sylnylon

“I know there is a site out there that sells sylnylon by the yard. anyone know where it's at?

btw: I found a cool excel gear list:
http://jwbasecamp.com/Articles/Spreadsheet/index.html”

“that is the same guy whose article I posted on this thread today
http://www.thebackpacker.com/trailtalk/thread/29854,3.php”

“thank you very much!!!”

“I see!! That's actually the page I orginally found. LOL interesting.”

“Gem - I've ordered from them before.”

“Thru-hiker.com sells silnylon too and has a money back guarantee. If you buy seconds and don't like what you get he'll take it back.”

“http://www.noahlamport.com/contact_us.htm

ripstop 2nds for $2.75/yd.”

“cool, thanks all!”

“I've bought a good bit from thru-hiker.com too. They have excellent service.”

“Try these folks for all your fabric/webbing/pattern needs. Pretty good customer service:

http://www.questoutfitters.com/”

“I tried sewing some of this stuff and it ws harder than I would have thought. Noting that I have no skill at sewing, the stuff was very slippery and it was hard to keep together where I wanted it without pins (because they poked holes) and under the "feet" think of the sewing machine. There is certainly a right way and a wrong way to do this and I did it the wrong way I am betting.”

“You need to practice with it quite a bit and it will get easier, but still tricky. I like to stretch it very slightly while I'm sewing the two pieces together so they remain flat and taut. I then I can sew them together as one unit when they go under the foot. That's about the best way I can describe it. Some people use an even feed foot attachment, but I don't have one on my machine. I should get one to try, but never got around to it since I did OK without it.
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“I don't want to sow a tent, so this project will probably be a good practice. All I want is an outside liner for my sleepign bag. I am terrified of my bag getting to wet in a bivie, so I'll try to protect it. yeah, I prolly overly worried...but it's not gonna hurt, and it's good practice.

I decided to go with the cheapest site that jimh referred too. They do have a max of 10 yards, but oh well. He called right away, so customer service seams to be great.”

“Silnylon isn't breathable and will hold in body moisture. You might want to use some lightweight ripstop nylon with a good DWR finish instead. Even Epic would be good choice.”

“I wonder if using some of those pinchy paper clips or some clothes pins would help keep the fabric pieces lined up well? Of course you'd have to remove the clips as the fabric nears the sewing machine. I can't imagine how tricky this stuff is to work with without pins.”

““I tried sewing some of this stuff and it ws harder than I would have thought. Noting that I have no skill at sewing, the stuff was very slippery and it was hard to keep together where I wanted it without pins (because they poked holes) and under the "feet" think of the sewing machine. There is certainly a right way and a wrong way to do this and I did it the wrong way I am betting.”

Do you think a person would be able maybe glue a seam together using the silicone glue and then sew it? It’d have to be done real careful but it seems (seams?) like it’d work.”

“You can glue the seam like that and then sew it and I did that with the main seam on an 8X10 tarp. I just glued it let it dry overnight and then sewed three lines of stitching about 1/4 inch apart.”

“If you don't need/use all 10 yards, I need about 4 or 5 yards to finish a project. I'd be happy to take it off your hands, assuming you bought gray.”

“lol, I know it's not breathable...I was thinking about the epic. Right now I just wanted something that won't cost a lot, especially because I heard about how hard it is to sow this material. Jimh...if we ever hike together [hhahahaha] I will bring you a the leftover. [assuming I don't screw up sowing it]”

“I have a trip posted for July 4th. Bailer (from BP.com) is going. She'll need company. Check the thread. Easy hike.

http://thebackpacker.com/trailtalk/thread/44420,3.php”

“good ideas”

“yes sir...but I already have a trip planned for the 4th. see the 4th of July butt kicker. Unless they tell me that the butt kicker trip is too difficult for someone who's not in the best shape of her life I'll be going on this trip. I saw your trip and I wish I could be in 2 places at the same time.”

“...you're gonna do some travelin'...!
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“heeehee...I am broke so I'll be carpooling with MarkO.”

“Here's where I bought mine...

http://www.thru-hiker.com/materialsStore.asp?subcat=16-bottom&iLevel=2&txtCatName=2”

“When I sew silnylong I use a tension technique. I hold the piece in front of and behind the foot and hold it in teneion and help pull the piece through. Makes for clean seams this way.

You want some uncoated DWR 1.1oz ripstop nylon Gem? I have about 20 yards of the stuff. I made a bivy sack to use under a tarp and I used the 1.1oz Silicone coated nylon and made a floor that curled up about a foot and made the top out of uncoated 1.1oz nylon (Same material just not silicon coated). I have it in gray and brown woodland camo.”

“yes DDX schnuckiputzi *grins* I would love some...that's what I wanted it for, a bivy sack.”