Thermal fabric

[Mercier_Gabe]

I’ve been making plans to make my own flip over so it fits in the back of my car. It currently has a tarp over it which isn’t so great. I’m lucky enough to have access to an heavy duty sewing machine and I would like to make my own quilted thermal fabric. Wondering what the major like clam and otter are using as “thermal” fabric. The new clam list their fabric as 2 layers of fabric for 1800D total but they don’t mention what is the insulation ? Would anybody know what those “thermal” fabric are made of ?

[ice dawg]

Try Rochford Supply. They have an insulated fabric for ice shelters.
www.rochfordsupply.com
Googling "insulated ice house fabric" worked better for me.

[JOBBER]

I sent a product inquiry to Rochford Supply. Their reply (Tue 12/1/2020 11:01 AM). Product #6744-005
"The outer layer of the of the quilted fish house fabric is a polyester which is made for the outdoor elements.
The white inside layer is going to be a Tex-Tex fabric which is a lightweight tent fabric."

It looks like the insulation is sewn between the fabric layers. Forum member slipperybob has some good comments on shelter fabric. https://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=378725.0

My question is why would a manufacturer use a lightweight fabric on the side which rubs against the support poles?

[krispcritter]

Designed so they stay in business by you having to replace.

[slipperybob]

The question I asked myself to why they have not just simply double the shelter material for insulation value over the insulation fabric material they have been selling to us right now.  I get insulation fabric like those made of like thinly insulated jackets that are fluffy and light.  Then again in my mind I understand insulated double layer like that from field pants are way more useful.

I did a sort of experiment a long time ago while doing a weekend camp out in my old Clam 1060 and I had a second shelter cover tossed over.  So I get essentially double value over everything including my windows.  Back in the days before I invested in a Big Buddy, my heat source was primarily from my Coleman dual fuel lantern.  Double material made a huge difference.  That has stuck in me and was way better than even the insulation material from my Eskimo 949i.  In the back of my mind I was always gonna get a second shelter material.  Of course from that Clam 1060 experiment that was bulky and rather time consuming on set up and take down.  If it was windy, I'm sure I would struggle forever if not chasing a shelter material blowing across the lake.