Diy Bathtub Tent Floor

A good tent will have a one piece tub floor which means there are no cross seams connecting the floor material even though floor seams could be sealed they are subject to wear and tear and they would require more frequent re sealing.

Diy bathtub tent floor.

In light rain spatter from puddling water could seep into seams in your tent. Dealing with trash bags is frustrating but this pop up trash can using a hamper is a brilliant idea. It s fun to take an idea and form it into a piece of usable gear for. The fabric is used to protect your privacy and ropes and stakes are holding the water bag for extra strength.

In a heavier downpour think the rockies in summertime or popup thunderstorms in the southeast groundwater can pool around your tent rapidly. Appropriate for sea lake hiking mountain ice. It houses a solar shower bag of 4 gallons 15 kilograms. It replaces the piece of spinnaker fabric we have been using adding less than 70 grams.

In my quest to find something lighter and maybe even a little cheaper i have decided to try a myog bathtub floor using some 1 1 oz silnylon. I have made an ultralight bathtub floor for my siligloo tent in preparation for a trip we are soon taking. Diy bathtub tent floor. G4free shelter tent can be used as an indoor bathroom dressing room and shower tent.

A tub floor gets its name from the way the material continues up the walls about six inches before being sewn to the walls. Learning how to sew has been one of the best things about my love for backpacking gear. The main purpose of your tent s bathtub floor is to keep water out of the tent. Here in the video i am using it inside my oes 8 x 10.

Some tarp manufactures also provide a bathtub floor as an optional component with their products. However in these tents the bathtub floor is a distinct component like the one picture above where there s a line of bug netting that attaches it to the exterior tent wall.