Field Chair from Tyvek ???

[mrbillbrown]

Anybody thought about making a field chair out of Tyvek?

I'm thinking double layer for "strength". Oversized sleeve up top for trekking pole handles.

Would be super light and nice to have around camp.

Thoughts?


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[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

Not sure about tear strength but I have some laying around I could test for you if you want.

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[mrbillbrown]

No way brother. Don't take time away from important stuff just to test an idea.

My daughter wanted to sew some clothes for some dolls she has and asked to learn to sew. Pulled out the old cheap machine and started teaching her some beginner stuff (my highest level of self taught sewing skills) and it lit a fire. Lol. Took my first shot at a field chair from scraps laying around. Busch league? Absolutely. Fun and functional for around the house? Hell yes it is

After messing around with it I had the idea to go UL and thought Tyvek might be a great alternative to a UL field chair.


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[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

Looks good. Send me your specs and I'll make a tyvek mockup for you when I get a minute. It's really no trouble


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[LBFowler]

I wouldn't bother. Tyvek is sturdy, but it degrades pretty quick in the sun. Just pay the tiny extra bit for nylon.

 

[reaper]

Looks good man,tyvek is not a bad idea but it really need a good supporting sleeve for the poles.

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[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

 

[William Hanson (live2hunt)]

My machine didn't like it though

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[gumbl3]

nice work

 

[Northernpiker]

This is the first I've seen this thread, now I understand what you guys are doing. Interesting!

 

[mrbillbrown]

Looks awesome. Thanks for taking the time to mock that up.

 

[mfllood3800]

I have Tyvek for the shelter floor, but then my wife bought some kind of foam memory pad for the bed and it came wrapped in a 4x8 sheet of slightly thicker type Tyvek material. Not sure exactly what it is, but I used it last night as a sleeping bag liner here in Utah and it is excellent. Still super light but a bit thicker and not noisy like Tyvek. I may have to try and make a chair. I decided not to hike in with one but really like the idea of having one- thx to this thread- problem solved
thx