[pct-l] tyvek

[Ron Dye]

If you are using Tyvek, I suggest creating a "hem" by folding about an inch
over onto itself using contact cement - no more fraying.  Some manufacturers
of tyvek imprint logos and these can collect dust and duff.  A simple
solution is to run them through a short wash cycle before leaving home.  No
more sticky stuff to grab dust and duff.

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Timothy Nye
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 1:29 PM
To: giniajim
Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] tyvek

I used some last year that I got from a contractor friend.  A seven foot
length of standard width Tyvek weighed 7 oz.  After a week or so it started
to fray; it's kinda fibrous when it wears.  As a result, it tended to
accumulate duff which had to brushed off to fold or roll it.  I'm using a
piece of painters plastic sheeting currently.

Last year I did run into a group of four hikers wearing Tyvek coveralls just
south of Sonora Pass - the coveralls were liberally patched with duct tape,
but were serving as relief from the mosquito hatch as well as rain.  Not
breathable, but I thought it was pretty inspired.
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