[pct-l] ants, not yellow jackets

[Jim & Jane Moody]

Thanks, John.  I didn't make it clear that the holes are in the "roof" of the tent, not the floor.  I wonder how much weight and trouble would be inv olved in bonding cuben fiber fabric to the top. 

Mango 



----- Original Message -----


From: "John Abela" <john at hikelighter.com> 
To: pct-l at backcountry.net 
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 6:46:42 PM 
Subject: Re: [pct-l] ants, not yellow jackets 

> Subject: [pct-l] ants, not yellow jackets 
> 
> Or am I forced to replace the tent?  Any suggestions will be appreciated. 
> 

Hey Mango, 

You could pick up two or three years of 1.43 oz/sqyd Cuben Fiber 
fabric from zpacks ( http://www.zpacks.com/materials.shtml ) and bond 
it onto the bottom of your bathtub. 

This would seal up the holes and make the bathtub floor waaaaay stronger. 

You would probably not even need a groundsheet if you cover it all with 1.43 cf. 

You could probably get away with the lighter 1.0 cf but I prefer 
bathtubs made from the 1.43 so you can abuse it all you want on just 
about any ground surface. 

Would probably cost you around $60 bucks or so for the material and bonding. 

-Abela 
HikeLighter.Com 
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