Had the afternoon free yesterday so decided to get on with another MYOG project.
I've got a Trailstar on order and wanted some kind of floor to use inside it. I've got a bivy (also on order...) and a polycryo sheet that i'll probably use most of the time but wanted a bathtub style floor to use as an alternative, plus I figured it could also be used under the tarp I made recently and inside the Laser Comp, if I ever wanted to use it without the inner.
After having a look online I decided I'd have a go at making my own, all the necessary bits and bobs were gathered and have been sat on my desk for the last 2 weeks waiting to be used. Yesterday I finally got on with things and here is the end result.
It's the first time i've made anything out of Silnylon and it lived up to its reputation of being very slippery to work with! Although it was a lot easier to handle/sew than i'd imagined it would be. The supports within the corners were made from 6mm nylon rod from ebay, and the Lineloc 3 adjusters were threaded on to some grosgrain which was then sewed to the material. I think all in it probably took around 3.5-4 hours.
It's approx 220x80cm with a depth of 10cm, so there's room for a full length sleeping mat etc. I've got some material left so I may make another as whilst stitching the 3rd corner on this one I came up with a neater/easier way to sew them. Quite pleased with how they turned out though
Packs down nice and small too
And pretty light
It'll go smaller than this if you squeeze all the air out, not far off the same size as the can, just have to wait for the Trailstar to arrive now...
Matt
I've got a Trailstar on order and wanted some kind of floor to use inside it. I've got a bivy (also on order...) and a polycryo sheet that i'll probably use most of the time but wanted a bathtub style floor to use as an alternative, plus I figured it could also be used under the tarp I made recently and inside the Laser Comp, if I ever wanted to use it without the inner.
After having a look online I decided I'd have a go at making my own, all the necessary bits and bobs were gathered and have been sat on my desk for the last 2 weeks waiting to be used. Yesterday I finally got on with things and here is the end result.
It's the first time i've made anything out of Silnylon and it lived up to its reputation of being very slippery to work with! Although it was a lot easier to handle/sew than i'd imagined it would be. The supports within the corners were made from 6mm nylon rod from ebay, and the Lineloc 3 adjusters were threaded on to some grosgrain which was then sewed to the material. I think all in it probably took around 3.5-4 hours.
It's approx 220x80cm with a depth of 10cm, so there's room for a full length sleeping mat etc. I've got some material left so I may make another as whilst stitching the 3rd corner on this one I came up with a neater/easier way to sew them. Quite pleased with how they turned out though
Packs down nice and small too
And pretty light
It'll go smaller than this if you squeeze all the air out, not far off the same size as the can, just have to wait for the Trailstar to arrive now...
Matt