We are offering 20d silnylon in assorted colors as well as MultiCAM1.1 Sil in several cat cut hex tarps and 4S Tarp. Our tarps are edge taped and we are using a very simple yet effective guy out detail. I personally prefer the transfer of load from the guy out to the taped edge and directly through the cat cut, it adds weight but also is stronger and cleaner IMHO, I never did like the looks of a rolled hem on a cat cut. Ridge construction is a Reinforced French Seam and the simplest cleanest connection is a ring and the easiest end user replaceable ring is a split ring. This has been our ridge detail for quite a while no failures. We must be doing something different in our seam as we have not seen or heard of any failures of the ridge line connection. Our tarps have a straight cut ridge and pitch extremely well with out the need for a cat cut.Originally Posted by G.L.P.
The same basic shapes and sewing techniques are all employed by cottage vendors, some overlap of details and construction will be unavoidable in products such as tarps. You have the choice of a french seam or flat feld seam for ridge line construction. If we had continued to use a flat feld seam then some would say it looks like SO & SO's tarps.
In the end quality of workmanship, customer service, and custom offerings all set the cottage vendors apart once you are looking at apples to apples, even if they are Gala Apples and Granny Smith Apples, they all taste GOOD....
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