land vehicles) featuring Traxxas high current battery connectors.
This includes a waterproof jacket, warm clothes, food and water, whistle, survival blanket and head lamp.
Before the forming of the ARL, the United States Army had research facilities dating back to 1820 when the laboratory at Watertown Arsenal, Massachusetts, studied pyrotechnics and waterproof paper cartridges.