Tyvek

[Mother Natures Son]

Back in the day, folks were making all sorts of things from Tyvek. (rain gear for one) Does anyone still make anything from this stuff?)

[Gambit McCrae]

I have used the same sheet of tyvek for about 2000 miles now over the past 6 years or so. It is as soft as a blanket. I use it as a tent interior floor for my dog, spread it out for lunch and breaks, and it is my tent floor when I tarp. I have often wanted to make a tent out of it but haven't committed to that project, too much time, too much money when I can just spend the money and get a good product from tarptent.

[chknfngrs]

I’ve got a tyvek footprint that my family and I used for just 185 miles this summer. It is also very broken in. I am not sure how suitable it would be at this point for anything!

[Mockernut]

I use it for the footprint for my LightheartGear SoLong 6. Wash it in a machine first and it's soft as butter and quiet.

[Matt_C]

I recently used Tyvek to make a footprint for my Big Agnes Copper Spur HV UL2 (Long)

What people don't do is prep the Tyvek before washing (Here is a video I made about it)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jnh0dNL9_8

[FTK]

I use it for my tent's footprint. Saw a company the other day that uses it to make bivys.

[Slow Trek]

I have a piece that is two foot square. Just a dry spot to set things while cooking,and I leave it outside the tent door so mud doesn't get in. Also nice to have a dry spot to sit when everything is wet.

[GolfHiker]

I cut one to size, slightly larger than my Neo Air, and use it whenever I find myself in a shelter for floor protection. Of course, I also use it as a floor mat beneath my hammock to stand on, and occasionally as the footprint for my tent. Very soft, very quiet, lightweight.

I’m sure there are expensive products that are “lighter”, but for all around use, I love my 20y/o Tyvek.

[Nanatuk]

I use kite Tyvek for a tent foot print. light, quiet and durable. Kite Tyvek is also used for hazard suits and stuff like that. Think its called 1443 Tyvek.

[BradMT]

I'm a General Contractor, so I always have rolls of the stuff. I make "footprints" for all my tents with it. It's wise to cut a footprint about 3" smaller in each dimension so it doesn't stick out beyond the tent floor to act as a rain collector. It is waterproof and will create a lake under your tent floor if some thought isn't exercised. It's incredibly durable.

[QiWiz]

I make gear pouches out of it for my FireFly twig stoves and LittleBuck saws. For durability I line the pouches with 3M Extreme strapping tape. Much lighter than a cloth pouch.