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I'm looking for some day hiking suggestions for the North Rim. I have reservations for five days next month at the Grand Canyon Lodge. I will have a mid-size...
Normhikes 2013-07-29 06:20:03 #73617
Re: Tyvek
Hi Andy, I did get my piece of Tyvek just by keeping an eye on building sites and stopping by to ask if they had any scraps. It's hit or miss but I liked the...
velo_femme 2013-07-29 05:35:04 #73616
Re: Tyvek
John wrote:
>> I used one ground cloth for maybe 10 nights in southern Utah on sandstone, shale
>> and gravel surfaces. In the end Tyvek got...
Anton Solovyev 2013-07-29 00:41:16 #73615
Re: Tyvek
and gravel surfaces. In the end Tyvek got many holes and became soft and "hairy"
> in spots. The ground debris started to get stuck to the surface and was...
John 2013-07-28 22:56:01 #73614
Re: Tyvek
I second anti-gravity gear! Four times is a good guess for wear n' tear. Sheet bends work awesome in the corners. Much less camp work is burrito wrapping...
towalkinwater 2013-07-28 22:11:35 #73613
Re: Tyvek
I get my Tyvek ground sheets (4.5'x7.5') at http://zpacks.com/, about $15
shipped. The local home improvement stores did not have it when I checked.
At one...
Anton Solovyev 2013-07-28 21:27:43 #73612
Re: Tyvek
Run it through a washing-machine cycle.
John
> I second the advice to rumple the Tyvek before using it.
John 2013-07-28 20:16:24 #73611
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