Oxford cloth and canvas have their own advantages and disadvantages. Choose the right tent according to your main needs.
Oxford cloth Oxford cloth is a new type of fabric with various functions and wide uses. There are mainly varieties on the market: nesting, full elastic, nylon, and tigue. Oxford cloth (oxford), also known as Oxford spinning. Originating in the United Kingdom, a traditional combed cotton fabric named after Oxford University, Oxford cloth began around 1900. Oxford cloth is made of finer combed high-count yarns as double warps, and thicker weft yarns are interwoven with weft-heavy flat weave. Soft color, soft body, good air permeability, comfortable to wear, easy to wash and quick-dry, mostly used as shirts, sportswear and pajamas. In the later stage, coatings can be added according to needs, such as waterproof, flame retardant, PVC, etc., to make it more widely used.
Canvas is a kind of thick cotton fabric or hemp fabric. The name of canvas is derived from the sail. There are also some warehouses for car transport, and tents for cover. Fine canvas can be used to make clothing, backpacks, handbags, and more.
Compared with the two, Oxford cloth is softer and more suitable as a tent cloth. It can achieve main functions such as waterproof and warm. Moreover, Oxford cloth is more wear-resistant and not easy to be damaged.