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  • #3709162
    Dave @ Oware
    BPL Member

    @bivysack-com

    Locale: East Washington

    Got a pallet of 1/4″ thick foam for sleeping pads, sit pads, ground moisture protection, inflatable pad protection

    Add R1+ to your sleep system

    five sizes from 20X40 to 40X80″ sizes

    For example get a wide torso length 27×40″ one to keep your elbows warm! 4 ounce and $21 shipped

    even cheaper with coupon code   backpackinglight april

    Owareusa

    foam 1/4

    #3709171
    Michael B
    BPL Member

    @mikebergy

    It is good that more options like this are popping up. Any reason you decided to offer Plastazote vs Evazote? Evazote seems the more durable material for this type of use, but I am interested in your reasoning – I picked up a bunch of minicell T200 (for pads) and T600 (for pack parts) which seems very nice as well.

    #3709175
    Dave @ Oware
    BPL Member

    @bivysack-com

    Locale: East Washington

    Plastazote is a touch lighter for the warmth, less toxic. Lasts fine as a sleeping pad. I have one from the 90’s still going strong and have been offering them for sale since then and have had no complaints. The original use was for padding in oxygen bottle tank bags I made for small aircraft. It works well for that too.

    #3709208
    Michael B
    BPL Member

    @mikebergy

    I can appreciate the toxicity aspect, I did some research before making the choice, and by and large most people were not overly concerned with the health impacts (EVA formamide content), but I found both the specs for each (EVA vs PE) to be acceptable for the purposes I wanted it for, with the EVA being just a tad more durable (spec-wise). Either way, glad to know you have some if I need more!

    #3709317
    SIMULACRA
    BPL Member

    @simulacra

    Locale: Puget Sound

    Thanks Dave! just in time

    #3709479
    Sloan
    Spectator

    @gingersnap

    Can you provide a link to a video that would show how flexible this is? Mainly wondering how it would pack and hold shape with folding or rolling.

    #3709488
    Dave @ Oware
    BPL Member

    @bivysack-com

    Locale: East Washington

    Too stiff to fold. Rolling works well.

    #3710215
    Rex Sanders
    BPL Member

    @rex

    @gingersnap You can turn any reasonable closed-cell foam pad into a folding pad with some simple DIY magic. Ray Jardine even sells kits and instructions, though you need to buy a few items locally:

    https://www.rayjardine.com/ray-way/Ray-Way%20Sleeping-Pad%20Kit/index.htm

    The basic idea isn’t radical – razor knives, straight edges, and duct tape. I haven’t tried this yet, maybe soon.

    — Rex

    #3710280
    Bill in Roswell
    BPL Member

    @roadscrape88-2

    Locale: Roswell, GA, USA

    Dave, is the Plastazote actually white, off white or light gray?

    #3710312
    Steve H
    Spectator

    @hop

    Dave, is this material effective in preventing sleeping pad slippage (especially on DCF floor)?  Thanks!

    #3710342
    Dave @ Oware
    BPL Member

    @bivysack-com

    Locale: East Washington

    this thickness is white, the only color I could get for the long 80″ length.

    It is not slippery at all.

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