Alternatives to Tyvek?

[BBob]

Where would you source Dyneema from?

https://ripstopbytheroll.com/collections/dyneema-composite-fabric

 

[Bodypanel2]

If you wash the Tyvek then tread with DWR they work quite well and cheap. Menards house wrap work as well.

 

[Beendare]

Where would you source Dyneema from? I'm temped to go the silnylon rout to just play with something else.

RSBTR... but it seems to me I found it cheaper elsewhere....maybe Seattle Fabrics?

 

[Still Hunter]

I use some roofing membrane that is awesome. Super thin, durable and quiet, 100% waterproof. left over off a jobsite thrown into a dumpster and i scarfed it. Also made a awesome waterproof zip bag out of it that I can crawl into with my sleeping bag in a down pour and be completely dry.

 

[Erebor]

Tyvek alternatives

Hi, I need a groundcloth for my tarp shelter. Last year I just used the lightest home depot plastic dropcloth. It worked out fine but I think I can do better. I know a lot of you guys use Tyvek but was wondering if there were any good alternatives? Tyvek is a house wrap, but there are a bunch...

rokslide.com

 

[252to208]

has anyone tried the 1.1oz MTN Silnylon from ripstopbytheroll.com?

I haven't used it for a ground cloth but my wife sewed me a 10X10 tarp with it and its been phenomenal for 2 seasons. I have used it for shade and as my actual shelter on a few solo trips in the white clouds out here in Idaho.

 

[Mrtoyz]

1443R tyvek comes super soft similar to what you would do by washing normal tyvek. Can be found on Amazon cheap.

 

[E.Shell]

I use some roofing membrane that is awesome. Super thin, durable and quiet, 100% waterproof. left over off a jobsite thrown into a dumpster and i scarfed it. Also made a awesome waterproof zip bag out of it that I can crawl into with my sleeping bag in a down pour and be completely dry.

Titanium Underlayment?

 

[fmyth]

Do you or anyone else know how much warmth a reflective barrier ads? Polycryo + thermal blanket is what I was thinking about. My current pad has no reflective barriers.

This pad has made a huge difference for me. Seems to be very effective at reflecting heat back.

 

[OutdoorPhilip]

Seems like Tyvek might be my best option, and it's proven. Where do you guys get your material from? I don't need a full contractors roll.

Minus nearly putting a nail through my foot, I've been quite successful perusing construction sites and digging ends of rolls and pieces big enough to use for footprints out of newly built house construction dumpsters.

 

[Still Hunter]

Titanium Underlayment?

Made by Chief Products called Aqua Hide. No telling what it cost. I believe it is just a underlayment used instead of the old 30 lb felt paper. Pretty resilient stuff.

 

[Dos Perros]

Polycro is a tyvek alternative. It’s lighter, remains to be seen if it’s as durable for me

I got a few elk hunts out of one sheet of polycro before it ripped. But then I was able to repair it with packing tape. It fits the bill for me.

 

[Jayhat]

Polycro is a tyvek alternative. It’s lighter, remains to be seen if it’s as durable for me

+ 1 on polycro. It's just the clear window insulation film people with single pane windows put up in winter.

 

[pirogue]

I use a material, I got leftover from a construction job. I think the name/nickname was supersaver. Looks similar to tyvek but is used underneath roof insulation in PEMBs. Comes in rolls 12’ + so perfect for making tent ground cloths. This stuff is OSHA approved to support human weight, when installed properly.

 

[nwcomechanic]

Man I don’t know if Seek Outsides fearlessly floorless ground sheet is big enough but the material is great it’s not too slippery like tyvek due to the dimples


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[Idaboy]

has anyone tried the 1.1oz MTN Silnylon from ripstopbytheroll.com?

I used some sort of silnylon from them in my floorless, has worked well

 

[nwcomechanic]

If you guys want I can take a video and try to show the Seek Outside ground sheet, its similar to tyvek but has a texture so it isn't as loud or slippery.

 

[nwcomechanic]

I used some sort of silnylon from them in my floorless, has worked well

Did you fold over and sew the edges for strength or anything? Curious.

 

[Rcycs24]

I’d call John at Borah gear. He made me a custom ground cloth with loops out of silpoly. It compresses down to nothing and weighs nothing. Cost about $60

 

[Rcycs24]

I’d call John at Borah gear. He made me a custom ground cloth with loops out of silpoly. It compresses down to nothing and weighs nothing. Cost about $60

Meant to put down the web address: http://borahgear.com/products.html