Date:         Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:48:40 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Poptop Tent Material; Breathability Means ....
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At 11:30 PM 4/24/2011, neil n wrote:
>treated/maintained canvas) when we talk of "breathability", are we talking
>about how well a material helps keep the interior cooler in hot weather or
>which material dries out faster after getting really wet or both?

Means it passes vapor but not liquid water - at least in the circles
I move in.  Keeps your oilies from being wetter on the inside than
the outside.  Tents too I would think.

Yrs,
d

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