Focusing Cloth $12.99 at Target

[Drew Bedo]

Cheap?
There are posts on this forum from members who swear by their black sweat shirt. It must be workable as there are designs sold that look like a shirt or jacket. I am currently using a BTZS hood. Works for me , but others don't like them . . ."YMMV" and to each his own.

For years I used a dark cloth my wife sewed up from black velveteen and a section of white table cloth. She sewed in a fender washer in each corner for stability. Still use it with 8x10.

[Michael Cienfuegos]

He's in California. We have dry heat

The monsoons have made it a very wet heat these past two weeks.

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[fecaleagle]

Cheap?
There are posts on this forum from members who swear by their black sweat shirt. It must be workable as there are designs sold that look like a shirt or jacket. I am currently using a BTZS hood. Works for me , but others don't like them . . ."YMMV" and to each his own.

For years I used a dark cloth my wife sewed up from black velveteen and a section of white table cloth. She sewed in a fender washer in each corner for stability. Still use it with 8x10.

I'm quite content with my inverted black t-shirt. Significant light leakage doesn't seem to affect my focusing (that I'm aware of).

[Jim Fitzgerald]

I use a light weight fabric from Outdoor Research that is silver on one side and black on the other and weights a few ounces. Great when you have a 14x17 on your back.

[AtlantaTerry]

I use a light weight fabric from Outdoor Research that is silver on one side and black on the other and weighs a few ounces. Great when you have a 14x17 on your back.

Jim, I looked all over the Outdoor Research website to no avail.

http://www.outdoorresearch.com/en/

Geez, I wish you had supplied a URL or product SKU or something!

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Jim, I looked all over the Outdoor Research website to no avail.

http://www.outdoorresearch.com/en/

Geez, I wish you had supplied a URL or product SKU or something!

Hell, I'm not getting any younger and I can't find the bookmark. I'll try again. I remember that I found it from a post that Joe Smigeil made about a wet plate dark tent that he made out of it. So let me look and if I find it I'll post the link or get more info. The stuff works great.... Really!

[Winger]

My mom helped me make one that has a fairly thick black cloth on the inside and the stuff for ironing boards on the outside. It's been working well for at least 5 years now. I'll try to remember to take a picture of it later. Overall, it wasn't dirt cheap but mostly because we bought more fabric than got used. And added some velcro to hold it together as well as a cord to tighten one end.

[Andrew O'Neill]

Go to a fabric store.

[Mike in NY]

Jim, are you sure you didn't get it from Outdoor Wilderness Fabrics? Joe has mentioned them in his posts.

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Jim, are you sure you didn't get it from Outdoor Wilderness Fabrics? Joe has mentioned them in his posts.

That's it!It is a bitch to get old. What can you do.