Cuben Fiber Pack Cover

Made in the usa ultralight backpacks shelters tarps and accessories built for adventure with waterproof durable dyneema composite fabrics formerly cuben fiber.

Cuben fiber pack cover.

If you want the lightest weight waterproof fabric available this is it. Our crazy light stuff sacks are available in a variety of sizes for anything from memory cards to cold weather sleeping bags and perfect for keeping like items together. Constructed from seamless 1 1 oz silicone impregnated ripstop nylon our pack covers are built to keep your pack dry. August 27 2011 at 7 37 pm.

March 2015 carver s gap to kincora hostel dennis cove rd stick s blog. It includes an elastic clip to secure it from storm winds. Unfortunately it will also cost you an arm and a leg. Our pack cover is an ultralight option to keep your backpack dry including the outside pockets.

Protect your backpack from pouring rain and muddy ground with our pack cover. I also use a rain cover my first piece of cuben fiber gear which actually was not very expensive but that s because i use my pack in the tent as a pillow so want to keep the outside fairly dry. Weighing 1 oz it replaces a silnylon equinox pack cover i ve been using the past few years that weighs 3 2 oz. Perimeter elastic hugs the pack keeping the pack cover secure while you hike.

Lightweight and minimalist backpacking requirements cuben fiber dyneema nylon material. Hey stick i got the 18 x36 pack liner from lawson equipment today. Organize and optimize your gear and pack for maximum efficiency and minimal frustration while achieving near 100 waterproofness for the whole kit and caboodle. A backpack cover is an important piece of gear that you should have if you re hiking in an area where it can rain heavily.

Cuben fiber is a semi magical material made from a sandwich of plastic mylar and dyneema fibers. Cuben fiber or dyneema composite as it s now called was originally invented for sailboat racing. Instead of plastic loops and clips we use velcro and a fabric loop to make it easier to attach the cover to your pack with cold wet hands. A true ultralight backpacking pack will weigh under 2 lbs and should not weigh over 3 lbs.

5 responses to zpacks cuben fiber pack cover. I don t depend on the pack cover to keep my gear dry. The best ultralight backpacking packs for thru hiking. From the weight of your gear to the scale of your endeavors everything less matters.

Consider a pack liner as an alternative if you don t mind your outer pockets getting wet. The time i slipped and fell during a dicey stream ford the pack cover just collected water.