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   Scott | Jan 13, 2011 11:20pm | #1

   Wha??? You fillin' yer

   Wha???

   You fillin' yer pants with Dense Pack?

   ;-)

   Couldn't resist... I have no idea what "Jean Insulation" is.

   Edit... I Googled it and see that it's shredded up jeans. Go figure.

   I know nothing about it, but my first thought is that cotton has never impressed me with it's ability to hold it's loft, moisture tolerance, and R value.

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   DanH | Jan 14, 2011 09:16am | #3

   I figgered it was a snowmobile suit for his girlfriend.

   (Or else it's shredded denim -- a more expensive form of cellulose.  The main advantage over cellulose, I believe, is that it comes in batts of some sort.)

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   Clewless1 | Jan 14, 2011 08:52am | #2

   Don't know details but ...

   On the plus - it recycles jeans!!! and we all thought they were worthless even after long past being shredded/worn out

   On the minus - it's probably more expensive than equivalent counterparts (e.g. cellulose/fiberglass).

   I bought some safetouch ... made in part from recycled pop bottles.

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   xxPaulCPxx | Jan 14, 2011 12:22pm | #4

   I've used it, worked great.

   It is really dense, about 1/2 way between FG and foam rubber in consistency.  In a package of say 5 batts, two of them will have a pre-scored vertical 4" section that is easier to pull off if you need to narrow the piece for any reason.