Re: Re: Tyvek ground cloth

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jrwooden" <jim-TZ6VOGY/[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2013 4:15 PM
Subject: [BackpackingLight] Re: Tyvek ground cloth

Does anyone know which type tyvek this is?
http://www.materialconcepts.com/store/products/8-x-10-omnicovr-original

Decent price, or can it be had for less?

Thanks,
Jim

--- In [email protected], John Ladd <johnladd@...> wrote:
>
> Bruce - Stick with the polypro if it works for you, but the 
> fabric-like
> Tyvek (1443R) eliminates the noise problem found with the more 
> plastic-like
> Tyvek grades used for waterproofing buildings. A one-time wash of the 
> Tyvek
> in a washing machine also helps.
>
> On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 6:01 AM, Bruce Ivey <bivey@...> wrote:
>
> > **
> >
> >
> > Re: Tyvek ground cloth
> >
> > I tried using Tyvek for a ground cloth and found it annoyingly noisy 
> > and
> > slippery. Every little movement while in the sleeping bag made an 
> > awful
> > crackly noise, and even a slight pitch to the ground made the whole 
> > tent
> > slide downhill. Polypro is much more satisfactory.
> >
> > Bruce Ivey

I have the white Tyvek with T05007 printed on it.  I have been using it 
since 2000 and have used it hundreds of times and it is still going 
strong.  Put the printed side against the ground.  What I do when I get 
home is wash it off with a hose and dry it and put it away.  It is a 4 
feet by 6 feet in size and I use it with all my tents backpacking, sea 
kayaking, and pack rafting.  I got it for free by stopping by a 
construction site and asking if they had any spare scraps.

<Bill>

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