Show me your Silpoly

[squidbilly]

That's beautiful!

[Brewguy]

That's beautiful!

Mine? If so, thank you. I got everything from ripstop and used light blue gutterman thread.

[Wkerber]

Oops, mine was Silnylon.

[ripstopbytheroll]

My Tawny Color.


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Great job on the TO tarp! Thanks for posting for all to see.

Already posted on the seam sealant topic in another thread, but yes please let us know how these latest tests come out Squid.

[corrumpu]

Green tea

12' ridge, with doors. I don't have cord on the doors to pull them closed in this pic.

1 pound 6 oz (including 4 walmart stakes for sand)

Still needs some pullouts and to be seam sealed.. eagerly awaiting the results from others on what has worked for them. This is my first tarp so I'm hoping to ride the tails of others on seam sealing.

[UrsaMajor1887]

I have $200 in fabric on the way for making 3 tarps. Two of the tarps are going to be large with doors so we are going to fold the top over the tarp fabric so there won't be a ridgeline per se to seal, but two seams where where the lower part of the top is. We are going to be doing the side-by-side Dutchware double hammock thing with the kids and need a wide tarp to have good coverage (and keep mom happy). So the seam sealing should not be as critical with this design.

We are also going to make an Asym tarp to try out before going with Cuben. No seams to seal there. This will be our practice tarp before the more ambitious projects.

My thought is that cat cuts would be helpful if we want to get a tighter pitch, but if the fabric doesn't stretch much, would they still be necessary?

[squidbilly]

I have $200 in fabric on the way for making 3 tarps. Two of the tarps are going to be large with doors so we are going to fold the top over the tarp fabric so there won't be a ridgeline per se to seal, but two seams where where the lower part of the top is. We are going to be doing the side-by-side Dutchware double hammock thing with the kids and need a wide tarp to have good coverage (and keep mom happy). So the seam sealing should not be as critical with this design.

We are also going to make an Asym tarp to try out before going with Cuben. No seams to seal there. This will be our practice tarp before the more ambitious projects.

My thought is that cat cuts would be helpful if we want to get a tighter pitch, but if the fabric doesn't stretch much, would they still be necessary?

Cat-cuts are not completely necessary. There are plenty of square and rectangular tarps out there. The only concern is: no matter how tight you pitch it, you could still have floppy edges. You could add more tie outs to alleviate this and give more pitching options.

[gmcttr]

Per Kyle's request, I have moved the seam sealing discussion to it's own thread.....

https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...g-RBTR-silpoly

[ripstopbytheroll]

Per Kyle's request, I have moved the seam sealing discussion to it's own thread.....

https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...g-RBTR-silpoly

Thanks Reed.

[Titaniumpyro]

So..... What is anyone else doing with Silpoly?
I am thinking about making a pair of rain pants.
It is great to work with and much easier to sew.