View Full Version : ZPF vs Silnylon for Tartptent Project
roger_friesen
06-17-2003, 08:45
Does anyone have opinions on using ZPF (Zero Porosity Fabric) vs silnylon for a single wall tent project? I've got the prototype doen using 2 mil poly as the fabric. My floor will be lightweight ripstop nylon and am looking for the "right" material floor the tent. The price is about the same and is not an issue.
tlbj6142
06-17-2003, 10:43
You might want to ask this at www.backpacking.net. Their "make your own gear" forum gets quite a bit of activity.
Tarptent website uses silnylon or tyvek in their flooring. To ease the slipperiness of the nylon some people use a diluted form of silnet, or silcon II, sealer to make thin strips across the floor. Recently I found that tyvek has small protruding threads that tend to catch leaves and small debris in a spider-web fashion making that debris hard to shake or brush off.