So I was a bit apprehensive at first. The tarp had an odd sticky filmy texture that I did not love, but I desperately needed a cover for my greenhouse before the rains ruined everything inside. This was the best option I could find in the right size, so I gave it a chance.We had a MASSIVE wind storm about a month later. Days of falling trees, power outages, and property damage. This happens here once or twice a year, but not usually to the level that there is a full week of weather advisory alerts. This was the biggest wind-related storm warning I have seen since I moved here, though I am sure it still doesn't compare to places that get hurricanes or tornadoes.Anyway, about two days into this wind storm I looked out the window and saw my greenhouse once again bare to the elements as the tarp had blown off and was flapping against its (apparently insufficient) tethers, and over a pointy wire fence. I thought it was toast, and was angry about the wasted money and my own foolishness in not tying it down more securely.I left it there, on the fence, flapping in the wind, for FOUR DAYS till the high wind warning was over.I went out to assess the damage and found to my amazement that the tarp was not only still usable but entirely unharmed. Even the grommets taking the full force of the wind were perfectly fine. No sign of tearing or stretching out. No punctures or tears in the tarp body. Honestly it still looks brand new... except that the objectionable texture is gone! Few things get BETTER having gone through a wind storm, but I really couldn't be happier with it so far.At the time of this review I have had the tarp on for about four and a half months.UPDATE: over a year in now. Once again we had a wind storm. Once again my tethers failed me and the tarp was pulled off and left to flail till the storm had passed.Now on close examination I can see a tiny amount of damage, but only at the corners where the tarp is stretched tightly over corrugated fiberglass. It seems the fiberglass is functioning like a saw and chewing at the tarp. In a over a year the damage is still so minimal I am impressed. Picture is from after the last wind storm.I will not be lowering my rating. The abuse this tarp has withstood is immense, and I've never found a tarp that would do better.I will update again if/when the tarp does die on me, but considering it seems far sturdier than it's predecessor which made it almost 10 years, I think I won't be updating any time soon.
