[pct-l] silnylon questions

[m.karon at comcast.net (Marshall Karon)]

A trick that Ron Moak told me about was to spread several wide (about an
inch), thin lines of silicon sealer on the inside of the tent floor and let
it dry. That stops you from sliding all over. Adds virtually no weight.
Seems to work just great.

Marshall Karon
Portland, OR
m.karon@comcast.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Lissner" <mlissner@pitzer.edu>
To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 11:10 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] silnylon questions


> I'm probably not the best person on this list to answer these questions,
> but, after having made a half dozen or so stuff sacks, and one large tarp
> out of silnylon, I do have some experience. In answer to your questions,
> (1) I imagine that replacing this fabric with silnylon will do the trick,
> but I don't know why the floor of the tent would be leaking in the first
> place, so perhaps not.
> (2) Silnylon does come in several different weights. I made those tents
and
> stuff sacks from the 1.1 oz stuff I believe, and they are pretty light -
far
> too light to serve as the floor of a tent (IMHO).
> (3) Tricks...I can't think of too many, but I am sure others will chime
in.
> I guess if there's one thing I could say to an experienced sewer that is
> inexperienced with silnylon, it would be, "be patient." It's tough to pin,
> tough to sew, tough to do just about everything with.
> (4) If memory serves, there are precious few suppliers for silnylon in the
> states. The one I used is called "Outdoor Wilderness Fabrics Inc." Their
> website is www.owfinc.com, and they tend to be pretty good at what they
do.
> I even managed to get them to ship some fabric to Spain for me (not that
> customs actually let it through). Though, I am looking at their catalog
> right now, and I only see one weight of silnylon, the 1.1 oz. They're
> probably worth calling all the same though, their number is 208.466.1602.
>
> One warning I should offer you though is that silnylon is incredibly
> slippery, both to work with, and to step on. If you do go forward with
this
> plan, you might find that the floor of your tent is quite a slippery and
> dangerous place.
> -mike
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Marion Davison" <mardav@charter.net>
> To: "PCT List" <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 8:06 AM
> Subject: [pct-l] silnylon questions
>
>
> > I have a large inexpensive tent that I really like, except that we get
> > water leakage through the floor when it rains.  I am thinking about
> > replacing the floor fabric with silnylon. We aren't intimidated by
> > sewing; we have made tents, sleeping bags, packs and down jackets.
> >  I have questions for the experts.
> > 1.  Would replacing this floor with silnylon probably solve my problem?
> > 2.  Does silnylon come in different weights?  What is the best weight
> > for a tent floor?
> > 3.  Are there any sewing tricks I need to know to successfully sew
> silnylon?
> > 4.  Can you recommend any suppliers of silnylon?
> > Marion Davison
> >
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