DIY silnylon

[Gellar]

Has anyone bought silnylon and used it to make their own tarp or tent?

Silnylon

Silnylon fabric by the yard provides ultralight, waterproof and windproof characteristics for backpacks, tarps, stuff sacks, and other lightweight outdoor gear.

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[MThuntr]

There was a guy on Rokslide doing it. Might be worth a search there too

 

[rustednuts]

I looked at doing it but Borah gear made the time and cost seem like a waist. Lots of UL blogs on the topic

 

[Gellar]

I looked at doing it but Borah gear made the time and cost seem like a waist. Lots of UL blogs on the topic

ive watched a lot of YouTube videos on it. The link I posted above has a 10x12 1.1 oz tarp kit with grommets and precut patches for reinforcements around them for $65. I think I’m going to give a try.

 

[NoWiser]

I’ve made a few tarps out of silnylon. They turned out pretty decent considering my lack of sewing experience.

 

[CraneMan]

2 man hot tent made with sil-poly. 4 pounds with everything but stove.

 

[Gellar]

2 man hot tent made with sil-poly. 4 pounds with everything but stove.

What’s the diameter at the base and the heighth? It looks like you put tie outs up a bit to straighten the walls out?

What did you use for a stove Jack or did you buy a premade one?

 

[CraneMan]

Its not a teepee and was built with walls because because teepees waste so much space. Hard to see in photo, but it is basically a 7 foot by 5 foot sleeping area with a triangular area for the stove added to the sleeping area. Height at peak is 7 foot so I can stand up and put my clothes on. I purchased the stove jack material from same place as the fabric and custom made it.

 

[LIK2HNT]

Its not a teepee and was built with walls because because teepees waste so much space. Hard to see in photo, but it is basically a 7 foot by 5 foot sleeping area with a triangular area for the stove added to the sleeping area. Height at peak is 7 foot so I can stand up and put my clothes on. I purchased the stove jack material from same place as the fabric and custom made it.

Nice looking set up