I used 7oz cotton canvas which made the construction of the fly sooooo easy (aside from the occassional sewing goof). murieldechimay (whose shade flies I based my design upon) uses cotton twill or duck for her flies, although I don't know what weight she uses. She hasn't waterproofed any of hers yet. I was under one of her flies at a very rainy Crusades a couple of years ago and we all managed to stay fairly dry.
I hope that the Canvak works. My fly is just under 150 sq feet and I purchased two gallons of Canvak from Cabelas. Most folks suggest at least one gallon per 100 square feet of material to be treated. Scott sprayed the fly this morning, let it dry for a few hours and then sprayed it again around 4pm. When we took down the fly at 9pm, it had gotten rained on. Unfortunately, I didn't think to check the grass beneath the fly to see if it was dry. If we get rained on at Storvik Novice Tourney next weekend, I'll let you know how the waterproofing did. ;)
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Date: 2009-06-14 04:21 am (UTC)I hope that the Canvak works. My fly is just under 150 sq feet and I purchased two gallons of Canvak from Cabelas. Most folks suggest at least one gallon per 100 square feet of material to be treated. Scott sprayed the fly this morning, let it dry for a few hours and then sprayed it again around 4pm. When we took down the fly at 9pm, it had gotten rained on. Unfortunately, I didn't think to check the grass beneath the fly to see if it was dry. If we get rained on at Storvik Novice Tourney next weekend, I'll let you know how the waterproofing did. ;)