Help needed! Silnylon

[Dave]

This is going to be my new lightweight winter shelter.

I have a Golite Shangri-La 5 weighing 822g, and a Ti-Goat Woodburning Stove & Flue weighing about the same.

Im looking to achieve this: [Photos courtesy of Jim on BCUSA]

Stove Jack install with detachable storm cover:

A hot tent weighing just 1.9kg!


Im looking for someone to install a Ti-goat stove jack into the silnylon golite shagri la5, and possibly add a silnylon sodskirt as well.

So I need someone who is used to working with Sil, sewing it, and can source the stuff.

can anyone reccomend anyone?

Thanks.

 

[Shewie]

Got to be a brave man to cut holes in a good tent

And a sil one at that

 

[Dave]

Yikes! Do you know something I dont?

 

[Dave]

Dont answer that!
If it hadnt have already had holes cut in it and been stitched it wouldnt be a tent.
thats why i need an expert Rich.

 

[Shewie]

Lol, this is true

 

[Dave]

come on, you must know someone.

 

[Shewie]

I'd ask Bilmo and see what he thinks, not sure if he's done much in sil?

Failing that, give donvalleysports a call, I've called in a few times when I've been over that way with work, they have a tent repair section as you go in the door so they might be able to help. They stock Hilleberg and Terra Nova tents so should know their way round sil fairly well.

 

[Dave]

Ah. Great stuff, thanks. I'll give them a call tommorow.

Anyone else had any mods done in Sil?

 

[Shewie]

Not sure if this will work but it's this place ...

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Do...=G6xk8XaIslTcbZ91arRNIQ&cbp=12,146.46,,0,7.41

 

[Toddy]

Speak to Ian (bilmo-p5) and see what he thinks about it. He's pretty nifty with the tarps, etc.,
John Fenna might know too, I think Eric Methven would be more for the canvas stuff.

Bound to be other folks who've used silnylon though.
I hate sewing it

cheers,
M

 

[petrochemicals]

do it yourself, the key is something called double sided tape ! Impressed with the value for weight, very nice set up. Does it include the pole, and what sort of interior do you use?

 

[Dave]

Speak to Ian (bilmo-p5) and see what he thinks about it. He's pretty nifty with the tarps, etc.,
John Fenna might know too, I think Eric Methven would be more for the canvas stuff.

Bound to be other folks who've used silnylon though.
I hate sewing it

cheers,
M

Cheers Mary, I've had a word with Ian. Think he prefers to work with other materials over Sil. Shewie had some good ideas. I'll chase those up. See what i can turn up.

do it yourself, the key is something called double sided tape ! Impressed with the value for weight, very nice set up. Does it include the pole, and what sort of interior do you use?

No, not risking doing it myself!

I'll weigh it all when I get it set up. You can use the pole or use a stick, or a cord hanging from a branch. I had a Hex 3 for a while when they came out.
In winter, I was planning on just using the shell. And a jerven thermo extreme, as a bivy bag. Which is very comfortable. Luxurious even!
I'd like to make a floor of boughs, but the places I go locally, it would be impractical.....One day.....
Stove's just there to feed whilst Im awake. But it should kick out enough heat to defrost clothing, in real cold, if ever needed. Its a flatpack.
All goes in the rucksack. Bloody flimsy stuff though, this titanium. Feels like tin foil. Dont know if i'll get along with it.
I'll post some piccies at some point.
Stove weighs about 390g, Flue about 400g.

The photos above from BCUSA, are of a silnylon Golite SL5, modded by Seek Outside, for one of the members.

The Sodskirt, I believe is 1.3oz Sil. Same stuff as the tent.

so sending to a sil tent/tipi manufacturer may be the way to go.

 

[theoctagon]

Silnylon isn't too bad to work with, it's slippery but not too bad once you get used to it.

Maybe contact Sean at Oookworks? might cost you a little more but it'll be a proper job

 

[mousey]

Dave the stove in that picture looks interesting do you have any more information on it?

 

[Dave]

Silnylon isn't too bad to work with, it's slippery but not too bad once you get used to it.

Maybe contact Sean at Oookworks? might cost you a little more but it'll be a proper job

Yeh, it might be Matthew. Cheers. May end up going to Sean. I'll have to get some quotes. Thanks.

Dave the stove in that picture looks interesting do you have any more information on it?

Sure Mousey. Here you go:

http://www.titaniumgoat.com/WiFi-Stove-assembly.html

I'll post some info or maybe some piccies when I first light it up. It arived a couple of days ago. Odd thing. Titchy.

Not sure whether I'll get along with it. Will see.

 

[Murdo]

I'm looking for someone to add a sod skirt to Silnylon tipi...wondering how you got on?
thanks!

 

[Dave]

I'm looking for someone to add a sod skirt to Silnylon tipi...wondering how you got on?
thanks!

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=114613

These are the modifications I did to the tent. I didnt add a sod skirt.

 

[Twodogs]

Bilmo the man for tent mods .....as stated above ..

 

[Clouston98]

Yep Bilmo is the man to go to!

 

[Murdo]

Thanks all