What are the principal characteristics for nets and tarpaulins ?

When you want to buy nets and tarpaulins, you must take into consideration various characteristics :

- the material (this determines UV resistance therefore the product durability)
- the manufacturing technique
- the weight
- the diameter and composition of a thread
- the shape of the mesh (rectangular or  triangular for micro mesh netting and diamond or square for others)
- the size of the mesh
- the strength of the net which must be composed of :
     - the maximum theoretical load
     - the maximum breaking load
     - the maximum use load
- the fire treatment

Others characteristics such as size or colour can be considered but they do not change the quality of the product.