Miata Mailing List: September 1997, Message #104
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From: 	Jeff Dofing <kidfree@pobox.com>

Subject: Re: Proper Folding of Soft Top Boot

Date: 	Mon, 1 Sep 1997 20:47:31 +0000



Meyline@aol.com wrote:



>   Anyway, there I was with this boot in my hand, and I

> realized that I had no idea how to fold it up.  So I put top back

> down.

>

> Are there instructions out there?  (For folding up the boot)



My MBFP (Miata Boot Folding Procedure):



1)  Hold the boot in front of you, topside away from you.  Rear of boot

with black plastic edge-grabbers at your waist, snap side at your knees.



2)  Swing the small outer sections out and fold them next to the next

section inward from them.  The stiff plastic edge-grabbers should be

held as parallel to each other as possible.  Note: Always fold boot

topside against topside.  Folding bottomside to bottomside will strain

the material as the plastic edge pieces press together.

3)  Repeat again one more time, (redundantly) to get to the innermost

sections.  You should now have two handfuls of three edge pieces each,

with attached boot fabric hanging, roughly folded.

4)  Fold the two handfuls together, again being sure to fold AWAY from

the edge pieces.

5)  Hold up by the 6 edge pieces, and make one or two horizontal creases

in the folded boot to reach the desired size.  I fold our boots twice in

this direction, leaving a bundle that measures 19 inches by 9 inches.

Of course, the limiting factor is the 19 inch-long plastic rails of the

inboard sections of the boot.

6)  Stuff it - into your boot pouch.  Pouches can be bought or easily

made.



Pheew!!   Now go out and practice!



KidFree         2R FUNR

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