Polycro Plastic Ground Sheets

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Polycro plastic ground sheets.

Shipped as one large duo size 60 x 96 in 152 x 244 cm it can be cut in half to create two 1 2 oz solo sizes or trimmed down to fit a floorless. Mine survived the cdt with me and is still my go to ground sheet. Window insulation film often referred to as polycro in the backpacking community is a thin clear plastic heat shrink sheeting designed to insulate the windows in your house to save on energy costs but this material also works very well as an ultralight backpacking groundsheet to help protect your tent floor or for use when cowboy camping or under a tarp. The two most popular ultralight groundsheets are made using an industrial plastic called polycryo sold by gossamer gear and tyvek.

Six moon designs polycro footprint large size. Below i ll show you how to make two polycryo ground sheet for under 10. Anyone know where i buy a polycro groundsheet at your local big box retailer lowes home depot etc. I found some painters plastic online at home depot but it was 400 worth that s a heck of a big tent.

Poly polycro or polycryo this is it. Patio door insulation kit contains 2 sheets of 84in x 112in shrink plastic film and 2 rolls of 0 5in x 39ft. Same stuff as what gossamer gear sells i just don t want to pay 10 shipping for a 8 item. Geertop 1 4 person ultralight waterproof tent tarp footprint ground sheet mat for camping.

Window wrap plastic insulation makes a great tent footprint substitute. It s waterproof and surprisingly puncture proof making it an ideal protective barrier for inflatable sleeping pads and ultralight tent floors. Polycro footprint small size 3 3 out of 5 stars 13. These ground cloths are absolutely clear.

Here s a link to the kit. Inexpensive effective weight. I m looking for the lightweight stuff replacing a tyvek sheet that weights 4 5oz. Since these sheets are made from shrink film they will shrink slightly when exposed to extreme heat.

Specs medium weight 1 6 oz 46 g each size. One sheet of this material has survived most of the cdt with me and is still the ground sheet i use on trips. Window wrap is the plastic covering that you blow dry over your windows to insulate them in. This material is tougher than you d expect.

2 4 oz duo size 68 gm this polycro ul ground cloth is ultralight ultra effective super inexpensive and more waterproof than silnylon tyvek and most other lightweight waterproof fabrics. Gossamer gear polycryo is ultralight industrial grade plastic sheeting that s used as an ultralight ground cloth or tent footprint by many backpackers.