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    Fabric Question

    I have noticed that most vendors use 30D silnylon and/or 20D silpoly for their tarps, my question is why 20D instead of 30D silpoly when the biggest concern with silpoly seems to be strength? I have a 20D silpoly tarp from Warbonnet that I'm happy with so far, I am just curious why 20D became the dominant choice, it just seems backwards to me given the knowledge I have.

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    My guess is that the biggest concern is weight. Nylon stretches more than polyester. But heavier fabrics stretch less than lighter fabrics. Hence 30D silnylon stretches less than 20D silnylon. With silpoly you can go lighter with less stretch. And 20D silpoly seems to be adequately strong. At least I have not seen negative reports.

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    Makes sense, thanks for the reply.

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