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Which sealant to apply to BA pad to prevent slippage?

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PostedJul 27, 2009 at 8:55 am

I've done quite a bit of research here and it seems that there is no definitive answer on the best strategy to prevent slippage between your silnylon tent floor and your pad. Some say paint SilNet "stripes" on the floor, others say coat the ENTIRE FLOOR, and others say to paint stripes on the pad.

I am determined NOT to put anything on my tent floor, as it will undoubtedly pick up dirt. That leaves me with one option: What to put on my BA insulated air core pad?

Since I am applying something to my pad, should I use SilNet–designed for silnylon–or SeamGrip–designed for traditional, urethane coated tents? Or does it matter?

I read something here about someone who recommend SeamGrip instead of SilNet.

CW BPL Member
PostedJul 27, 2009 at 9:00 am

My understanding is silnet won't stick to the pad and seamgrip won't prevent sliding.

Donna C BPL Member
PostedJul 27, 2009 at 11:17 am

Just be sure to do both sides of the pad. I was told to sleep with the insulation side up for cold temps and down for warmer temps.

Skip Booth BPL Member
PostedJul 27, 2009 at 7:14 pm

I have this same issue with my BA pad and my Tarptent, even after painting some stripes on the floor. It drives me crazy camping w/ my kids as I have to wake up at all hours of the night and drag them away from the sides of the tent as they've slipped down.

I was recently chatting with someone about this and they recommended buying some of the non-slip grip shelf liners to use between your pad the floor. I picked some up from Walmart and cut it down to a small size. The weight for the size I'm going to try is 3.0 oz. Not the best solution if you are trying to cut ounces though. If you could find a thinner liner you could probably save some weight. I haven't had a chance to try this yet but I'm fairly optimistic that it's going to work.

Then again, I've recently switched over to sleeping in a hammock so I'm not sure I'll ever go to the ground again :)

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