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    Crinkle taffeta nylon vs polyester

    Hey guys viper here!
    Hey I have been looking into this crinkle taffeta fabric stuff and if I understand this right their is like Polly crinkle taffeta and nylon crinkle taffeta am I right?
    If so what are the pros and cons to each nylon vs Polly?
    And just wanting to make sure before I buy anything the crinkle taffeta material is the same stuff eno makes their hammocks out of right?(the parachute material?) I know the eno fabric is nylon though and I really like the feeling of it so how different does the nylon crinkle taffeta feel from the Polly crinkle taffeta?
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    I believe the 'typical' fabric we talk about around here is the nylon version.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Viper View Post
    Hey guys viper here!
    Hey I have been looking into this crinkle taffeta fabric stuff and if I understand this right their is like Polly crinkle taffeta and nylon crinkle taffeta am I right?
    If so what are the pros and cons to each nylon vs Polly?
    And just wanting to make sure before I buy anything the crinkle taffeta material is the same stuff eno makes their hammocks out of right?(the parachute material?) I know the eno fabric is nylon though and I really like the feeling of it so how different does the nylon crinkle taffeta feel from the Polly crinkle taffeta?
    THANKS A TONW GUYS!
    I think the feel of the two fabrics is about the same. The major difference between Polyester and Nylon is that Nylon has a lot of stretch and Polyester has very minimal stretch. Stretch can be good or bad, or really matter not at all - depending on your purpose. At mid to low loads on a hammock, you might not feel much difference. At high loads, some nylon fabrics might stretch more than you want.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sclittlefield View Post
    I think the feel of the two fabrics is about the same. The major difference between Polyester and Nylon is that Nylon has a lot of stretch and Polyester has very minimal stretch. Stretch can be good or bad, or really matter not at all - depending on your purpose. At mid to low loads on a hammock, you might not feel much difference. At high loads, some nylon fabrics might stretch more than you want.
    Oh alright well that's perfect then!!! With polliester thank you!
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