On Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 6:55:50 AM UTC-4, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
> >
> > On Sat 25 Mar 2017 09:00:34a, Cheri told us...
> >
> > > > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > >
> > >> I have a pile of those insulated bags for perishables and also a
> > >> heap of plain canvas bags. But still I have groceries placed in
> > >> plastic bags, prevents leakers from fercockting up my cloth bags,
> > >> and also I use the plastic bags for used cat litter... and still
> > >> I buy cartons of a thousand plastic bags for cat litter, BJs
> > >> sells them a thousand for $9.99. Those plastic bags decompose
> > >> rather quickly when exposed to the elements especially UV... I
> > >> use several in my garden and at best they last three months in
> > >> the sun.
> > >
> > >
> > > The canvas bags are easily laundered if they happen to get messy.
> > >
> > > Cheri
> > >
> >
> > IME, after laundering canvas bags (no bleach), they become as limp as a
> > rag and begin to deteriorate more quickly afterwards.
>
> You must have some other definition of "canvas". Canvas is so tough
> they use it to make sails; it takes years of wear and brine soaking
> before canvas sails deteriorate.

Almost everybody refers to cotton duck as canvas. Generally about
600 denier.

Cindy Hamilton