[philmont] Regarding Tyvek

Not everyone has access to a builder or lumber yard who has the ability to
donate a partial roll to be used as ground cloths. However, if you do, just
ask! You might be surprised at how happy they are to help.

One thing though... you're not likely to get any help from a "big box"
store. Those folks have to account for every scrap that goes out of there.
You probably won't find much luck there.

Go to (or call) a professional contractor lumber yard or supply center, ask
for the manager or owner and tell them who you are and why you're calling.
Chances are quite good that if they can help you, they will. If not with
Tyvek, perhaps with a roll of plastic.

And don't forget to send them a nice Philmont thank you card when the trip
is done (or before). They'll really appreciate that!

Pete Swiggum
Venturing Crew 9404
Green Bay, WI
Philmont 2005

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lou Schwing" <lou@troop288.org>
To: "philmont List Member" <philmont@troop47.com>
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 11:59 AM
Subject: [philmont] list wake up call

>
> On Jan 28, 2007, at 8:17 AM, Steve Mac wrote:
>
>> Tent footprints.
>> I have been asked about tent footprints. We use Tyvec for our foot
>> prints. We bought a roll at the depot. I cut it just a little larger
>> than the size we needed for each tent.
>
> Why did you cut it slightly *larger* than the tent? Does it shrink in
> the wash? Your footprint should be 1 to 2 inches smaller than the tent.
> If it sticks out, water can run off the tent, onto the footprint and
> create puddles underneath your tent.
>
> We've also used 3 mil painter's plastic. It doesn't hold up as well as
> Tyvec, I'm sure, but it was easy to find and is quite light.
>
> We were able to find the correct footprints for our tents at a discount,
> so we use those - about $12 a piece instead of $30/$40. Some of them
> have been holding up for 8 years now.
>
> Lou
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