Where to get closed cell foam?????

[The Doctor]

I need to get some for my hammock and i'm not sure where to find it. Does it go by other names? Light and cheap is best for me. I need 7'X2.5-3'. Any ideas?

[Rain Man]

I need to get some for my hammock and i'm not sure where to find it. Does it go by other names? Light and cheap is best for me. I need 7'X2.5-3'. Any ideas?

Joann's Fabrics sells foam (but it may all be open-cell, I just don't know). I've seen huge rolls and blocks of it there.

RainMan

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[Tinker]

Here's one place which offers ccf in wide sizes-
http://shop.bivysack.com/product.sc?productId=8

[Wise Old Owl]

Joann's Fabrics sells foam (but it may all be open-cell, I just don't know). I've seen huge rolls and blocks of it there.

RainMan

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yep it's open,

Blue at Walmart

[Jim Adams]

The blue foam pads at Wal-Mart, REI, K-Mart etc are all closed cell.

geek

[redick1955]

Ed Speers sells wide closed cell pads

[Foyt20]

I would agree with the walmart blue foam pad suggestion.

[mudhead]

http://www.foamorder.com/closedcell.html

The width you want makes it pricey. Also google "closed cell foam& boat cushion."

[DapperD]

I need to get some for my hammock and i'm not sure where to find it. Does it go by other names? Light and cheap is best for me. I need 7'X2.5-3'. Any ideas?

I believe it can be bought by mail order through Campmor.

[Desert Reprobate]

I used to use a pad of ethafoam for backpacking. It was super tough but bulky. I don't know how it would do in a hammock but now I'll have to find out.
http://www.sealedair.com/products/pr.../ethafoam.html

[Tinker]

I tried ccf pads in my hammock a few years back. They made my back sweat too much, more so that when used on the ground because the hammock causes them to wrap around your body, capturing more moisture. They also tend to slide around inside the hammock and end up next to you rather than under you. That's why so many folks use underquilts.

[CBSSTony]

Try an Army surplus store. There was one in Marietta that had some white instead of green for like $2 each. But you had to ask for them. I've had pretty good luck with mine in a Hennessy hammock, they do tend to conform and you may sweat. I open my sleeping bag and use it like a quilt and don't sleep on the bag, just cover up with it.

[Toolshed]

The walmart pads will likely be too thick and bulky - especially if you need to glue two together for the 2.5'-3' width. Oware sells the 3/16" thick which, while costlier, works better in a hammock as it is more pliable.

I still use a single walmart blue pad with the corns cut off and nicely rounded, as it fits better.

I tried bulk Reflectix as well as a windshield visor that was sized for an RV (Auto section in Walmart). I found both to be too slippery. I thought about sanding both sides, but haven't gone that route yet.

[peter_pan]

Ed Speer at Speer hammocks sells long and wide foam...

Pan

[Red Hat]

I bought a "landau" closed cell foam pad on Ebay. It is used for padding auto roofs, but makes a great hammock pad and can be cut to size easily. I think mine was 40 inches x 72 inches, plenty wide and long enough for a hammock. The walmart pads are too small in my opinion.