Tyvek too noisy!

[vtaflyer]

I imagine that is even noisier than uncrumpled Tyvek.

But it's not white...

[TominMN]

But it's not white...

So you can't wash it with "lights"?

[Fancy Ramen]

That will mess up the spin cycle of your load by trapping water in the fabric portion of that washload, wasting electricity and shortening the lifespan of your washing machine. Again, to save 10 minutes of manual work.

Not a Greenpeacer but, I do respect their efforts.

Here's some reading and viewing material that begs to differ.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R5zNDqFV8Ds

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...lkTKFKs_Pfa7ow

Not sure if you are really familiar with tyvek, but people wash it all the time and I have yet to hear of anyone messing up their washing machine.

[Fancy Ramen]

I've been carrying a 2' square of Tyvek for years. It's mostly my door mat for the hammock, what I stand on to change, etc. It also is sometimes for my pack or butt on wet ground, sometimes a tablecloth when I don't have a 'clean' place to spread out. After some good use and a lot of time in the mud of the Smoky's, mine is more of a permanent beige'ish-brown color.

Should I wash this with my light or dark load?

Definitely with whites. You don't want a pink piece of tyvek.

[Floridahanger]

Definitely with whites. You don't want a pink piece of tyvek.

Then, wash it with darks hehe. Here is the camo effect, maybe.

For years I used a plastic piece from Home Depot. The kind that you put under the plants to keep the carpet in your car clean. It was free and just the right size. It is a little crinkly, but not bad at all.
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I stopped using it a while ago and just went to a gear hammock.
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It's so light and takes up no space, so it's still in the bottom of my pack...just in case.

[Five Tango]

I washed mine by itself 3 or 4 times.Can't remember if I put it in the dryer or not.It's pretty soft now.Also treated it with Martin's 10 % permethrin.You can see dead bugs on it with ease now!

[Five Tango]

A cut to size medical "blue pad" works well too...if you like blue instead of white

Is medical blue pad the same thing as a "burn sheet"?I ordered one from Walmart and it arrived in such a condition as to be useless.So I had them replace it and the next one was just as bad.Both were like "powdered newspaper".They are supposed to be sheets for burn patients so I would have thought they would have had some sort of durability.Was it a fluke?

[howlinmadman]

Washing is unnecessary. Just crumple the Tyvek into a ball a few times, roll it up, twist it, deform it. In less than 10 minutes your Tyvek will be soft and quiet, The stark white...sorry, I have no suggestion how to fix that.

Sorry OCDave you were wrong, it didn't even take 10 minutes of crumpling to make it soft and much quieter! As for the white, I tried spray paint, not sure how it will stand up but I gave it a shot doesn't look too bad.

[howlinmadman]

Oops, after rereading your post I guess you did say less than 10 minutes, so you were right!!!

[kayak karl]

wash it, beat it on a rock, soak it in a bucket, it doesnt matter it will soften and shrink. then dye it with water base stain. will be darker but not as dark as you want. hybrid stain works too.