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[pct-l] Profits down for Du Pont. What to do?



We used the kite Tyvek on the CDT for a ground cloth, sunscreen and poncho.
Tyvek gets frayed with use and loses its waterproof capability, so we used 2
pieces for the entire trip. If you try it as a tarp have a backup piece or
another tarp in your bounce box. The building Tyvek is also much stiffer and
noisier than the softer, lighter kite Tyvek.

We also played around with the idea of using a Tyvek clean room suit as a
rain suit, trying it out in the shower. It wasn't waterproof enough with a
full cotton zipper.

YMMV
Marcia
GottaWalk
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From: "Ahseln, David" <David.Ahseln@Pacificorp.com>
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Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 12:57 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Profits down for Du Pont. What to do?


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Tyvek as tarp material?  Any reactions, comments, advice?  I've looked
at it
at the home improvement stores where you have to spend $70 for a roll,
but
$70 buys you a whole lot of it.  I know a lot of people use it as ground
cover and, at least by the feel of the material itself, there is no
obvious
reason (at least to me)why it couldn't be used as a tarp, except perhaps
some aesthetic objection to being forced to look at the giant TYVEK
lettering whenever you spread it out,

$70 isn't such a lot of money that I couldn't just pick up a roll
anyway, I
just want to know if anyone can point out something I'm missing.

I think my real fear is I've always used a tent, never a tarp and I'm a
little intimidated by it.  Isn't it technically immoral to go hiking
overnight without a tent?  What next, abandon my trapper john?  Some
things
simply are beyond considering.

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