One week ago today I had been in the stand for a bit over 3 hrs...today sitting in front of the fire w/ a cuppa joe placing all my eggs in the muzzleloading season basket.

RE: sizeing; I asked the gal at the fabric store about that, she replied none was used on this ticking.

W/out a mic on hand it's all gut level but no doubt the ticking I purchased is thinner than the T/C pre-cuts. The analogy I'm drawing on here is "metric" (Chinese & Canadian) plywood wherein, IMO, every 64 sheet is 100% profit...don't know where this ticking was made.
So, do your Wal-marts still stock fabric?
Stores here said no, never had, never will have a fabric section.

The smoke-pole I'm getting to know is a T/C renegade .50 Kit-gun which I picked up last Winter at a local gunshop-history/age unknown; shooting, obviously, PRB. So far .490 ball, 70 gr 777 w/ a spit patch.

Prior to last muzzle-season I suddenly sold my .54 renegade, it was LH while I am not, leaving me w/out a rifle. What turned up @ one week prior to opening day was a T/C Cougar .50 which, IIRC, is a great shooter BUT a little too pretty to take afield, although I did.