I used this to replace the fabric cover on my awning. Rain goes right through, but so does wind. I've set my garden up inside, so it's partially shaded. This seems to be very well built and durable. When the wind blows, it barely moves, wind can be a major problem where I live, so this has proven to be more useful than a little bit!I just wanted to add an update: 13 Feb 2017. This tarp has been so awesome in the wind, I decided to see how it held up in the winter if I left it up. We've had a couple of good snowstorms, one dumped over 6 inches. I can't vouche for more than that, but 6 inches of snow was no problem for the tarp or my garden structure. In fact, the black material and the fact that the wind blows right through it, the tarp has been self-clearing itself from snow all winter. Winter is not over, but I suspect I'll get at least another season out of this tarp. Also, it does not appear to be sun rotted anywhere. The sun here in Colorado is hard on things and I'm just really impressed with this mesh tarp and when it's time to replace this one, I'll be ordering the exact same thing!25 Feb 2018 Update: My original tarp is going on 3 seasons. It gets both hot, cold, windy and snowy where I live in Colorado. This tarp has performed flawlessly through all those conditions. I just bought and installed another identical tarp and it works perfectly, as well. I originally bought a cheaper shade tarp and I knew it was going to be problematic when I looked at it. The grommets were partially 'off' the fabric, so as expected, they pulled out as soon as I stretched it. This one will not do that! It's much greater quality and the grommets are exactly where they need to be. I built the second awning to work with a 10'x10' tarp. This one fits perfectly and for sure, this is the only shade tarp I will buy! You do get what you pay for with some things, in this case, it's a high quality tarp!