Floorless Tent Problems

[jpuckett]

Ok, I’d really like to hear some of y’all’s thoughts on ideas on how to keep your sleeping pad from sliding off your tyvek ground cloth every night.

I used my tut for the first time in fairly steep country so finding a spot to pitch it for two guys wasn’t easy…. We used our packs some nights to put in between us or at our feet the direction they were sliding…. Any pro tips here??


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[Antares]

I carry a 3/4 length RidgeRest pad as a sitting pad. At night I put it under my inflatable sleeping pad for extra R-value, to protect my inflatable pad, and to keep me from sliding around.

You could also brush on a silicone/mineral spirit solution to your pad or ground cloth to give it some grip.

 

[The Guide]

Ok, I’d really like to hear some of y’all’s thoughts on ideas on how to keep your sleeping pad from sliding off your tyvek ground cloth every night.

I used my tut for the first time in fairly steep country so finding a spot to pitch it for two guys wasn’t easy…. We used our packs some nights to put in between us or at our feet the direction they were sliding…. Any pro tips here??


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Did you soften or deslick the ground sheet by washing it? You can add silicone lines for grip. There is a lot of information on the internet about using Tyvek for camping.

Jay

 

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Make the tyvek fit the bottom of the pad like a fitted sheet on the bottom. Tyvek tape or stitch it.

 

[nodakian]

Strips and/or dots of silicone caulking smeared on the pad and/or ground cloth. Works like a champ.

 

[ianpadron]

Strips and/or dots of silicone caulking smeared on the pad and/or ground cloth. Works like a champ.

This is the best solution hands down.

The ultralight version is to dilute the silicone with mineral spirits first.