[pct-l] Profits down for Du Pont. What to do?

[csx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Shawnie)]

Tyvek (For Footprints / Groundsheets) Item #2071 - $2 per linear foot
http://trailquest.net/store.html

That is where I got my tyvek ground cloth.



On Sat, 08 Feb 2003 18:18:57 -0800, you wrote:

>We used the kite Tyvek on the CDT for a ground cloth, sunscreen and poncho.
>Tyvek gets frayed with use and loses its waterproof capability, so we used 2
>pieces for the entire trip. If you try it as a tarp have a backup piece or
>another tarp in your bounce box. The building Tyvek is also much stiffer and
>noisier than the softer, lighter kite Tyvek.
>
>We also played around with the idea of using a Tyvek clean room suit as a
>rain suit, trying it out in the shower. It wasn't waterproof enough with a
>full cotton zipper.
>
>YMMV
>Marcia
>GottaWalk
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>Tyvek as tarp material?  Any reactions, comments, advice?  I've looked
>at it
>at the home improvement stores where you have to spend $70 for a roll,
>but
>$70 buys you a whole lot of it.  I know a lot of people use it as ground
>cover and, at least by the feel of the material itself, there is no
>obvious
>reason (at least to me)why it couldn't be used as a tarp, except perhaps
>some aesthetic objection to being forced to look at the giant TYVEK
>lettering whenever you spread it out,
>
>$70 isn't such a lot of money that I couldn't just pick up a roll
>anyway, I
>just want to know if anyone can point out something I'm missing.
>
>I think my real fear is I've always used a tent, never a tarp and I'm a
>little intimidated by it.  Isn't it technically immoral to go hiking
>overnight without a tent?  What next, abandon my trapper john?  Some
>things
>simply are beyond considering.
>
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