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Groundsheet advice for Borah Gear Ultralight argon bivy
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Oct 16, 2017 at 12:31 am #3496947
<p style=”text-align: left;”>Tried Tyvek which turned my setup into a slip and slide. Any UL suggestions? </p>
Oct 16, 2017 at 1:11 am #3496956I read in another post that Mylar space blankets are not as slippery as polycro, and make a good ground sheet.
Oct 16, 2017 at 3:43 am #3496975The least slippery option I’ve found is the tent floor directly on the ground. Pretty sure it’s the lightest too! :^)
Oct 16, 2017 at 4:27 am #3496983Definitely not polycyro. It’s ~237X more slippery than tyvek in my testing. It’s like a slip-n-slide covered in Crisco.
Oct 16, 2017 at 5:06 am #3496989With a 30D floor, +1 to no ground sheet.
But if you must, try putting a few dabs of silicone sealant on the underside of your bivy and letting it dry. That’ll give you a few grippy spots to keep you from slipping on any ground sheet. Spread it thin – shouldn’t take much.
Oct 17, 2017 at 3:00 am #3497215+1 on no groundsheet. Just about anything will slide, the bivy isn’t crazy expensive, and as long as you’re careful about site selection, it will be lighter (obviously), and should last for a while.
Oct 17, 2017 at 3:07 am #3497216<p style=”padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;”>I was considering the silicone dots. As for not using a groundsheet, I just get paranoid about my air pad.</p>
<p style=”text-align: left; padding-left: 30px;”>Anyone with experience using the SOL survival blanket? Supposed to be a bit more durable than space blankets and not as noisy.</p>Oct 17, 2017 at 12:44 pm #3497258I agree with no groundsheet almost all the time.
The only time I would use a polycryo groundsheet is if the ground is really mucky… I accidentally discovered that polycryo isn’t nearly as slippery when it is moist.
Otherwise, yes, make sure your site is very, very flat! Much easier to do when it’s bivy only.
Oct 17, 2017 at 1:04 pm #3497261This works well to prevent sliding/provide some protection for an air pad and it weighs about 2.5 ounces. It can be cut shorter, too, if saving those fractions of an ounce are important to you.
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