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cimuir
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Aug 31, 2018
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Will this tent be treated with chemical flame retardants (like MSR)?
dandurston
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Dan Durston
Sep 6, 2018
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CardamomteaI tried burning it to confirm. It burns (slowly) and will sustain a flame. Takes a bit to light - it's not going to ignite from one stray spark. Seemed a little slower to burn than typical silnylon.
Cardamomtea
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Sep 7, 2018
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dandurstonLol you're adventurous! Reminds me of when I was a territory sales manager and one of my peers told me about pitching cellular/honeycomb shades to a group of window treatment companies. Someone asked if they were flammable. He said, "I don't know, let's find out." He brought everyone outside and set a lighter to it. Whoosh! Went up in flames. Question answered! :-D
Back to the fire retardant story... As someone who already has thyroid disease, FR treatments are something I pay attention to. My current tents all have FR treatment, as they were purchsed from large manufacturers. It's nice to have another option in the FR-free category. This adds another huge plus to this tent :-) I know TheTentLab's Moonlight is FR free, and probably other cottage ones as well.
I'm not against fire retardants in general, as sometimes the potential benefits far outweigh the potential costs. For example, fire retardants on airplanes are absolutely worth the chemical exposure -- fire is no joke on a plane (that's why the puppy snuffer exists)!
However, I think in the case of tents -- particularly backpacking tents whose purchasers imho are more likely to know how to not set their tent on fire -- the chemical exposure just isn't worth the benefit.
For those who are unaware of the issues surrounding fire retardants on consumer goods, a few links:
https://thesummitregister.com/msr-participates-in-duke-university-study-on-flame-retardants-in-tents/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3958138/
https://e360.yale.edu/features/pbdes_are_flame_retardants_safe_growing_evidence_says_no
Just my two cents :-)
Back to the fire retardant story... As someone who already has thyroid disease, FR treatments are something I pay attention to. My current tents all have FR treatment, as they were purchsed from large manufacturers. It's nice to have another option in the FR-free category. This adds another huge plus to this tent :-) I know TheTentLab's Moonlight is FR free, and probably other cottage ones as well.
I'm not against fire retardants in general, as sometimes the potential benefits far outweigh the potential costs. For example, fire retardants on airplanes are absolutely worth the chemical exposure -- fire is no joke on a plane (that's why the puppy snuffer exists)!
However, I think in the case of tents -- particularly backpacking tents whose purchasers imho are more likely to know how to not set their tent on fire -- the chemical exposure just isn't worth the benefit.
For those who are unaware of the issues surrounding fire retardants on consumer goods, a few links:
https://thesummitregister.com/msr-participates-in-duke-university-study-on-flame-retardants-in-tents/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3958138/
https://e360.yale.edu/features/pbdes_are_flame_retardants_safe_growing_evidence_says_no
Just my two cents :-)
dandurston
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Dan Durston
Sep 8, 2018
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CardamomteaGood to know. I had no idea. I just wanted the tent to be lighter.
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