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Cuben fibre and snow/ice abrasion question

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PostedApr 12, 2015 at 11:48 pm

I've got a HMG 8×10 flat tarp.

Last snow season I was camping above the snow line, weather was a little bit nasty, there was just me in the tarp.

I used blocks of snow and loose snow around the parameter to hold the edges down to stop any spindrift or wind getting under. The whole night the tarp was flapping a bit.

Does CF suffer from abrasion in this circumstance?

If I'd used rocks I'd absolutely expect to wear holes in the tarp, but with lumps of hard snow, I'm not so sure – is it an issue?

Roger Caffin BPL Member
PostedApr 13, 2015 at 12:26 am

By and large, neither Cuban nor silnylon suffer from abrasion in the snow. Actually, it cam sometimes be difficult to get the d**n stuff to stay anchored under snow!

Cheers

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