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taydude
Feb 27, 2009, 6:58 PM
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Hey so I like to slackline on campus between classes and I've been thinking about using t-shirts to protect trees instead of cardboard. Currently I have to walk to the cafeteria and get cardboard out of the garbage then walk to my slacklining spot. I've got a bunch of old t-shirts lying around and I figure it would be a lot more convenient to just carry those around in my pack. Anyone ever try this? Are the t-shirts enough to protect the tree or too thin?
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bigjonnyc
Feb 27, 2009, 7:03 PM
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I would fold the t-shirt over a few times to thicken the padding, but you only really need it to be a couple inches wide, so that wouldn't be a problem. I think they'd do fine.
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vegastradguy
Feb 27, 2009, 7:09 PM
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i use 'em- had a bunch in the back of the truck one day instead of cardboard- seem to work just fine as long as you fold them a couple times.
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climbryn
Feb 27, 2009, 7:12 PM
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Wouldnt a strip of Carpet work better, be easier to carry in a pack, and last longer? I bet you can go to any carpet store and find a 3' x 4" piece of carpet in there garbage bin out back...
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taydude
Feb 27, 2009, 7:22 PM
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thanks for the replies. sounds like a good idea. I'll try it 
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rock_fencer
Feb 27, 2009, 7:33 PM
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towels work as well and are easy to carry around. a nice cheap bath sheet will more than suffice
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dadney
Mar 19, 2009, 11:54 PM
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I use towels as well, but if you go to a Uhaul you can buy their big blankets for pretty cheap and cut them up.
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patmay81
Mar 20, 2009, 12:41 AM
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yup, towels.
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Viktor123
Apr 6, 2009, 11:21 PM
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I use foam sitting pads. They might not be the most durable ones, but they barely have any weight nor cost much. Perfekt for the days when you are on a hike:) Otherwise: Carpet is the very best thing.
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petsfed
Apr 6, 2009, 11:43 PM
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I found some old sleeping pads at a garage sale for a buck. Real cheap, goes around the tree just fine, I can even fold them over for better padding when I have a longer line set up.
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Rudmin
Apr 8, 2009, 6:34 AM
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vegastradguy wrote: i use 'em- had a bunch in the back of the truck one day instead of cardboard- seem to work just fine as long as you fold them a couple times.
But then what do you do with your t-shirt when you want to expose your manly abdominals to all the onlookers?
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