Tarp tent materials?

[zacattack]

So I’ve got some spare time over the next few weeks, and have been Looking at tents and figured I might as well try my hand at it. I’ve been practicing my sewing and doesn’t seem too hard as long as I stick to simple things. Anyhow what material would y’all recommend for a tarp tent/shelter?

 

[JustinEllison]

Silnylon or silpoly from ripstop by the roll. I have made my own roll top dry bags and waterproof zip bags like the kifaru pull outs and they are simple. Going to try and make a tarp like the kifaru supertarp

 

[zacattack]

Ever used the 1.1 mtn ripstop? There’s a good deal on it right now

 

[JustinEllison]

I have used 1.1 silnylon and 1.1 silpoly and another silpoly pu3000. I have made pack covers, and dry proof bags and then I made a food bag that held 7 days of food and hung from a tree the whole time in Idaho last sept and worked flawless. Anything they selll seems to be good for me to use, but I’m very new to DIY gear

 

[Jesseb]

Ever used the 1.1 mtn ripstop? There’s a good deal on it right now

I have used the 1.1oz MTN silnylon. Great stuff. But where are you finding a good deal on it? All they have had for a while now is the white at regular price. I have some for a pyramid shelter I am going to make but unfortunately I work alone from home everyday so I am not off work like many

 

[zacattack]

Man I feel like if I tell Someone is gonna scoop me and it won’t be there cause there’s only like 10 yards available, but it’s about half price it looks like

 

[flyinsquirel]

I haven't used the MTN stuff, but by its specs it should be great for a tarp or tent body. I wouldn't use it for the floor though. I know several manufacturers use a sil fabric for the floor, but I just don't like a slippery floor. I prefer a PU coated floor fabric.

 

[zacattack]

My plan is to go floorless and just make a simple square or rectangular tarp now, with maybe some way to close the ends for cold weather

 

[BoTheHunter]

Silnylon or silpoly from ripstop by the roll. I have made my own roll top dry bags and waterproof zip bags like the kifaru pull outs and they are simple. Going to try and make a tarp like the kifaru supertarp

Got any pics of the diy kifaru pullouts? I want to sew some on my singer heavy duty. How did you make the plans? What type of needle and thread?

 

[JustinEllison]

that is one that I made, that fit all my clothes for backpack elk in sept. I used Mara 70 thread and got all the stuff off ripstop by the roll. And they have a YouTubevideo on how to make “zpp bag”. Super simple, I can whip one up in under 10 minutes from start to finish now. The one I made for my food was the size of the xl kifaru ultra lite pull out and held 7 days of food.