Army Ducks are the disciplined cousins of the Number Duck family. Plied yarns in both directions. Tighter weave. Smoother finish. They sit somewhere between a Number Duck and a Single Fill Duck — a crossbreed, like a liger. A liger is what happens when a lion and a tiger get along. It’s unexpected. It works. So does this fabric.
The name comes from decades of military use: tents, canopies, and covers that had to survive the field. They did. They still do.
Full ASTM test data and grade comparisons: View our Fabric Specification Chart
10.10 oz — the one the military keeps coming back to.
Our most popular Army Duck. Used for military tents and canopies for decades — rained on, baked in the sun, still here. Plied yarns in both directions, smooth and tight. Strong enough for a boat cover, clean enough for a designer tote bag.
Where it goes: Military tents. Marine covers. Tipis. Artist canvas. Designer tote bags.
12.65 oz — heavyweight, nearly 100 threads per square inch.
The heavier sibling to the 10.10 oz — same tight construction, more weight, more strength. Packing that many plied, coarse yarns into a square inch is a real weaving challenge; ours figured it out on shuttle and Sulzer looms.
Where it goes: Military tents. Marine covers. Tipis. Anywhere the wind shows up and the fabric needs to hold its ground.