Silpoly Vs Silnylon

[GingeGirl]

I've recently been doing a fair amount of MN winter camping with my trusty MJ tarp, which I love...but last weekend it was SUPER windy and although my MJ held strong, I've decided I want a tarp with doors for added protection from the cold winter wind. I know you can order a door kit for the MJ, but I think I want to invest in the Superfly. What is the difference between poly and nylon? My Mamajamba is silnylon and I like it a lot - just wasn't sure which material to order the Superfly in...

[Bubba]

Silpoly has less stretch and absorbs less water.

[TrailSlug]

Silpoly has less stretch and absorbs less water.

I like my SilPoly and while they stretch less and do not adsorb water they are also lighter but not quite as strong.

[bser272]

Silpoly also has better UV resistance compared to silnylon.

[SilvrSurfr]

Silnylon is out of stock at Warbonnet so your choice is made for you! Unless you want to wait.

[LuvmyBonnet]

That Bushwack camo is pretty awesome. I'm thinking about putting my Superfly up for sale to get the Bushwack camo.

[Watertooner]

In the words of Meat Loaf on this Valentine's Day, "Three out of four ain't bad."

SilPoly is "lighter, tighter, can handle an all-nighter" (when raining) - as well as UV resistant.
SilNylon is stronger (but by how much I do not know).

Actually, that's four out of five, but I'll let Meat Loaf do the selling on purchasing a SilPoly Superfly:

Meatloaf to GingeGirl about SilPoly...(cue the music, please)
"Baby we can talk all night
But that ain't getting us nowhere
I told you everything I possibly can..." (lift needle from vinyl, please)

Meat Loaf to SilPoly...(drop needle back on vinyl, crank volume)
"And all I can do is keep on telling you
I want you
I need you..." (scratch record all to heck because the rest of the song doesn't fit my wacky theme)

Best of luck as you ponder your options.

Disclaimer and disclosure: I received my SilPoly Superfly tarps a couple weeks ago and all my research about Superfly material/construction and my trust in the designers at Warbonnet uphold my belief that I made a good purchase.

[Tacblades]

I am a big fan on poly over nylon, for me its the kind of half way house between nylon and cuben
The best of both world i think, from a diyer its also a lot easier to sew and crease and build so you get a cleaner finished product.

[cjayflo]

You could also add a sock instead of a brand new tarp if you like you current one.

[OneClick]

I'm wondering why they are using the 20D camo right now, and mention getting the 30D for a later batch to eventually decide on one weight. Is it sort of a testing phase?