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Jul 19, 2011 at 10:04 pm #1276951
I couldn't find any cuben fiber on eBay, but I did find SilNylon for under $8/yard. So I got 4 yards of it, it's 65" wide, and I'm going to make a simple 8×5 tarp mainly for use as a "vestibule" on our BD Lighthouse. Since this is my first time doing anything like this, I tried to get a feel for what the finished tarp would look like, and I was all like WOW THAT'S BIG.
It was heat cut but I suppose I'll need to make seams and tie-outs anyway. My boyfriend's mother has a 20-year-old sewing machine that I'll brush up on before attacking this, at any rate, and then I'll probably use the rest to make a daypack. I still can't believe how thin and light it is.
Jul 19, 2011 at 10:54 pm #1761123Uh oh – don't get addicted to doing MYOG stuff
There are a few articles on BPL under MYOG that might offer a few hints how to do it
Jul 27, 2011 at 8:06 am #1763556Check out D.I.Y Gear Supply. http://www.diygearsupply.com/cgi-bin/shelf.cgi?numb=19
They have a great price on sil for seconds. I got my order in last week and it is great stuff. -
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