...yes, it's very economical. I buy it by the bolt and it's usually on sale.
I was out in the garden the other day and wanted to collect a few things for lunch, but didn't have a bucket handy...picked up a piece of this wonderfully versatile stuff and had a nice carrying sling!
A single layer won't work for 30+ pounds of cucumbers however; the day I tried that it starting ripping out halfway to the house!