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1980 - Drip Hose
• Used in rough terrain.
• Thicker mils of 12 and 14.
• Longer row capability.
• Squirt outlet.
1980’s - Tri-Wall
• First used on strawberries under
mulch.
• Drip outlet.
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• Increased passages per outlet.
• Used on top off or under mulch.
• Drip side outlet.
1980’s - Twin Wall 4
• Improved Multiple Inlets and
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• Longer row lengths.
• Drip side outlets.
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• Top outlet, single hole.
These years of innovation paved the way to the current
products:
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• Slit design outlet helps to prevent
root intrusion and soil ingestion.
• Available in 5/8” and 7/8”
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rates.
During this time Mr. Chapin and his design team continually
sought out answers to the grower’s problems and needs,
resulting in this history of product developments along with
25 patents.
In 2006 Mr. Chapin, in his eighties, sold the Company to the
Jain Irrigation Company. This allowed him to concentrate
on his philanthropic activities as Executive Director of
Chapin Living Waters Foundation.
Chapin Living Waters Foundation distributes thousands
of gravity fed; bucket kits to more than 150 countries
worldwide, helping families produce crops that sustain
their nutritional needs even during drought conditions.
Living well into his 90’s, Mr. Chapin continued to oversee
the distribution of the Bucket Kit’s. As his business card
read: “If you missed knowing me, you missed nothing. If
you missed knowing my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,
you have missed everything.” In the mid 1940’s, Mr.
Chapin modeled his business approach in a manner
that partnered him and the company with God. His faith
and trust in Jesus led him to communicate with Him on a
regular basis and asked Him frequently to help guide Mr.
Chapin though any particular problem or issue.
Mr. Chapin passed away in 2014 at the age of 96, having
played an important part in the founding concept of drip
irrigation as we know it today. ■
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