William Watt:

Thanks for the offer. I might take you up on it when its 100 degrees
here with 98% humidity in August.

However, I have decided to use vinyl clothesline material for the wrap.
Am not sure if the garden hose will work but it is cheap. I already
tried using that foamish pipe insulation that comes in 6' lengths and
has a lengthwise slit. It was not abrasion resistant at all.