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For the eco-conscious (all of us?) and frugal, I just came across this at Home Depot:
Trimaco 9 ft. x 12 ft. 2 Mil Eco Plastic Drop Cloth – Price: $4 ($1 more than the regular stuff)
I haven’t used it and won’t have a chance to use it for several months, but it seems like a good option. I post it here so that others will know about it, and perhaps try it out and report back.
That sounds great if you want a disposable drop cloth, but wouldn't a hiker want something that lasts forever? I switched over to biodegradable trash bags (.68mil) for home use, and if they get wet, they start to show holes within a week.
I'm going to make some tighty whities out of this stuff.
More like Tighty Greenies…
I was originally feeling awesome about this, but I guess it would begin to decompose while it's underneath your tent, heated by body heat and ripe with moisture. Bummer…
"but wouldn't a hiker want something that lasts forever?"
A ground sheet that lasts forever would be very (relatively) heavy. It takes a lot of abuse.
With so many light, cheap groundsheets the disposable method makes more sense but I do see the resource consumption problem with that.
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