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E J
( mountainwalker - M )

Locale:
SF Bay Area, CA & New England
How often does silnylon need to be recoated? on 11/03/2009 12:25:03 MST Print View

And how is this best done?
Keith Selbo
( herman666 - M )

Locale:
Northern Virginia
does it have to be? on 11/03/2009 12:31:55 MST Print View

I wasn't aware that it ever had to be. I own a lot of sil-nylon stuff, but none of the instructions mentioned ever having to re-coat. What makes you ask the question?

H
E J
( mountainwalker - M )

Locale:
SF Bay Area, CA & New England
reading other posts on 11/03/2009 12:47:45 MST Print View

Hi Keith, reading posts about recoating made me ask the question...I was surprised as well. A Nemo Nano tent owner mentioned this as an advantage of the materials used in his tent over silnylon in the Nemo Meta 1P and 2P thread from Outdoor Retailer.

Edited by mountainwalker on 11/03/2009 12:48:58 MST.
Derek Cox
( derekcox )

Locale:
Southeast
Re: reading other posts on 11/03/2009 16:53:59 MST Print View

pretty sure the it is impregnated and thus never has to be recoated and both sides are equally waterproof... could be wrong though
David Ure
( FamilyGuy - M )

Locale:
Rockies
Silnylon on 11/03/2009 17:23:00 MST Print View

From what I understand it is impregnated with silicon so does not need to be recoated, unless, of course you require a higher level of "waterproofness"
E J
( mountainwalker - M )

Locale:
SF Bay Area, CA & New England
hope so on 11/03/2009 17:28:50 MST Print View

hope so, like keeping my gear in good shape, but don't want more maintenance to bother with...
David Ure
( FamilyGuy - M )

Locale:
Rockies
Silnylon on 11/03/2009 17:32:04 MST Print View

I hear ya.
Jack H
( peripatetic )

Locale:
San Francisco & outside365.com
Re: How often does silnylon need to be recoated? on 11/03/2009 20:16:19 MST Print View

I suspect that fewer than a dozen people have ever attempted to "recoat" silnylon.
Roger Caffin
( rcaffin - BPL STAFF - M )

Locale:
Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs
Re: Silnylon on 11/03/2009 21:16:02 MST Print View

I have recoated the underside of the groundsheet in my 2-man silnylon tent - on a balcony in Courmayer, Italy as it happens. But that was after maybe 4 hard years of use, and it only leaked a little when there were inches of water on the ground. I smeared a very thin layer of silicone sealant over the surface.

I have also experimented with using a silicone spray on the fly of the tent, but not out of need. Not sure whether that did anything or not.

I suspect there is a lot of waffle and crap circulating in the world ...

Cheers
E J
( mountainwalker - M )

Locale:
SF Bay Area, CA & New England
true on 11/03/2009 21:17:21 MST Print View

LOL that's certainly true
Jack H
( peripatetic )

Locale:
San Francisco & outside365.com
Re: Re: Silnylon on 11/03/2009 23:12:45 MST Print View

Waffle and crap? (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=waffle%20crapper)?
Gordon Smith
( swearingen - M )

Locale:
Portland, Oregon
Waffle and Crap on 11/04/2009 01:03:46 MST Print View

Jack writes:

>>Waffle and crap? (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=waffle%20crapper)?<<

OK, that's dam funny.

I'm guessing Roger is using "waffle" in the same sense as "blather" though. Doubt they've heard of Adam Corolla down under, but I could be worng.

G
Franco Darioli
( Franco - M )

Locale:
Victoria
How often does silnylon need to be recoated? on 11/04/2009 01:09:10 MST Print View

In this case it was meant as waffle (going on about nothing, or more precisely equivocating or blathering) AND talking crap as in talking excreta,rubbish...
Not related to waffle crap without the conjunction" and"...
Franco
I see that Gordon can type faster than me ..

Edited by Franco on 11/04/2009 01:12:03 MST.