Hey all Just a heads up on some wicking problems I am sure will be rolling everyones way shortly .

There are only two companys in the US that make Kevlar Blend wicking with alot of people selling it for them One of thoose companys has now offered a low price wicking from china.They sent me a couple of sample rolls of this stuff to test. it is pure crap for fire performers.
There are already a few people selling this crap at some pretty low prices all I can say is beware you will get less than you pay for .

This wicking has a very pale yellow(looks like a bleached blonde) color to it.For thoose who has seen quaility wicking it has a brownish tint to it that is missing from the china wicking ,another sign is when you un-roll the wicking it twists up real bad.

This wicking burns out very fast .A set of test wicks I made burnt out in less than a month compared to a year + with good wicking and had bare fiberglass on the bottom of the wick after the 3rd burn.the wicking also loosened up (strected) after making them into nice tight wicks without even burning them.

I contacted the company with the results of my tests and what I thought of their new line of kevlar ( I say that loosely) Thier view on it was it is still good as an insulator and meets the specs for that .In their minds that is what the product is designed for and they have no plans on changing the blend or droping the line .

Unless you like having throw away fire tools stay away from this stuff.