I am definately no expert in sewing. Please correct me if there is something I misunderstand.
context/terminology/definitions:
professional tent makers (like hilleberg, etc.) use a "true lap seam" done by twin needle sewing machines with special feet/folders on their tents, which does not nececcarily require seam sealing.
to mimic this with a single needle sewing machine, one uses a "flat felled seam" which requires 2 (or 3) cycles/passes. These seams are not as 'waterproof' and require seam sealing.
Let me know if i need to specify this more clearly and I will draw a picture of what i mean.
My question:
Have you guys ever tried sewing a true lap seam seam using a roll hemmer or a another foot to allign the fabric with a single needle sewing machine?
this could make the seam 1) better and 2) easier to sew.
Of course, unless you have a double/twin needle sewing machine, you will still have do run two cycles on each seam.
Maybe you could also use the same foot/folder that a twin needle machine uses and then just running it a second time (with a normal foot) to do the second line of stitching.
Do you guys know what the name of this foot/folder is?

