Learning to sew and just made my first really well done stuff sack. I think I am using some other fabric than what I am looking for though. It may be a mid weight nylon, I only had a 2 selections of nylon and I picked the lighter of the two.

Is there a lighter weight than Silnylon fabric that is just Nylon before treating it with Silocone? I think that's what I am looking for.

The stuff sack that I made weighs .8 ounces, I honestly expected it to weigh around 3.5 or so.

There are quite a few different weights. 1.1oz/sqyd and 1.9oz/sqyd are quite common. These of course are the weights of the plain material before silicone treatment.

Take a look at Diy Gear Supply. They have quite a few waterproof (silnylon) and breathable (not-treated) fabrics.

owfinc.com and thru-hiker.com have 0.9 oz nylon

http://www.titaniumgoat.com/Fabric.html has 0.65 oz nylon - that 8D stuff is 0.67 oz and is really nice, and very cheap too. I made a liner for a sleeping bag that turned out nicely. Seems to be down-proof. I see other colors are coming soon. $7.50 per yard.

Thank you both! I have had very limited selection when it came to fabric at my local stores however I was able to find a source for Spinnaker.. doubt I'll use it though.

Cheers and thanks again!

Thank the Lord they are getting different colors for the 8d. That green is LOUD.

Ryan

I was initially skeptical about the "Kelly" green, but now I think it's okay

Yeah, just depends on what you use it for I guess. I made a Whitney down jacket with it and I look like the Incredible Hulk's taller brother.

You wouldn't like me very much when I'm angry.

Ryan

Edited by ViolentGreen on 03/01/2012 17:16:53 MST.

RE: 8D-KG

I bought some for my down quilt and I don't think it's too harsh. Used to camp in a Eureka Timberline the same color.

Edited by cobberman on 03/01/2012 17:19:24 MST.

We offer a 60 inch Durable water repellent nylon fabric in the ACU camouflage pattern at only $1.25 a yard. I do not have a sample of the sylnylon but I think this fabric is comparable or even better since it is a product that is made for the United States Army. You can get a free sample by contacting Magna Fabrisc at info@magnafabrics.com

A DWR fabric is nowhere near the same thing as silnylon. Before silnylon, it was all PU coated nylon, cotton or silk before that.

"Silicon coated nylon"

That's pretty funny, Lawrence.

It might be silicone-coated, but not silicon-coated.

--B.G.--