"Wolfgang" wrote...
"Ken Fortenberry" wrote...
Tim J. wrote:

The minimum order is three sheets at $50.25 CHF + $30 CHF for
shipping (about
$62 USD total). I've never used the stuff before, mainly because
of the $20
Orvis price for a tiny patch you mention in another post. If 1/3
of a sheet is a
year or greater supply, this would be about a 10 year supply. How
long does this
stuff keep its properties?

Amadou starts out very smooth on both sides. Eventually, as you use
it,
it starts to shred. It works better smooth, but will continue to
work
until it just falls apart. I've kept ragged pieces as small as a
quarter.
To answer your question, if you keep it in the package and don't use
it, I assume it will keep its properties in perpetuity, if you use
it
it will eventually fall apart. I get a season or more out of a piece
that measures about 2"X4".

Amadou is simply a fungus. Leave it in the package and it will
eventually oxidize and crumble.

It's the "eventually" part I'd like to have clarified.

A piece of chamois works as well, is
a lot cheaper and much more readily available. The sleeve of a well
worn cotton shirt is better in every respect......except, of course,
for cachet among elitist idiots.

All that said, I have no way of making that comparison without trying the amadou
myself.
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