7D sil/pu Bathtub groundsheet

Nice work looks great!

I was wondering, where did you find the carbon rods at? I’ve been wanting to make a ground sheet like the one you made, but didn’t know how Ron made the sides.

Thanks!

Derek

Derek,

Thanks. Pretty easy myog project. I had a zpacks arc and one of the carbon fiber rods in the frame snapped. Zpacks sent out replacements so I just cut the broken one to the size I needed. You can buy them here though.

http://dragonplate.com/mobile/categories.asp?cID=18

Hey Don, how much use have you put onto the ground sheet? I’ve made a tarp from the same nylon and it’s totally waterproof so far, but I’m a bit worried about longevity.

Derek, I’ve used carbon fiber arrow shafts for tent pegs with great success. You can buy all of the components for arrows separately, and the shafts are often sold in long lengths which are then trimmed to size by the store. I got a fist full of roughly 6″ cutoffs from a friendly local place for free.

Thomas,

I have 18 nights on it this year. It’s still waterproof. So far no complaints except for the “Saran Wrap” effect I mentioned.

How did you seam seal your tarp?

I did seam seal it, but there was only one outer lifter patch that needed to be done. I used the seam sealer as a glue to hold on the inner patch and that’s working pretty well.

That’s something, that a 7D material would hold up so well in a bathtub tent floor.
Agree that the silicone coated side should face the ground, as the sil coating is a little more flexible and resists abrasion better.
Thanks for the thread.

Thanks for the reply I’m going to order the rods and try my hands at making the groundsheet!

Thanks again!

Derek

How’s this bathtub groundsheet holding up? Any issues besides the Saran Wrap effect? I’ve been thinking about making an inner tent using this material as the floor, but currently leaning to going with a heavier fabric

I’m not the OP but I wanted to point out that Membrane Silpoly PU4000 (slightly higher Denier than above – 10d) is on sale at a good price right now. FWIW…