1" slider tape

[GoneCodFishing 24]

I've come across a few sliders that were made with 1" tape instead of the usual 3", but i've found no details of which tape it is. Anyone have any ideas which is it they use?

The only tapes of similar tensile strength to the 3" tape as far as i can see are type 2 and type 4, but they seem much heavier than the ones i've seen used.

Also the sliders i've seen using the narrower tape are reinforced by added tapes (PdF has 2 support tapes in an x pattern like a CRW spider slider, and others of unknown origin have 2 tapes running parallel along the span) sugesting the tape used is a different flavour. Type 3 maybe? Something else?

[skytribe 17]

Talking of slider tapes - anyone know of a source for 3 inch slider tape other than Paragear for small amounts.

[GoneCodFishing 24]

Basik or Abatros in Europe... Not helpful, i know!

[riggerrob 643]

Yes, I just inspected a light-weight BASE canopy made by Squirrel. That slider uses PD slider tape only around the grommets. The rest of the slider is made of mesh and reinforced with 3/8 inch wide Type 3 tape. One tape goes around the periphery. A second tape connects the inboard edge of the grommet reinforcement tapes. Then a grid of narrow tapes reinforces the rectangular vent in the middle. Sometimes the vent is covered with a sheet of canopy fabric attached with tiny tuck tabs and more barracks than I can count!
I also lost track of the parts-count!
Holy complexity Batman!
Squirrel's construction methods must triple the labour cost of manufacture over more conventional canopies built by the likes of Apex????
We also know that Squirrel BASE equipment is not as durable as older, heavier designs.

[GoneCodFishing 24]

Yes, thanks. I got hold of one of those origin-unknown sliders and it is indeed type 3 (1" in this case).

Interesting that instead of the standard 3" tape in the corners for the grommet to bite into, like on the ones from PdF and that Outlaw slider, it has what very much looks like a 330 or 240 cordura.