I have been working on a light weight, very low stretch, tarp material for some time now. The result is Xenon Sil with a finished weight of 1.1 ounce per sq yard. I made a hex tarp out of it with a 10' 7" ridgeline and it came in at 8.5 ounces with ridgeline, stuffsack, and tie outs. It has no problems seam sealing with silicone based seam sealer, I use silnet, and has a strong ripstop grid. I have 4 colors to begin with but I was so encouraged with the first order that I will be expanding the colors in the next month. So far I have Black, Coyote Brown, Dark Olive, and Deep Purple.
http://www.dutchwaregear.com/xenon-sil.html
fabric_1.jpg
Bookmarks