[Milsurplus] Gibson Girl, more

[Richard]

I tried that once.  You will have no trouble generating hydrogen, but 
may have trouble with the balloon.  Mine was full of holes due to old 
age, and impossible to seal with tape because it's coated with talc and 
the tape wouldn't stick.

Richard, AA1P

On 10/21/2015 06:43 AM, Brian Harrison wrote:
> All,
>
> Louis Meulstee has three great pages on the evolution of the Gibson Girl and other Air-Sea Rescue items
>
> http://www.wftw.nl/gibsongirl.html <http://www.wftw.nl/gibsongirl.html>
>
> I’m waiting for a suitable field-day or hamfest opportunity to try out my beloved hydrogen balloon, it will be interesting to see if it works after all these years.
>
> best,
>
> brian
> kn4r
>
>
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