Sins... just got a Remo synthetic last week for huntin and fishin trips. I was told they could take a licken and still keep kicken. Perhaps that could be the ultimate test. Don't know if Remo would advertise this particular attribite, but their supposed to "stand up" to anything. As long as Spaw doesn't "use" it.... it's made of plastic & fibreglass, so it might melt if exposed to HIGHLY noxious gases.