[pct-l] cuben fiber

[Yoshihiro Murakami]

Its a kind of plastic film, very light and strong film.

http://www.cubictechnology.com/technology.htm

It is very difficult to make a cuben fiber dome tent, because there is
no retractility in the cloth.

My friend Jotaro Yoshida make a cuben fiber tent:

http://locusgear.com/products/shelter/khufu-cuben




2010/12/1 Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com>:
> 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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