[pct-l] Cuben Fiber Info

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Opps
Switchback beat me to it.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Hiker97 at aol.com>
To: <pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net>
Cc: <carolwbruno at yahoo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 4:11 AM
Subject: [pct-l] Cuben Fiber Info


> Go over to _www.questoutfitters.com/Lightweight.htm_
> (http://www.questoutfitters.com/Lightweight.htm)  and  read about this 
> interesting material for Ultra
> Light gear.  QuestOutfitters  site says the following:
>
> "This is the lightest wt. outdoor fabric we have ever seen.  It is 50%
> lighter than Kevlar, four times more durable than Kevlar and lasts as long 
> as
> Spectra and remarkable weighs less than 1/2 oz. per square yard.  It 
> flexes
> without loosing strength.   Cuben Fiber retains 100% of its original 
> strength
> after being folded 250 times.  It is not effected by salt water  nor does 
> it soak
> up water.  It has great UV resistance and is extremely  water resistant.
> Uses:  great for extremely lightweight tarps, rain gear, stuff sacks, 
> packcovers."
>
> I need my Seedhouse SL tent rainfly to be made of this material!!!   This 
> is
> too cool.
>
> Your pal,  Switchback
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