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Oct 31, 2009 at 2:05 pm #1240760

Justin Chaussee
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@judach
Locale: Earth

So I finished my tarptent for 2 and was going to make a nice tyvek ground sheet for it. Went to the hardware store and found out tyvek only comes by the roll and is about 80-120 bucks per roll for a few hundred yards of it. How do others get their tyvek for their MYOG projects? Do you just invest 100 bucks in a whole roll? Or is there a super cool website where you can order custom lengths of tyvek? Help!

Oct 31, 2009 at 2:08 pm #1541473

David Lutz
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@davidlutz
Locale: Bay Area

Do you have a Contractor buddy, or friend-of-a friend, etc?

Oct 31, 2009 at 2:09 pm #1541474

BlackHatGuy
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@sleeping
Locale: The Cascades

You could just order a Tyvek ground sheet from Henry Shires for $12 plus shipping. Not as cheap as making your own, I guess, but cheaper than buying a whole roll! Just order one bigger than you need and cut it down. FWIW.

Oct 31, 2009 at 2:19 pm #1541478

Justin Chaussee
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@judach
Locale: Earth

I wish I had a contractor buddy… Maybe I can find a new construction site and beg for tyvek! "Will work for Tyvek"

Oct 31, 2009 at 2:24 pm #1541480

Justin Chaussee
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@judach
Locale: Earth

No one on this site would happen to be a contractor with some spare tyvek laying around, would they??? ;-) I will pay!

Oct 31, 2009 at 3:18 pm #1541490

Brian Markey
BPL Member

@bmlaw
Locale: Northeast

Anti Gravity Gear sells it by the foot. See: http://antigravitygear.com/proddetail.php?prod=TYVEK

Oct 31, 2009 at 3:32 pm #1541495

M G
BPL Member

@drown
Locale: Shenandoah

Got mine from AGG.

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Oct 31, 2009 at 3:35 pm #1541496

Justin Chaussee
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@judach
Locale: Earth

That's perfect. Thanks!!!!

Nov 11, 2009 at 5:45 pm #1544670

Brian Turner
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@phreak

I always have Tyvek laying around from my construction/remodeling business. Let me know what size you need.

Nov 13, 2009 at 9:30 am #1545047

Paul Gibson
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@pgibson
Locale: SW Idaho

We carrie it by the foot at Arrowhead Equipment. ships same day by priority mail.

arrowheadequipment.webs.com

Cheers :)

Paul

Nov 17, 2009 at 3:25 pm #1545947

Amy Reid
BPL Member

@marmot8
Locale: central Sierra

I've ordered it online somewhere before but don't remember where. . . I just found it on Quest Outfitters though:

http://questoutfitters.com/uncoated_fabrics.htm#TYVEK

You could check the wiki fabric sources:
http://wiki.backpackinglight.com/MYOG_fabrics_sources

I've folded the corners over on my tyvek groundcloth and sewn small grosgrain loops so that I could stake it down without a shelter — works great.

Nov 17, 2009 at 6:41 pm #1545992

Jang-Tian Shieh(Syoten)
BPL Member

@syoten
Locale: Taiwan

I think some people are selling it on ebay.
But I only found homewrap type tyvek but not soft structure Tyvek.

I just got 30 feet of 10 feet wide homewrap tyvek from ebay with $1.85*30 plus $5.75 shipping. 9 feet wide one is $1.58 per linear foot.

Nov 22, 2009 at 10:18 am #1547179

Nick Truax
BPL Member

@nicktruax
Locale: SW Montana

I purchased the 1443R type tyvek/40g per sq meter(softer and lighter than construction grade) at a kite website –

http://www.intothewind.com/shop/Repair_and_Kitemaking/Fabric/Tyvek

It comes 60" wide and is sold by the yard with a min of 1 yard and max of 20 yards @ $3.50 a yard.

I've made stuffsacks as well as a ground sheet and they have worked great!

Hope this helps.
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