Cuben Fiber Pack Cover

If you want the lightest weight waterproof fabric available this is it.

Cuben fiber pack cover. A true ultralight backpacking pack will weigh under 2 lbs and should not weigh over 3 lbs. Protect your backpack from pouring rain and muddy ground with our pack cover. Hey stick i got the 18 x36 pack liner from lawson equipment today. Made in the usa ultralight backpacks shelters tarps and accessories built for adventure with waterproof durable dyneema composite fabrics formerly cuben fiber.

The time i slipped and fell during a dicey stream ford the pack cover just collected water. Organize and optimize your gear and pack for maximum efficiency and minimal frustration while achieving near 100 waterproofness for the whole kit and caboodle. August 27 2011 at 7 37 pm. Lightweight and minimalist backpacking requirements cuben fiber dyneema nylon material.

I don t depend on the pack cover to keep my gear dry. 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. Our pack cover is an ultralight option to keep your backpack dry including the outside pockets. March 2015 carver s gap to kincora hostel dennis cove rd stick s blog.

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. Cuben fiber is a semi magical material made from a sandwich of plastic mylar and dyneema fibers. Hyperlight gossamer osprey granite swd mld zpacks katabatic ula and more. The pack cover will work with almost any backpack and helps to keep your pack dry in the worst of storms.

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. From the weight of your gear to the scale of your endeavors everything less matters. Cuben fiber or dyneema composite as it s now called was originally invented for sailboat racing. Post hike gear talk.

Consider a pack liner as an alternative if you don t mind your outer pockets getting wet. It includes an elastic clip to secure it from storm winds. The best ultralight backpacking packs for thru hiking. Unfortunately it will also cost you an arm and a leg.

Weighing 1 oz it replaces a silnylon equinox pack cover i ve been using the past few years that weighs 3 2 oz. 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.