Tyvek


Last I heard even the darkest of dyes will only lightly tint it. Temperature is another issue. I believe there was some info on dying it on BackpackingLight.
 
Dying Tyvek

Start with a dark color dye and mix it with black dye. The result won't be dark, but will be darker than the tinting you will get with the color alone.

Kevin McGee
 
A tip with Tyvek, wash it when you get it and dry it with tennis balls or shoes, this will help a ton with the noise and make it a lot softer.
 
I use a 9x 12 piece of "Typar" as a ground cloth/tarp sometimes. It is grey/black.Same thing as Tyvek, different manufacturer. They sell it at Menards (a lumberyard type chain store). I have a left over roll from my old framing carpentry days. Works great, & yes it is hard to fold when new,but does soften with time. Never thought of washing & drying it. Thanks for that softening tip, CHERT!
Brian King, If you would like I can send you some. Let me know if you are interested.
:)

BTW . I am sure any contractor that is using Typar will give you some for free, if ya ask nice. I know I gave scraps of all kinds of things away when I was still working the trades full time if the person was nice about how they asked.
;)
Here is the differences (.pdf file) : http://typar.com/pdfs/Typar_vs_Tyvek.pdf
 
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Also, little side tip for using the stuff... they make great deer drag sleds. Slides over snow & ice like a charm, folds away & easy to store in your pocket/gear/bag/etc..
Small chunks good for pack cover & you can even use it lke a poncho f you have a little larger piece.
;-)
 
You can spray paint it. I did a camo one, works fine. Tyvek is noisy. I read you can soften it by tumbling it in the dryer. Have not tried that yet.
 
There is a variety of Tyvek that is used to make clothing.
It is softer than the Tyvek used for buildings.
The link below says it is vapor permeable (breathable) and water resistant.
I had a rain jacket made of it so obviously it's waterproof enough.
It was soft and not noisy.

It comes in different weights, as little as 1.15 oz/yd. Silnylon is typically 1.1 oz/yd.

If you want to read more about it.
http://www.materialconcepts.com/products/tyvek/soft-structure/
 
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i read or heard somewhere that if you use liquid dye and boil it that the fibers open up and the tyvex will take more of the color
 
Just curious, does the washing and drying effect the water resistant qualities?

Are Frog Togs made out of tyvek?
 
Not sure if it effects the water resistance. It does however make it much quiter! I would imagine it might reduce it marginally, but wouldn't think it would be anything substantial. I use tyvek as ground sheets and i wash them a few times to make them more subtle and less noisy but have not noticed any ill effects(water leakage etc)

Frog Togs are made out of something very similar to Tyvek, well it probably is tyvek, but i think it may be a slightly thicker version? I don't have a frog tog suit to directly compare to any tyvek so cant help you there.
 
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