DIY Bathtub Groundsheet Using an IPK

[WildMedic]

I just thought I would share my bathtub groundsheet that I just made using a spare IPK that I had lying about. It is put together with press studs at the corners, and lightweight pegs around the perimeter just to help it hold it's shape.

I have just done a vid of it on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLohMMFORSo

Let me know what you think.

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

Inspired mate!

 

[WildMedic]

Cheers. Hopefully it will do the job!

 

[Andy BB]

what good idea! How are you fastening the mid-point pegs?

 

[WildMedic]

I have put two holes about 40mm apart vertically. I pass the pegs through one hole and out the other. It means I can adjust the sides as required.

 

[digitracker]

I like the concept, I use an ipk sheet as a groundsheet and I will try your mod out. Could you post a picture of one of the corners opened out so I can see how the cuts are made?
Cheers digitracker.

 

[bilmo-p5]

Good thinking, but why did you cut the corners?

 

[WildMedic]

Thanks for your comment. All I did was make a cut 3" running from the edge to the inside. If you want a smaller or larger edge you just need to change the length of the cut. It is incredibly simple to do. I will try to get a picture for you.

 

[WildMedic]

I say cut the corners but I didn't as such. I merely cut a slit in to allow for the edges to fold across. I wanted a sheet that could be used flat or as a bathtub groundsheet.

 

[bilmo-p5]

I understand what you're saying but I'm questioning the need to make any cuts at all to achieve flat/bathtub versatility.

If you fold your corners in a manner akin to that used on the original 'Orikaso' plate/bowl...

you can have your groundsheet either way without cutting it. You may need to locate the press-studs slightly differently.

 

[WildMedic]

Thats awesome. I am intending on making a single version so I think I will give this a try. Thank you.

 

[mountainm]

I used to make one just with clothes pegs. Folding the corners inwards but in a similar manner to the orikaso then clamping them together. Clingons may be better than pegs - which will then give you a means to stake it down.

 

[WildMedic]

Thats a good idea. I have done the old knot trick in silnylon before. I had thought about mini bulldog clips (got plenty of them) and tarp clips. I just enjoy the challenge of engineering my own kit. Next up is a DIY Thermarest chair.