RugRat nylon vs polyester when wet video

A comparison of the wet performance of polyester and nylon rainflies on the same tent.

[agustinmorales]

Buddy, l have to say you are the best. Looking forward to get the 4 person version.

[Thetentlab]

Nylon and polyester can be made into fabrics with identical weights. Generally the weight of a fabric goes by Denier and thread count. Identical Denier and identical thread count should make the same weight fabric assuming everything else is constant (which, in practice, it never is exactly).

[dalejuhl]

Thank you for sharing - Nylon is absorbent, this is a good thing to keep in mind when making selections

[userdpua]

Great job. As I understand, nylon is more durable, so generally, 15-20d nylon tents are 15-20% lighter than 210t PU, w/o losses strength.

[AndersRamm]

So why are also high end tents outer fly still made out of nylon?

[ricecowboy]

I believe there are SilPoly products are the market now.

[pedroclaro]

Awesome video! Short and concise, shows exactly what the title says it would.

I'm going for a tarp and this might not be a problem for me, but I'll likely have to use elastic shock cord on all guy lines and stakes so that the tension on them counteracts water expansion (at least partially), so that it doesnt flap around making noise, or worse, create water pockets weighing down on the tarp.

[AlSaifuddin]

Thank you very much for all your efforts

[FRCVIDS]

Wait, no silicone treatment for polyester? What is silpoly?

[manjichromagnon]

This is remedied by using elastic loops