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Had a question and was looking for some advice. I recently picked up a Black Diamond lightsaber bivy sack and need to seam seal the bivy. Normally i would wait till the warmer months to seal it, but some friends wanted to take a trip down south for some warmer hiking. I bought it knowing i would need to seal it, but had thought i wouldnt be using it till the warmer months.
Anyways what is the best way to go about seam sealing a tent in the cold winter months (is there a way)? Is it just going to take longer to cure if i do it in a garage, or with these lower temps (below freezing) will it not cure at all?
Thanks for the input
Green
Had a question and was looking for some advice. I recently picked up a Black Diamond lightsaber bivy sack and need to seam seal the bivy. Normally i would wait till the warmer months to seal it, but some friends wanted to take a trip down south for some warmer hiking. I bought it knowing i would need to seal it, but had thought i wouldnt be using it till the warmer months.
Anyways what is the best way to go about seam sealing a tent in the cold winter months (is there a way)? Is it just going to take longer to cure if i do it in a garage, or with these lower temps (below freezing) will it not cure at all?
Thanks for the input
Green
I just bought a tarptent (Rainbow) and set it up in the basement (heated) and seam sealed it.
Can you set your bivy up inside?
2nd 10-K's thoughts... set it up indoors somehow and you'll be fine. Not sure if it would work outdoors...never tried - and don't plan on trying - to seam seal in below freezing temps. It's one of the few times I'd be glad to be indoors.
kayak karl
12-29-2010, 14:47
my life is a 14 by 11 room. i had no trouble seaming my new cuben tarp.
my life is a 14 by 11 room. i had no trouble seaming my new cuben tarp.
Hope you don't keep you Kayak in there too!!
Hope you don't keep you Kayak in there too!!
He's probably plotting another January 1 start from Springer... :)
kayak karl
12-29-2010, 15:59
no. 2/5 north out of Harper's ferry and my kayaks are not stored. kayaking the Delaware bay tomorrow :banana
Thanks for the replies, i wasn't sure if it was safe to seam seal tents/bivys inside or not.
skinewmexico
01-03-2011, 20:11
You might vent the room some. You don't want too much of a high.
Yeah i had thought about putting a fan in the room and running an air purifier as well. Think this would be enough?
Green ,
to each his own , but I regularly seam seal tents in my "spare" bedroom , saves me keeping an eye out on the weather when it is changeable as it usually is in Melbourne...
Franco
Great, thanks for all the advice/suggestions! I know what ill be doing this weekend!