Ensolite
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Revision as of 04:04, 12 December 2013
Ensolite, also known as marine foam, is a squishy, rubbery foam often used in making stabbing tips and low profile spears.
It can be most commonly found in the form of Gold's Gym yoga mats (picture to the right), therm-a-seats, some gardening knee cushions, and lifeguard tubes. (Many sports stores and stores with a sporting/exercise department will have a comparable exercise mat.)
Wal-Mart carries yoga mats for a little under $20. Many sporting goods/outdoor stores will carry therm-o-seats, usually for under $7 or so. Often times, you can salvage old lifeguard tubes from YMCAs and other institutions. If you ask if you may have any they are going to discard, usually they will give them to you.
Depending on the weapon, you may need to use more than one layer of ensolite. (However using to much can cause tip wobble/destabilization.)
