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    Senior Member markrvp's Avatar
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    Anyone used Hardiewrap?

    This is a housewrap similar to Tyvek, but feels more like fabric than paper.

    http://www.lowes.com/pd_328927-34299...ductId=3197403

    Another scout leader brought me a small sample to play with. He made a groundcloth for his 2-man tent with it. I was wondering about using it to make a tarp for my son's hammock.

    I sewed on it a bit today... sewed a double seam and then attached a piece of nylon to it as I would for a tie-out. I can pull on it without tearing, but there is a bit of stretch (although it bounces back).

    This feels heavier than Tyvek, but it's much quieter. It's apparently so new (or rare) that I can't find any smaller pieces to buy on Ebay, or any threads discussing it.
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    Senior Member kayak karl's Avatar
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    tyvek you can wash the sound out. with the lowes stuff you can't. i think that is the only difference i found. never weighted it.
    "Tenting is equivalent to a bum crawling into a cardboard box, hammocking is an art" KK

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    I've seen it at Lowes.. looked heavier than tyvek, but who knows... The biggest question is: Is it rainproof?
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    its rain proof. have used it on houses, but try to use tyvek so i can keep the pieces
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    Quote Originally Posted by kayak karl View Post
    tyvek you can wash the sound out. with the lowes stuff you can't. i think that is the only difference i found. never weighted it.
    Yup. Washed my tyvek on delicate cycle just once (without any detergent); then hung it outside to air dry. Much quieter now, softer too!
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    Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.
    The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy,
    while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn." — John Muir


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    If you sew tyvek do you have seal the seams and stitches?

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    Yes, sewing will punch holes that can leak especially sine.the thread will wick water through... I use tyvek tape...
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