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Must have floor Thanks, Tom -- seeking a shelter with a floor. The Notch looks pretty cool. I'm emailing them to find the weight with the semi-solid inner. |
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Survey of lightweight one-person shelters? On my last hike, an eight-day trip in the Eagle Cap Wilderness, I used my Kifaru Paratarp for shelter. It's basically a tarp that can be rigged as a lean-to or tarp or pup tent (using trekking... |
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Oooh -- fancy! Tom, that Tear Resistant Teflon® Glass Fabric - 505 Series that you linked to looks pretty fancy. About twice the weight per unit area as Tyvek, but who knows about its tear resistance, its packab... |
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Silnylon: the Rubbermaid of groundsheet materials Hey Miz Mary, I have used silnylon in the past and it's certainly durable enough, but soil moisture which condenses on the underside causes dirt to stick, too, and I need to flip the sheet o... |
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New construction not real common here Bend, Oregon, was pretty much the epicenter, the poster child, for the 2008 real estate bust. Not a lot of new construction hereabouts. Ben writes, "I have used polycryo/window shrunk film... |
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Where's a fellow buy groundsheet-weight Tyvek? Subject pretty much sez it all. |
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Groundsheet Space Blanket, Polycryo not tuff enuff I took an aluminized polyester "space blanket" on a three-night hike a couple months ago and it started to shred pretty early on. Based on suggestions here, I just tried a polycryo sheet ... |
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Thanks, Wiz o' Oz I copied your modification, with the addition of a 1-1/2'' hunk of large-diameter drinking straw shoved down the throat to keep it open. A local restaurant serves them with milk shakes. Too... |
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Spendy but a good idea Not your least-costly way of getting a bag (don't have much use for MH meals, too carby) but the idea goes on my shortlist! Thanks. |
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Garbage bag for messy garbage The foods I take on a trip tend to create messy waste: empty tins of sardines and anchovies leave an oily mess. On my last trip I packed the waste double-bagged in a couple of oven roasting bags. W... |
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