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Estes 302274 Recovery Wadding |  | Brand: Estes
Category: Toy
List Price: $7.99
Buy New: $2.49
as of 9/9/2010 04:53 CDT details
You Save: $5.50 (69%)
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Seller: mattsrchobbies
Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 1972
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Age: 10 - 100 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 0.3 x 8.5
MPN: 302274
Model: 302274
UPC: 047776022744
EAN: 0047776022744
ASIN: B0006NAQ6O
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Rocket Accessory | | • | Contains 75 Sheets | | • | Enough for 18-25 flights | | • | Flame resistant | | • | Required for most rockets |
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Product Description
Flame resistant wadding to protect your recovery system. Required in most Estes rockets. Contains 75 sheets - enough for about 18-25 flights!
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Recovery Wadding, Keeps the Rocket insides safe May 20, 2009
Justin
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
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!
Estes Wadding Is Ok May 25, 2009
Flyem High Rockets (Atlanta, GA.)
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.
 There are cheaper alternatives,.... January 18, 2006
William J. Eichelberger (Ft. Thomas, KY)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
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.
You Need Wadding To Protect the Parachute March 18, 2007
James Koenig (Minnesota)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
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)
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