shadecloth

I bought some shadecloth before going FT and finally deployed it this weekend. It’s commonly available in 90% and 80% shade, with 90% being more popular.  80% might be happier in very windy situations, although even 90% is much easier to deal with in wind than a normal tarp. I wanted shadecloth because I work

backchannel: modern shade

My thoughts on this thread: There is no magical modern tech to make panels shade-resistant.  There are bypass diodes and there are amorphous panels whose cell geometry means they are harder to cover completely. “Most modern panels do not have this problem” is wrong. “if you have a modern panel every cell works on its own”