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• Cotton tents vary according to fabric used and manufacturer's skill.
• The words canvas and duck mean the same material.
• The most frequently used cotton for tent manufacturing is white cotton.
• There are different grades of cotton, some resist more than others to stretching, to wear, and some are more water repellent.
• White cotton offers more brightness at night.
• There are three types of white cotton: ''single fill'', one strand weave; ''duo fill'', two strands weave; or ''army duck'', four strands weave.
• The two first grades are the cheapest and least resistant on the market.
• The ''army duck'' grade is the finest and offers the greatest resistance to wear and tear; it doesn't stretch and is 100% water repellent.
• Tent treated canvas may be named ''Excello'', ''Skyprotex'' or ''Sunforger''.
• Those appellations do not designate brands of cotton, but treatments given to canvas to render it flame retardent, water repellent and mildew resistant.
• Canvas so treated is quite tough, as long as the tent is stored in a dry place.
• We firmly believe that ''army duck'' 10 oz cotton, ''sunforger'' treated, is by far the best choice: it is water repellent, fireretardent and mildew resistant.

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