Homemade Fenna inspired...Gortetex Double DPM Bivi Bag

[w00dsmoke]

Thanks fir UHU glue tip Spoony, you are bang on it works a treat and when it is dry it is clear and flexable. That's a great tip. Cheers.

WS

 

[andywinkk]

I met the guy who designed hot tape machines for Keela and you would not believe how expensive they are... [/COLOR][/QUOTE]

We have one here in the factory they are good fun to play on though,

the uhu could be a good bit of kit to keep as part of our repair kit for emergency leeks

 

[Toddy]

Makes you wonder, doesn't it ? Cost us a fortune for just in case repair patches and specialised glues and here UHU does the job fine for a quid

I've got one of the cheapo Millet's tepees and I've never used it in bad weather since there were so many complaints about the seams leaking at the windows..........I think I might well try the UHU on it.

I've got a stash of OD Goretex that I keep meaning to turn into a bivvy bag.......one of these days

cheers,
M

 

[EdS]

Can i just say that uhu glue works a treat for sealing goretex, no watering down, and mines not leaked yet, far easier. nice job by the way

so does wetsuit sealant / liquid neoprene such as Aquaseal or Black Witch

 

[TeeDee]

Where is the best/cheapest place to pick up Goretex as Joe Public then???

 

[andywinkk]

I always thought you needed a licence of gortex to even sew it, we have never been near the stuff as a manufacturer, in my opinion there are plenty of laminated breathable fabrics on the market that are just as good, your paying for the brand mostly

 

[TeeDee]

" in my opinion there are plenty of laminated breathable fabrics on the market that are just as good, your paying for the brand mostly "

Which ones , where and how much???

 

[Gailainne]

Fabrics n stuff for instance, also pennine outdoor fabrics and point north, do a web search, its not that difficult to find suppliers.

 

[Norseman]

@Woodsmoke:
My family and I have used the old MOD DPM goretex bivybags hiking in various corners of Europe. My wife encouraged me to look for a similar bivy bag we could share as we have sleeping bags that can zip together. During that search I found your post from 2009 where you fasioned such a double bivy yourself.
I a curious to know how that worked for you. Did it work as you expected??

Best regards
Carsten

 

[Norseman]

@w00dsmoke How did this double bivy bag work out for you and your Mrs.?
My family and I have been using the MOD DPM GTX bag for years, but now my wife is asking that I start looking for a double bivy too, as we have problems keeping warm when separate.

 

[Norseman]

If you still have a few meters of OD Goretex lying around, I would be interested to purchase it to build a double bivy bag.

 

[petrochemicals]

Warm the tape with iron (through brown paper) then use a wallpaper seam roller to put loads of pressure each side of the seam...works well on the straights but is a bit fiddly in corners and curves...

On the curve lay the curve around an ikea cutlery drainer and use that to roll the iron along.

 

[philipb]

I always thought you needed a licence of gortex to even sew it, we have never been near the stuff as a manufacturer, in my opinion there are plenty of laminated breathable fabrics on the market that are just as good, your paying for the brand mostly

it can be a little confusing as gortex has also become a generic name for all these type of materials in some circles . As Hover is for vacuum cleaners

 

[philipb]

what book do you refer to in the OP and where can I get a copy