Brian,

I agree with everything Craig and Pascal said. I ended up using it only on the inside (out of sight) because of the "plaid" or "ripstop" effect. It is woven much tighter than the standard 6 oz most of us are familiar with. I guess that is where it`s strengh comes from and that is what makes it harder to work with. Personally, I like plain old 6oz a lot better.