Show me your Silpoly

**Zilla** · 05-11-2015, 12:53

Originally Posted by randomsteve95370

Haven't Seen any of your Charcoal Grey yet :O Well then here is my newly completed Charcoal grey 12x10 Tarp!

Nothing super fancy but I am quite happy with how it came out being pretty much my first time Sewing anything. The Silpoly looks great, feels great, and pitches amazingly. I would use it again no doubt.

That actually turns out to be a nice color for a tarp, we dont need fancy , we need dry!

**Suede** · 05-18-2015, 16:54

My 2qzq under quilt protector made with .66 oz MEMBRANE 10. I had it out this weekend with my minimalist tarp. Stormed most of the night and the fabric did a good job of shedding splash. Nice looking fabric with a very tight weave.

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**daverr** · 06-01-2015, 09:09

Here is my SilPoly Olive Drab 12x10 tarp. This stuff really is easy to sew--was my first tarp. Just needed to go slow and it wasn't much trouble at all.Tarp2.jpg Tarp1.jpg

**Poseidon** · 06-01-2015, 13:27

These look awesome. Anyone feel they prefer SilNylon or are you all pretty hooked on SilPoly after trying it?

**bigguy** · 06-01-2015, 23:08

Originally Posted by sjlawrence

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This is my 1st ever DIY gear project. Made 1 for me & 1 for the hubster. DIY hammocks next.

Sous that just a hex tarp with no cat cuts? Looks like a nice tight pitch. Looks like everyone is getting good pitchs with out the cat cuts. I was planning on making a cat cut hex tarp, but I might nice the cuts now. Has any one tried it both ways? Or find out that that the cuts do offer a better pitch?

**hk2001** · 06-02-2015, 05:28

Originally Posted by Poseidon

These look awesome. Anyone feel they prefer SilNylon or are you all pretty hooked on SilPoly after trying it?

The differenece, at least in my experience, comes down to stretch. Polyester stretches less. Both when working with it, and out in the field (mostly when it rains)

I for one plan on replacing all of my tarps with SilPoly as money allows. So put me firmly in the "hooked on SilPoly" side of the line.

**daverr** · 06-02-2015, 08:56

Originally Posted by bigguy

Sous that just a hex tarp with no cat cuts? Looks like a nice tight pitch. Looks like everyone is getting good pitchs with out the cat cuts. I was planning on making a cat cut hex tarp, but I might nice the cuts now. Has any one tried it both ways? Or find out that that the cuts do offer a better pitch?

I can't speak directly for the hex without cat cuts. But based on my 12x10 rectangle tarp, I would believe that cat cuts would not be necessary for silpoly hex tarps.

The pictures above of my 12x10 are with it tied off just at the corners. As you can see, I got a reasonably tight pitch. And that's a big 'ol tarp. A hex (even without cat cuts) would be an even tighter pitch just with the angles.

**bigguy** · 06-02-2015, 09:11

Originally Posted by daverr

I can't speak directly for the hex without cat cuts. But based on my 12x10 rectangle tarp, I would believe that cat cuts would not be necessary for silpoly hex tarps.

The pictures above of my 12x10 are with it tied off just at the corners. As you can see, I got a reasonably tight pitch. And that's a big 'ol tarp. A hex (even without cat cuts) would be an even tighter pitch just with the angles.

Looking at yours was what made me think it wasn't necessary. Did you set yours up so it was able to have doors? I am planning a hex to save some weight, but might do a rectangle later for rougher weather.

**daverr** · 06-02-2015, 11:43

Originally Posted by bigguy

Looking at yours was what made me think it wasn't necessary. Did you set yours up so it was able to have doors? I am planning a hex to save some weight, but might do a rectangle later for rougher weather.

I did. Its hard to see in the photos, but I added tieouts three feet inside each of the corner tie-outs. I'll try and set it up in door-mode in the coming days and report back with photos.

**hk2001** · 06-02-2015, 12:55

Originally Posted by bigguy

Sous that just a hex tarp with no cat cuts? Looks like a nice tight pitch. Looks like everyone is getting good pitchs with out the cat cuts. I was planning on making a cat cut hex tarp, but I might nice the cuts now. Has any one tried it both ways? Or find out that that the cuts do offer a better pitch?

I made one of the first Silpoly tarps using a testing sample and I put that tarp through hell for a week.. I Never touched it past initially setting it up (other then restaking a pulled stake) I bound half the tarp.. leaving the other half as a simple rolled hem (as a comparison)

After a week with some rain, and some snow.. it was still pitched tight, with no cat cuts.