They manufacture their fabrics in the country we all love to call home - Australia. With accreditations to "World's Best Practice Program", their mill is recognised for great performance in terms of quality controlled environments and procedures – not to mention the latest in production machinery technology and capabilities.
Our canvas supplier is a vertically-integrated operation where the company performs functions in weaving, dyeing, scouring and bleaching, finishing, coating, printing, brushing, shrinking, proofing and waxing - as well as in-house facilities including a research and development laboratory team and machinery designing and manufacturing capabilities.
These initiatives and operations allow the company to be flexible, competitive and in total control of the key stages of each manufacturing operation, allowing us to give you the best product and value for money on the market.
The canvas we have selected from our supplier is the highest quality, light-medium weight, blended polyester / cotton canvas tent fabric available on the market. It is a very tightly constructed fabric as it is woven from fine yarn counts and is designed specifically for higher quality family frame tents and camper roofing and walling.
The tropical roof and main roof of the tent on our slide-on campers and camper trailers has been dyna proofed and is Khaki in colour to prevent sun penetration to the inside of the camper. This aids cooling inside the camper as well as prevention of dew build up.
The colour of the canvas walls are called light sand, which was selected for its likeness to the Australian grounds, which you will be camping on and around. This allows the dirt and sand to blend into the canvas when it is marked on occasion, instead of standing out.
Specifications - DX12™
DX12 is a medium weight, general-purpose blended poly/cotton canvas which is especially suitable for a wide range of applications. These include: swags, marquee and tepee roofs and walls, temporary shelters, under tarpaulins, box-trailer covers and heavy-duty campervan roofs and walls. DX12 is also perfect for annexe roofs in semi-permanent situations, as well as high quality family marquee roofs and walls.
WEIGHT: Loomstate: 410g/sq.m (12.1 oz) +/- 30gsm
Dynaproofed: 505g/sq.m (14.9 oz) +/- 30gsm
WIDTH: Loomstae: 210cm
Dynaproofed: 204cm
CONSTRUCTION: Woven 52/48 Poly/Cotton Plain Weave
22.8 ends per cm. 15 picks per cm.
Yarn Count 2/12 ECC x 2/12 ECC
Maximum Shrinkage: 2.5% in Warp
Tear Resistance: WARP – 116N
(AS 2001.2.10) WEFT – 68N
Breaking Force: WARP - 2195N
(AS 2001.2.3) WEFT – 1523N
Hydrostatic Head: 800mm min (AS 2001.2.17)
Cone Test: Pass (AS 2001.2.18)
Stock Colours: Antelope, Beige, Black, Blue, Green, Brunswick Green, Dark Green, Grey, Khaki, Lt. Grey, Lt. Sand, Maroon, Navy, Olive, Olive F/R and Aus Cam D.P.
Flammability: Olive F/R tested to AS1530 Part 3 Results available on request
