[pct-l] cuben fiber

[Paul Robison]

maybe Eugene leaftye could chime in here,

but as i understand it is non breathable.  think emergency blanket.

~Paul




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From: Sean 'Miner' Nordeen <sean at lifesadventures.net>
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Sent: Tue, November 30, 2010 10:45:42 PM
Subject: [pct-l]  cuben fiber

>What is cuben fiber? Details appreciated.

It is an expensive waterproof material that like Spinnaker came from the sailing 
industry for making lightweight sails.  It is used to make lightweight shelters, 
very lightweight backpacks, stuff sacks and recently I saw an UL down quilt made 
from it.  Its very light and strong but has issues with abrasion resistance.  
Many of the UL hikers have some sort of gear made from it like my tarp.

-Miner

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