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    Can Sil/waterproof any fabric?

    There is a lot about making your own waterproof nylon using mineral spirits and silicone but has anyone used any other material for their tarps or gear? I figured polyester material would work the same, but what about the different types of cotton?

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    You'll probably have more problems with cotton because of how absorbent it is (weight gain will probably be a fair bit higher than synthetics), but I bet one could get a pretty decent DWR-grade coating with some sort of spray method.
    Spinn, the stuff some use for tarps, is just sil-coated polyester fabric, so synthetics take it pretty well.

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