groundsheet advice please

[isophene]

Hello

Can anyone recommend a good material for making a groundsheet? I'd need about 6m2. Thanks

 

[rancid badger]

You could simply buy a woven polypropylene tarp and use that as the material for your ground sheet?

http://www.tarpaulinsdirect.co.uk/TarpaulinsSite/category/All+Tarpaulins.htm

this is just one of many places to buy a cheap tarp.

just a thought anyway

atb

R.B.

 

[Shewie]

I bought a cheapy one to stick under the tent from The Range. It's just a thick grey poly sheet but makes a good foot print once folded a couple of times.

 

[bilmo-p5]

This outfit;

http://www.allplas.co.uk/

will probably have something to suit your needs. They were very helpful when I spoke to them.

 

[Pierr]

6 sq meters of groundshete will start to be heavy and bulky. You don't say what your constraints are in that respect. Also, it is best for the groundshete to be smaller by some margin that the actual coverage of your tarp if that is what you are using. You don't want rain to drip from the tarp or be driven by wind on the edge of the groundsheet and to form a pool with you in the middle.
For smaller size I like the space blanket (the thick one, found at Bensbackwood for instance). A full one is already a large coverage. I usually take a half one (cut lenghtwise).