[at-l] Re: silnylon

[garyticknor@starpower.net (Gary Ticknor)]

> Assuming you have the patch material with you, and remember to pack a
> bit of bathtub caulk or silicone glue with you. The bigger problem is
> if you succeed at abrading the silnylon, which I'd expect to fray like
> a @#$%^%. Personally, I carry the Nomad's bag with me only for use as a
> patch donor, and found an 8 oz tube of silicone gooey stuff at the
> hardware store, and squeezed most of it out to save weight.

In a pinch, pine sap works. As for silnylon fraying, an improvised hot
knife seals it just fine.

> BTW, ... To
> avoid slippin on the silnylon, take that extra gooey stuff you squeezed
> out and make patterns on the tarp or the floor. Write your name, your
> favorite poem, an alphabetical list of state flowers, the numerous uses
> of cell phones in the woods, your life insurance policy number and wait
> for it to dry. Yoiu now have an excellent grid that will help you avoid
> slip slideing around on the silnylon.
>
> Bill....

I have seen Kurt do just that to a Nomad two Ruck's ago. His was more of a
Jackson Pollock effort.

- Gary from Fairfax