This is a great tutorial for lightweight tarps...I've bought 10m of Ripstop Nylon parachute material. I was wondering if anybody had made anything out of this material before and looking for ideas of what to make. I'm definitely going to be making some liners/dry bags and I was also thinking about making a 3m x 3m tarp. The material is so lightweight I think it would be ideal. It will need waterproofing, however. I was thinking of getting some Fabsil.
Thanks.
Thank you, will watch. I'm desperate for a lightweight tarp that I can chuck in my backpack for emergencies.This is a great tutorial for lightweight tarps...
One good source of cheap flys that I have used in the past is the clearance sales of tent footprints. Often I have seen these for sale at less than half price. The footprint for a 4-person tent is large enough for a fly on its ownThank you, will watch. I'm desperate for a lightweight tarp that I can chuck in my backpack for emergencies.
I was speaking to a guy who was in the Rhodesian Light Infantry and they used to make sleeping bags out of old parachute material. More as a barrier against the cooling breeze at night and to keep bugs off him as warmth wasn't too much of a problem. The soldiers used to keep them stuffed in a pouch on their webbing or tied to top of their pouches. Maybe make one as a sleeping bag liner for UK use?I've bought 10m of Ripstop Nylon parachute material. I was wondering if anybody had made anything out of this material before and looking for ideas of what to make. I'm definitely going to be making some liners/dry bags and I was also thinking about making a 3m x 3m tarp. The material is so lightweight I think it would be ideal. It will need waterproofing, however. I was thinking of getting some Fabsil.
Thanks.