Canvas or Synthetic/Nylon – what’s the best material for camping tents?
- Breathability. Unlike synthetic fabrics, or canvas with a paraffin or oil-based treatment, our canvas is breathable! This allows water vapor to escape, minimizing condensation, humidity, and mugginess. Simply put, you are more comfortable. While no one likes the feeling of a humid or muggy tent, that same condensation can also lead to mold and mildew growing on your gear if you don’t air it out or dry it properly.
- Durability. Canvas camping tents are made with a much ‘tougher’ material than your typical synthetic tent materials. There are many stories of canvas camping tents being passed down for generations. With the proper care, a quality canvas camping tent will serve you for many years to come. This same durability helps protect you in the outdoors as well. Whether it’s rain, snow, wind, or even critters, a durable canvas camping tent will outperform its synthetic or nylon tent siblings. Unlike canvas camping tents made with paraffin or oil-based treatments, you should rarely, if ever need to retreat the canvas. SBF’s Hydra-Shield silicone-based treatment is durable and long-lasting. SBF Canvas camping tents will outlast tents made with inferior synthetic fabrics.
- Water repellency. Speaking of weather and the elements, SBF Canvas camping tents shine when it gets nasty outside. Simply put, you will stay dry, even in a downpour! It’s okay to touch ceiling and inside walls during a rainstorm. Hydra-Shield canvas does not leak or wick water. While we can’t call our canvas tents ‘waterproof’ (no cotton canvas is ‘technically’ waterproof), they are extremely water repellent, and our expectation is that you will ALWAYS stay high and dry in all weather you encounter.