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Which fabric for a bathtub floor?

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PostedAug 2, 2011 at 12:38 pm

I require absolute waterproofness, so 30d silnylon is out.

Now the choice comes down to either 70d silnylon or PU-coated taffeta? Which one?

PostedAug 2, 2011 at 1:14 pm

"…absolute waterproofness…" as in the pressure of one knee on very soggy ground – ~25,000 mm H2O?

Stuart R BPL Member
PostedAug 2, 2011 at 2:12 pm

I used PU-coated nylon. It feels more robust than silnylon and a lot less slippery. Well worth the marginal extra weight IMHO.

PostedAug 2, 2011 at 3:49 pm

Well, I settled on PU-coated taffeta.

Does anyone know good source for the fabric?

PostedAug 2, 2011 at 4:18 pm

Michael-

I have PU 70d in coyote brown with .75 oz coat, which is about as light as I would go if
you want higher pressure waterproof. $4 a yard, 58" width to send it with the 'mid.

I have some heavier 1+ oz/ yard sq. coated 70d too. Not light.

Dave

PostedAug 2, 2011 at 4:24 pm

Dave,

Would .75 coat be able to handle, for example, standing water?

As for the heavier coat, how not light is not light? What do you estimate a 8 x 6 tub (to be used in your tarp) would weigh?

PostedAug 3, 2011 at 10:21 am

You can check my math.

For 70d with a .75 oz coating finished weight of aprox 2.75 oz per
yard squared. HH after wear tested of 3515 mm

Allowing for 5 " sidewalls and a hem.
8.5X6.5 equals 55.25 square feet or 6.1 square yards.
6.1 X 2.75 oz equals 16.8 ounces or roughly 1 lb.

With a heavier coating, say 1.5 oz you would add
6.1 X .75 equals 4.6 ounces for a total with the thickest coating
of 21.4 ounces. Richard's HH after wear testing was also 3515

If you used some 70d with a .5 oz silicone coating,
which has the HH after wear testing of 3445, the total weight
would run about 15.25 oz.

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