Cuben Fiber Pack Cover

Post hike gear talk.

Cuben fiber pack cover.

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. The pack cover will work with almost any backpack and helps to keep your pack dry in the worst of storms. The time i slipped and fell during a dicey stream ford the pack cover just collected water. Unfortunately it will also cost you an arm and a leg.

Cuben fiber is a semi magical material made from a sandwich of plastic mylar and dyneema fibers. From the weight of your gear to the scale of your endeavors everything less matters. 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. 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.

Cuben fiber or dyneema composite as it s now called was originally invented for sailboat racing. Lightweight and minimalist backpacking requirements cuben fiber dyneema nylon material. Consider a pack liner as an alternative if you don t mind your outer pockets getting wet. Made in the usa ultralight backpacks shelters tarps and accessories built for adventure with waterproof durable dyneema composite fabrics formerly cuben fiber.

The best ultralight backpacking packs for thru hiking. Protect your backpack from pouring rain and muddy ground with our pack cover. March 2015 carver s gap to kincora hostel dennis cove rd stick s blog. Our pack cover is an ultralight option to keep your backpack dry including the outside pockets.

Constructed from seamless 1 1 oz silicone impregnated ripstop nylon our pack covers are built to keep your pack dry. Perimeter elastic hugs the pack keeping the pack cover secure while you hike. I don t depend on the pack cover to keep my gear dry. Weighing 1 oz it replaces a silnylon equinox pack cover i ve been using the past few years that weighs 3 2 oz.

5 responses to zpacks cuben fiber pack cover. A true ultralight backpacking pack will weigh under 2 lbs and should not weigh over 3 lbs. Hey stick i got the 18 x36 pack liner from lawson equipment today. 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.

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