What's the ideal fabric that balances out durability, shading capability, and UV protection for a beach tent/canopy? Thinking of making one of picrel for my niece since we're all going to the beach this summer
>>2868341I looked into doing this a while back but never pulled the trigger. Shibumi shades are banned in some places, purportedly because of the noise they make, but I think it’s a knee jerk reaction. They’re not that loud unless it’s crazy windy. It could also be because every jackass decided they needed a 12 person king size McDouble shelter.I could never find a good enough fabric. Everything I found that was specifically listed as UPF 50+ seemed kind of heavy. And with the amount of materials used it would have ended up being a fairly expensive DIY project, and a big roll of the dice considering the fabric might be too heavy.
>>2868341Polyester- It doesn't absorb much water and holds up to UV really well. You can get lightweight polyester tent footprints for not that much on Amazon.
Shibumi absolutely doesn’t list the type of fabric they use. My guess is that they realize how easy it is to just build your own. It’s literally just two large rectangle of fabric (probably 6 to 8 yards), a collapsible 11mm aluminum tent pole, some rope, and a bag. Also, they’ve switched to a fabric that’s reportedly a little more stretchy to cut down on the flapping. It’s definitely polyester, but what kind is anyone’s guess.This thread has renewed my interest in these shelters, even though I don’t get to the beach nearly as often as I’d like to.
>>2868350so basically a bivac with bug net.
>>2868341nylon is softer than polyester. but if you want to go light, Ikarex .50 is a light poly, available and easy to sew
>>2868341cotton
>>2868341Just buy a used one. They are absolutely top tier when it comes to beach shelters. I'm about to break mine out in a couple of weeks at the outer banks. Can't wait.
>>2868341top 3 fabrics (i just bought 2 market umbrellas and had to decide whether i wanted a $500, $350, or $200 umbrella without a base)>sunbrella is the best but most expensive>obravia is very similar but cheaper price>terylast is more synthetic looking but cheap afi ended up buying the terylast because it's not bad looking and i just don't care. if you're gonna DIY it, just buy a bolt of sunbrella in a color that's not red/yellow/orange
>>2869448sunbrella is heavy and wont flow in the wind..
