what does it weigh compaired to a silnylon tarp?
what does it weigh compaired to a silnylon tarp?
I have a sil nylon that is 10.5'x7.5' that weighs 16 oz, and the larger Argon tarp (11x9) weighs 15.
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I made a winter tarp from silicone coated nylon (probably 1.5-1.6 oz/sq yard) it was 23.7oz. I just made a similar tarp for someone out of sil argon and it weighs 15.6 oz.Originally Posted by rickycodie
Looks great and thanks for the well-done video. I liked how you used the heavier 1.9oz material at all the tie-outs along with the plastic triangles.
I've got a pile of sil so I'm hoping to tackle something like this in the near future. Thanks for the good ideas!
Glad to be of assistance, I always hope people actually gain something from my feeble attempts and describing things.
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Great job-----------looks great! Is it more fragile than a standard sil tarp?
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It is surely lighter, but can't say it is more fragile. However, testing will show for sure.
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Fragile is probably too harsh, but I would hesitate to say that it will be as durable as 1.1 oz in the long run. 15D is significantly thinner than 30D and even 20D ripstop nylon. Combined with a lower starting weight of 0.9 oz, you will most likely have reduced abrasion resistance and increased stretch over time. This fabric is trying to mitigate the stretch issue with a smaller grid (I think it's being called a double ripstop grid) which is a good move though.
Good Looking Tarp.
Sil Argon is much stretchier than 1.1 sil I have worked with. you should be able to mitigate this by using tensioner's - which do have a weight penalty, but you're still lighter than 1.1, and many people already use tensioners with 1.1.
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