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TIP: The online Bushwalk Inventory System can help bushwalkers with a variety of bushwalk planning tasks, including: Manage which items they take bushwalking so that they do not forget anything they might need, plan meals for their walks, and automatically compile food/fuel shopping lists (lists of consumables) required to make and cook the meals for each walk. It is particularly useful for planning for groups who share food or other items, but is also useful for individual walkers.Polyofelin
Sat 26 Oct, 2013 9:19 am
From previous posts I can see that some discussion was generated around "polycro" I know Gossamer Gear have it online but did anyone discover a source in Aus?
Phil
Phil
Re: Polyofelin
Sat 26 Oct, 2013 10:53 am
Nope but I'd be willing to go in on a bulk order from GG!
Re: Polyofelin
Sat 26 Oct, 2013 1:25 pm
ebay- window insulation film
Re: Polyofelin
Sat 26 Oct, 2013 4:53 pm
The GG name for it is POLYCRYO but commonly misspelled Polycro.
My guess is that it was simply made up with the prefix Poly(mer) and the suffix Cryo (for icy-cold) because it is indeed window insulation material.
My guess is that it was simply made up with the prefix Poly(mer) and the suffix Cryo (for icy-cold) because it is indeed window insulation material.
Re: Polyofelin
Sat 26 Oct, 2013 5:11 pm
K but if I get a hole in my tent floor using that stuff then it's obviously your guys' fault.
Re: Polyofelin
Sat 26 Oct, 2013 5:25 pm
Gladwrap too
Re: Polyofelin
Sat 26 Oct, 2013 5:28 pm
Joomy wrote:K but if I get a hole in my tent floor using that stuff then it's obviously your guys' fault.
Lol.. It's pretty tough stuff.. Franco endorsed!
Re: Polyofelin
Sun 27 Oct, 2013 8:10 am
Franco endorsed!
No, I never used the stuff but I have handled window insulation material before and reading inbetween the lines I think that it is a bit of a pain to open up and picks up dirt anyway.
But just to show how similar folk with similar needs find different solutions, Glen at GG likes it, Henry at TT prefers Tyvek. (they know each other very well)
To be fair, Glen is more into UL and Henry into LW , hence the different choices.
No, I never used the stuff but I have handled window insulation material before and reading inbetween the lines I think that it is a bit of a pain to open up and picks up dirt anyway.
But just to show how similar folk with similar needs find different solutions, Glen at GG likes it, Henry at TT prefers Tyvek. (they know each other very well)
To be fair, Glen is more into UL and Henry into LW , hence the different choices.
Re: Polyofelin
Sun 27 Oct, 2013 8:50 am
well... I played with it but never used it as a groundsheet, still in the shed somewhere. I did cut some to see what it would glue too and recall that it is surprisingly tough, used Cuben instead.
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