Thanks for the amazing idea. This will help many survivalist and bushcrafters!

@@SpeirOutdoors How many did you wind up making? I'm thinking of making several, and putting them together. Sort of like those tents that have a couple compartments, for kids, gear, potty room etc. Thanks for reminding me. I'd already seen NHL's video on this and wanted to try it out

I made 2 sheets and 2 pillow cases for dry bags

@@SpeirOutdoors Where can I get it?

🤔 A small bush craft dingy, or short canoe. I like it!

Thank you. I appreciate the comment. I tried this experiment out for myself and naturally wanted to give credit to him.

It is supposed to rain tomorrow

​@@SpeirOutdoors, did you make a video of this tarp in the rain, and a long-term review of it ??? Keep up the great work !!!

@@random269The information is in the words😮.

Exactly

Me too

Thank you. It's very useful

It is very easy and will save nearly 200 bucks

Your welcome

It is

Plz let me know how it turned out

It is not crazy, it is interestingly cool

Thank you very much!

Thank you! And you as well!

Yes it is!

Awesome!!!!

What size sheet did you use? I’ve been thinking of doing a canvas painters tarp from harbor freight

It really works

I was thinking of tryin it on a hoodie and pants/ jeans

I would do it with a used one first

Thank you!

Yes indeed

835 grams and 29.45 ounces. Remember it’s a king size bed sheet

Awesome. I use that bucket for everything lol

It was a cotton poly blend

@@SpeirOutdoors thank you Very much Mr. ... Bleesings for you and your channel!

It is a solvent like mineral spirits. It dissolves the silicone quicker. Yes, the silicone infuses with the fabric and makes it waterproof

On Townsends they demonstrated linseed oil and wax but the resulting tarp is EXTREMELY flammable.

coleman fuel is basically naptha

Wissen Sie wie Naphta in Deutschland heißt?

@@anuschcka1 Ich habe es leider immer noch nicht getestet, aber Naphta ist meiner Meinung nach Wasch- bzw. Reinigungsbenzin. Falls Sie es eher testen, würde ich mich über eine kurze Info freuen wie es geklappt hat. LG

A very minimal odor

silicon is really inert, it practically doesn't burn

That's a good question. But it also makes you wonder how long these would last when made?

The naphtha whatever stuff is pretty flammable... so I guess it depends on if the chemical reaction fully takes that out when it evaporates? Naptha is supposedly 'extremely volatile'. I suppose if someone were worried about that they could thoroughly clean the end product tarp with a wet rag to make sure to get rid of any residue leftovers of the naphtha.

None was left. I did a pillow case with it as well the cotton absorbs all the liquid

You could get food grade silicone, but I don't know if there is a food grade alternative to the solvent

That mixture did one king size sheet and a pillow case

835 grams

It should work. May have to double the recipe

@@SpeirOutdoors thankyou for your reply, I received a 2nd hand tent not used for a few years wud like to do this n make it new. I'll give it a go 🙂

Sure. As long as the material absorbs the liquid your good to go

Pants, backpacks. Truck seat covers

I did not. It does not matter

Coat it heavy I guess.

dont bother with the wax method. just do the silicone and Naptha(white gas) method. its much better than the wax method.

I would use it

I would think all of the solvent would evaporatevand there's silicone around every one of your kitchen and bathroom fixtures.

As long as the liquid can penetrate the fabric it should work. Another option would be to “paint it” onto the fabric.

I couldn’t tell you. This one has been hanging in the woods since I made this video and still good to go

Try mineral spirits. Naphtha is more volatile than mineral spirits. Assume m.s. will work ok?

Hey white spirit (also known as ‘turpentine’) might work here. The naphtha is simply being used as a solvent to get the silicone to penetrate the fabric and then evaporate away leaving behind the silicone. White spirit should also do the job, but you may need to test which ratio you need (ideally just enough to dissolve all the silicone before you then impregnate the fabric) reply here with any updates :D

Nope but will the naptha desolve it?

Thank you!

The reason cotton is used is to demonstrate how cotton absorbs water and the actual water proofing

@@SpeirOutdoors So I should look for all cotton sheets?

It was brand new. I did purchase naptha at the local Home Depot.

Good luck finding Naptha. I can't find it anywhere near me - not Lowe's, Home Depot, Walmart, Target. Amazon has it for $20/qt.

​@@daviddeane3163tractor suppy Co. carries it ! Bought a gallon yesterday .

I've seen a very similar video where they use mineral spirits.

I have had one up in the woods as a tarp since I made this video and still repels water.

It should. It will have to be cleaned very well with a LOT of mineral spirits afterwards or it will be ruined

I was wondering that too.. It would be great as a water collector.

I would use it

I made a waterproof bag from A pillow case

@@SpeirOutdoors thanks 👍

I did a whole video on making tie outs with an acorn on this sheet/tarp

I’ve done clothing and it wasn’t real comfortable. Like wearing a wetsuit.

So the bees wax would be the way to go?

Not sure. I never done it twice

No actually it’s less flammable

Absolutely

I could not tell you. I don't have an answer for that

I was wondering about steam. I want to try it but worried if the solution of spirits and silicone would make toxic fumes when heated.

the sheet was already flammable.....

I’m not sure. One I made has been in the woods since this video was filmed and still holding up

I wondered that too

its "White gas", it is commonly called "Camp Fuel" that you would use in your Coleman camp stove.

I guess you could but the idea is to saturate it and infuse the silicone into the fabric

Has to be 100% silicone

Mineral spirits will work it just takes longer to dissolve the silicone

@@SpeirOutdoors Looks like mineral spirits are a lot cheaper. Naphtha is about 60 bucks a quart now and I'd need two. At least that's the price on Amazon. How much longer would the mineral spirts take do you think?

@@amandalhamilton1998 I cannot answer the question on how long it needs, but the longer evaporation time means that you will have to turn the tarp during that time in regular intervals (like 4-8h, the shorter the better). Otherwise the cloth won´t be saturated evenly, as the mixture will follow gravity ;)

Until all the silicone is dissolved but the process is the same

It's just as light as the sheet as far as the tie outs....just use an acorn or small stick with a slipknot. It's more secure

This one has hung up in the woods for a year now and still don’t leak

It should be able to make more than one. The truck is to make sure it’s completely saturated and wringing it out

I plan on answering that with a video soon as the burn ban is lifted in mississippi. No open fires right now. But this question is asked a lot on tiktok for this video

@@SpeirOutdoors If I had to guess I would think the silicone is just highly soluble in naphtha and the naphtha evaporates completely out of the sheet. If that's the case is would only be as flammable as silicone and bedsheet so not really and kinda respectively.

@@SpeirOutdoors Is that right? I don't really know lol

It will burn A whole just like other Tarps Or like another car seat or a carpet for a final boat seat.

The vinyl Was cracking And letting water into the seat on my Lawn mower I tore all The vinyl off And saturated the foam that was dry rotting on the surface causing it to shed kinda like sanding dust. Well I'd never seen or heard it done just in my head had the thought. It worked awesome and 2 years out in the sun still holding up no water Sucks into it Just brush it off From the low spots. Without seats for a $100 . I didn't know how it would turn out so I used the cheapest caulk could find and that was at the Dollar Tree It was a silicone I haven't seen it since. They have some other brand. I used a brush just let it soak up till it was solid but saturated completely in the bucket would probably work way better anyways it worked for me I'm gonna be trying it with these tarps I think the quality of the sheet would be very Important for them to hold up. I know you wouldn't wanna leave it laying around in the sun I'm fixing subscribe And check out more your videos

It burns...

Interesting, I ended up slathering up my popup camper's canvas with this, after doing a couple of tests where I soaked some canvas and let it cure for at least 40 hours in the sun, and then attempted to light it up, it's obvs. not fireproof, but I did find after the solution cured it didn't seem to be any worse off than the plain canvas that the camper uses. I used 100%silicone and Naptha as my solvent. Thanks for the response! @@susanp.collins7834

Yep

Yes it’s still going! I need to do a video on it

I’m not sure naptha is available in the UK. Mineral spirits will do the same thing just takes longer to dissolve the silicone

No smell once it dries

Not true. Watch this video. Used it with this tarp. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a7yifsuBusutZ40.html

Nah, just place a marble/ round stone in the corner and wrap a half hitch around That and snug it up

@@rickscaggs3089 well, that's genius! thx lol

I don’t believe because the socks are loosely woven the sheet is a tighter weave

I don’t see why not

@@SpeirOutdoors one more question,will it change the way it looks?make that 2,will it make it sticky?

@@ahilbilyredneksopinion it will feel different but not sticky. It will have a rubber feel to it. I would try it on a cheaper but similar backpack first. The sheet didn’t change color but you could tell by how it feels.

You absolutely correct! And 5 pounds heavier as well!

Yeah, I suppose if you really want to use a few dozen cans of Scotchguard and let it dry between every single spray.

@@rviolinfiddle55 I'm retired. No problem! I get to do whatever I want now! 👍