Re: waterproof bias binding tape


"Michael Daly" <michaeldaly@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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small change wrote:

Grosgrain is rarely used in tents except to cover exposed floor and wall
join seams.

Some tent makers are starting to use grosgrain and twill tape where they
used to use webbing. Loops for tying in guy lines, for example, are often
grosgrain now and things like fastex buckles are used with twill tape.
Lighter and smaller is the driving force.

I can't believe how strong some of these silnylon + grosgrain combinations
are in wind. Every time I pull out my tarp, others ask if I'll take it
down in heavy wind - I haven't yet and nothing has let go (yet).

Mike

yes, tie downs and such. After I sent that off I realized I left that out.
Dang, I can't think of everything! One thing to be aware of is the
different weights of nylon grosgrain.

Silnlyon is pretty amazing stuff. I made my son a tarp for scouting and it
survived 5+ years of boy scouts unscathed. All the blue plastic tarp people
were very jealous.

~P.


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  • Re: waterproof bias binding tape
    ... Loops for tying in guy lines, for example, are often grosgrain now and things like fastex buckles are used with twill tape. ... Every time I pull out my tarp, others ask if I'll take it down in heavy wind - I haven't yet and nothing has let go. ...
    (alt.sewing)
  • Re: waterproof bias binding tape
    ... Some tent makers are starting to use grosgrain and twill tape where they used to use webbing. ... Loops for tying in guy lines, for example, are often grosgrain now and things like fastex buckles are used with twill tape. ... Every time I pull out my tarp, others ask if I'll take it down in heavy wind - I haven't yet and nothing has let go. ...
    (alt.sewing)