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Estes Recovery Wadding

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Estes Recovery Wadding

(4 customer reviews)

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310201

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WARNING:

CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.

This Model Rocket Accessory Package Contains Recovery Wadding by Estes. Flame resistant. Protects the parachute from being burned from the ejection charge. Includes enough sheets for approximately 18 to 25 flights! Package includes recommendations for the number of sheets to use for what size body tube.

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Product Details

Product Length:	5.5 inches
Product Width:	0.25 inches
Product Height:	8.5 inches
Product Weight:	0.02 pounds
Package Length:	8.8 inches
Package Width:	4.4 inches
Package Height:	0.6 inches
Package Weight:	0.09 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 4 reviews

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Average Customer Review: 4.0

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Estes Wadding Is Ok May 25, 2009
I agree with one writer the gray insulation that you can buy form home depot in a bail will last a lifetime and a much better wadding. But Estes wadding is great for the just starting out rocketry is much easer and will be flying quickly.

0 of 1 found the following review helpful:

Great Recovery Wadding, Keeps the Rocket insides safe May 20, 2009
I bought this along with the rockets because they said you need this so the thing doesn't blow up. The recovery wadding is nothing more than a few pieces of cloth paper. I have heard you could use newspaper and it would work just as well, but get this because it's from Estes and they make the best stuff!

2 of 3 found the following review helpful:

You Need Wadding To Protect the Parachute Mar 18, 2007
Estes fireproof wadding is an essential component of every rocket launch. You need it between the engine and the parachute, so that when the engine discharges the heated ejection blast that pops the nose cone and parachute out, the parachute will not melt from the heat of the blast.

Back in the old days of rocketry, I used to use regular tissue paper, but this often starts on fire and can be a fire hazard as it touches ground. So, one has to fork out the money for wadding that conforms to rocketry safety standards. It can be collected after each launch and used again, it one can find it.

I think the product it overpriced, and there are other fireproof alternatives available (see the other product rerview), so that is why I give it only 3 stars.

Jim Konedog Koenig (rocketeer for over 30 years)

5 of 6 found the following review helpful:

There are cheaper alternatives,.... Jan 18, 2006
the most common being the blown in cellulose material that home improvement stores such as Lowe's and Home Depot sell by the bale for less than ten bucks. It's really shredded newspaper that has been treated to be flameproof. Unless you fly daily, this is likely to be a lifetime supply. The Estes wadding does have its uses, such as wrapping the parachute or encircling a big wad of this stuff in a large diameter rocket so that the whole structure acts as a piston. Your best bet for getting Estes wadding is buying the bulk packs of motors, which you'll need anyway and which contain it.