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May 5, 2020 at 1:15 pm #3645235
I dont really sleep on ground much anymore.. but i am curious if silnet can be used on bottom of sleeping pad, say neoair X lite or therm..to prevent it from sliding all over in a duplex or a bivy? I am not concerned about the negligible weight added from it..
May 5, 2020 at 1:36 pm #3645239Thermarest used to sell an anti-slip spray that left behind something like contact cement to make the pad a bit sticky. It worked well.
I suspect contact-cement spray or a bottle of contact cement (from an office- or art-supply store) would do the same thing. I’d be pretty limited at first in amount and coverage – you don’t want to bring every leaf and pine cone home with you.
May 5, 2020 at 3:41 pm #3645259I’m pretty sure putting dots of silicon sealant on the bottom of a pad is a standard solution, but I’ve never tried it myself.
May 5, 2020 at 3:57 pm #3645261I’d be inclined to go TarpTent style and puts some diluted smears across the bottom.
May 5, 2020 at 4:33 pm #3645289I decided to not add gunk to my tents or pads. Instead, I use a Gossamer Gear Thinlight foam pad. It keeps my pad from slip-sliding-away and also serves as a sit pad and kneel pad. An extra 2.5 ounces, but very versatile and adds comfort to my rear and knees!
May 5, 2020 at 6:16 pm #3645310Stripe/dot both the mat and the floor with a very thin layer of silicone or get a small strip of the anti slip mat sold for glassware on shelves.
May 5, 2020 at 7:05 pm #3645325My boyfriend put silnet all over the bottom of our Lunar Duo and it sort of works but not that well. It’s better than nothing.
May 5, 2020 at 8:19 pm #3645341works better if you do both , the mat AND the floor.
May 5, 2020 at 10:47 pm #3645358Tried to go lighter with the GG Thinlight by cutting off a square chunk (~19×19 inches) to use for anti-slip and sit pad. Works OK as a sit pad, doesn’t work very well for anti-slip. Next trip (someday …) I’ll try the bigger chunk.
I put a bunch of silicone caulk stripes on the floor of a silnylon tent. Didn’t make much difference for slippage, either. I’m gradually learning to choose more level campsites. Give me another 40-50 years :-)
— Rex
May 6, 2020 at 5:13 am #3645377+1 to striping both pad and floor.
May 6, 2020 at 11:51 am #3645426I found Seamgrip smeared on to pads worked well in tents with a PU coated floor.
May 6, 2020 at 4:47 pm #3645471Try some light “smears” of SHOE GOO on the underside of the mattress. This stuff is extremely durable.
If SHOE GOO peels off after some use then the only stuff I know that sticks to EVERYTHING is a clear caulk called LEXCEL. It comes in standard caulking tubes and in a smaller squeeze tube. ACE HARDWARE sells it.
I’ve used LEXCEL on polyethylene plastic kayaks to glue in closed cell foam bulkheads when nothing else would stick. The bulkheads are still there after 20 years.
May 6, 2020 at 5:07 pm #3645478A thick layer of silicone will peel off, a very thin one will not.
Details, details….
May 11, 2020 at 12:22 pm #3646323Tried stripes of 3-1/6-1/10-1 diluted (MS)-silicone. Thin and thicker. All peeled on first trip out. Could be the nylon(coated?) material I applied it to. Could be the wrong chemical approach. After easily peeling off by gently rubbing hand over the surface, I’ve opted for the 1/8″ mat approach. Still, will have gradual slip on some terrain. As Rex says, “…choose more level campsites.” ..argh, alas my one nemesis. The perfect campsite
May 11, 2020 at 12:34 pm #3646327Thanks for all replies, advice and opinions. 90% of the time im hanging in my hammock so this is not at an issue at all for me, lol. I have decided to go the Gossamer Gear 1/8 thinlight approach.. im sure it will work just fine.
May 11, 2020 at 9:37 pm #3646525+1 on the GG 1/8 in pad. I used silnet on my silnylon Notch Tarptent floor and it worked but I am in Solplex or Duplex now and just use the pad. Works fine.
May 12, 2020 at 7:19 am #3646576The DCF floor, neoair X-lite pad, and Zpacks bag were sliding all over the place. Seam Seal works well on both sides of the X-lite. With the X-Therm, not so slippery, didn’t need the Seam Seal.
May 12, 2020 at 11:58 pm #3646789I have found with a Uber light pad that Seam Grip dots stuck on while Silnylon dots rubbed right off.
May 13, 2020 at 5:09 am #3646811You can use diluted caulk, too. Just paint it on the entire bottom.
A cheap bristle “chip” brish, a little paint thinner or white gas, a small tube of 100% silicone caulk (clear.) Mix a bout 10:1 paint thinner and caulk in a container. Then paint on a thin coat over the entire bottom. Let dry for 24 hours. It can slip if it is wet, but otherwise, it works fine on tent floors.Mar 2, 2022 at 7:13 am #3742084Mar 2, 2022 at 8:30 am #3742088I would say no.. the Uberlight feels like a balloon or something weird…
Apr 11, 2022 at 8:28 pm #374600420X40 GG or MLD CCF 1/8″ thick pad works well for me. Sit pad during the day and anti-slip pad at night.
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