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Re: Cuben tent/bivy floor I mostly think so as well but people I trust like Joe have stated that they feel that the spectra helps with abrasion resistance. I don't know about abrasion but I can believe that it helps wi... |
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Very Interesting! And I'm pleased to note that Quest states a weight of 0.69 oz/yd² and my calculations predicted 0.68 oz/yd²! I think this would be the ideal material for a tent floor. |
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We Need NEW Cuben I've spent a great deal of time deconstructing Cuben Fiber numerically to work out the weight of the mylar film and the spectra fibers in isolation from one another. Luckily CT publishes very ... |
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Back to the Original Subject? Here is another vote for the Mont-Bell Extremely Light Down Jacket. Mine in a men's small weighs a scant 4.8 ounces and is both shockingly compressible and light. I love it! Gossamer Gear ... |
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M50/Cuben Bivy + Cuben Tarp? This suggestion is outside the scope of your original question but would you be better off (lighter is what I really mean) using a M50/CT0.3K.08 bivy in addition to a CT0.3K.08 tarp? Combined they... |
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Momentum 50 I think M50 is the current champion. Cubic Tech claims that they are working on a breathable version which does have the capacity to trump M50 but it isn't a product as of yet. In case you mi... |
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TrailLite Designs CloudKilt by ZPacks You can shave 2 easy ounces off your ULA Rain Wrap by replacing it with a TrailLite Designs CloudKilt from ZPacks. Joe mentioned to me yesterday that he is planning on offering them in CT2K.08 thi... |
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Me Too Yeah, they must be blowing smoke because they never got back to me either. |
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Thanks! Paul is the man! Good to know that nanoseeum is (0.72±0.01) g/yd². |
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Wow! Great post Henk! You've given me a lot of new ideas to think about. |
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Montbell Extremely Light Down Jacket So Santa brought me a men's small for Christmas. The fit for me is perfect. I'm 5'6" 130 pounds and typically wear a 14.5 32-33 dress shirt. I have full range of motion in this siz... |
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Patagonia Capilene 1 T-Shirt Men's Size small: 114 grams Dries completely in a few hours and is very soft and comfortable. Of course, since it is synthetic it stinks to high heaven after two days of light use. |
