From: Todd Schlemmer <toddsch@microsoft.com>
To: "'baidarka@lists.intelenet.net'" <baidarka@lists.intelenet.net>
Subject: RE: Light weight covering options
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 1997 11:54:37 -0800
Tyvek is not woven, has no bias, and doesn't have the same "hand" as a woven
fabric. I think fitting it around the complex shapes of a baidarka would
necessitate a lot of gores and cut and fit seamwork.
Does anyone know what it is really made of?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Gerlach [SMTP:jdgerlach@ucdavis.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 1997 10:45 AM
> To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
> Subject: Re: Light weight covering options
>
> Howard wrote:
>
> >There is a material called Tyvek, which is a "paper" made
> >of spun synthetic fiber. It is light, waterproof (or at
> >least water resistant) and unbelievably strong. This is
> >the material that those super "over-nite" mailing envelopes
> >are made from. It is available, rather cheap, and handles
> >like a stiff paper.
> >
> >So... what would you think of the idea of a Tyvek covered
> >boat? Anybody tried this? Is it a stupid idea?
>
> I've thought about Tyvek and I know cheap sails have been made of the
> fabric - it is also a useful ground cloth for backbacking. A potential
> problem with the material may be that it may not be shrinkable.
>
> John Gerlach