Oct 22, 2020 · Tyvek is effective at protecting your tent floor from water (as well as abrasive sticks and rocks). More importantly, Tyvek can be acquired cheaply, and it’s lighter than many backpacking-specific alternatives.

May 7, 2018 · Tyvek Home Wrap is a DIY backpacker’s dream. It’s cheap, sturdy, waterproof, and it weighs about .2 ounce per square foot—ideal for making your own A-frame tarp tent.

Apr 4, 2012 · Prolong the waterproof characteristics of your tent floor by making a simple, inexpensive groundsheet out of a common construction material called Tyvek. You’ll need: Your tent, with the floor pitched tightly. Scissors, a waterproof marker, and a sheet of Tyvek. The form of Tyvek used for vapor barriers in building construction is heavy, and ...

I will show how I made a tarp tent using a 9 x 12 foot (2.7 x 3.7 m) piece of Tyvek housewrap. This size allows for a variety of configurations and will accommodate two adults comfortably. Tyvek is a waterproof material that is also breathable, reducing condensation inside the tent by allowing water vapor to pass through to the outside.

Feb 23, 2018 · The footprint lies beneath the tent floor, preventing direct contact with the ground. So while camping out in the wild, this isn’t such a bad idea because you are going to be sleeping on sticks and rocks each night.

Nov 8, 2012 · The beauty of Tyvek is: it is (relatively) fire/spark resistant (800C); it can be joined/repaired with tape; it is waterproof and breathable; it comes in 3 metre roll widths; it can withstand 160 km winds; it is cheap (30 metre roll at $180; ie 4-5 tents per roll); it does not drape; it weighs 1.7 oz/ sq yd (50gsm); it is white and has an R ...

Zpacks Offers the Best Lightweight Backpacking Gear: The Ultralight Tyvek "Home Wrap" is an ideal material for ground sheets. It is waterproof, and very abrasion and puncture resistant.

May 3, 2022 · My experience has evolved from utilising simple tarps/ponchos as shelters to creating a variety of tent ‘prototypes’ in Tyvek often followed by a lighter silnylon model (which I then take up the bush to try out). I have learned a lot in the DIY process which I highly recommend to you.

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Feb 12, 2016 · I have been playing with Col. Whelen’s famous ‘Forester’ Tent design: http://www.theultralighthiker.com/col-townsend-whelens-forester-tent/ I have certainly come to the conclusion that the classic A-frame tent sloping away to the back has seldom been bettered.