[Scott pleaded with me to repost this here...]

Someone at NARAM (Carl? Jim?) was talking about putting together a NARAM handout repair kit for the contestant packets. I mentioned that Estes used to do that back in the "good old days". Well, I found one of the old zip lock bags, which lists the contents on the front. Here is what was in them:

Launch Lugs
Screw Eyes
Tape Disks
Sandpaper
White Glue Packet
12' Shroud Line
Recovery Wadding
12" Parachute
1/8" and 1/4" Shock Cords
Launch Rod Safety Cap
Universal Safety Key
Shock Cord Mounts

Eventually, this became an item they sold in the catalog, #2233.

Not listed, but I remember they also included an orange modeling knife. Back then I could count how many NARAMs I'd attended by how many of those orange knives I had.

There was also a plastic folder, in fact one from Estes and one from Centuri each year, stuffed full of literature, with the meet logo printed in gold or silver on the plastic. I still have some of these lying around as well.

Plus a pad of half sheet sized graph paper, also with the meet logo printed on it. I think the last time I saw one of these was for NARAM-33 here in Chicago.

Welcome Bob! Wow Bob and George as forum members.....anybody think to invite Fitch?

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Don
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Wow, after years of me badgering Bob, he finally relented and joined a "web-based" forum.

Welcome to YORF, Bob. We look forward to you adding to our history and knowledgebase here.

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Scott D. Hansen
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WOOSH NAR Section #558

Thanks Bob!

It was me (SEMROC).

I did not know Estes did that because I never was able to attend NARAM's in the past. It did seem like something good to provide to contestants/attendees, however.

Some suggestions for a 21st century update to the list are welcome! And welcome to YORF, Bob.

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Carl McLawhorn
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Bob has lists of all kinds of cool stuff. It is of course in true Bob Kaplow style. It's a directory of numerous txt files. You can find it here:

http://eisner.encompasserve.org/~kaplow_r/

Maybe he'll post some of that stuff here.

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Scott D. Hansen
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WOOSH NAR Section #558

I still have my NARAM 33 note pad, and the NARAM 32 vinyl pouch.

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Roy
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I've got one of the repair kits that they sold mail order, which is what I thought you were talking about at first. I wonder if Estes used the mail order repair kit and just added a few special NARAM goodies for it. Mine has/had similar contents to the list you posted, but it didn't include the modeling knife.

What would I add today?

One of those tiny (0.1oz) bottles of CA
Small roll of masking tape
Kevlar cord
Sewing elastic
Q2 ignitors
Emery board
Protest form :-)

- Current edition of the United States Model Rocket Sporting Code...

(... or perhaps that should be the one thing that should specifically NOT be included... )

It's a great idea, though, and I like your suggestions for updated items. (Yes, that includes all of the items you mentioned. ) [That reminds me - I really should clean the clutter out of my range box and repack it. ] Oh, and welcome to the forum, too (from someone who has been posting about rocketry online for only a tiny fraction of the time that you have )!

Mark \\

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SAM # 0011

Here the contents from way back:



As you can see the white glue has turned braun and the shock cords have dried up.

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