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.

Cuben fiber pack cover.

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

If you want the lightest weight waterproof fabric available this is it. The best ultralight backpacking packs for thru hiking. Hey stick i got the 18 x36 pack liner from lawson equipment today. I don t depend on the pack cover to keep my gear dry.

Lightweight and minimalist backpacking requirements cuben fiber dyneema nylon material. The pack cover will work with almost any backpack and helps to keep your pack dry in the worst of storms. August 27 2011 at 7 37 pm. Unfortunately it will also cost you an arm and a leg.

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. Protect your backpack from pouring rain and muddy ground with our pack cover. Post hike gear talk. 5 responses to zpacks cuben fiber pack cover.

March 2015 carver s gap to kincora hostel dennis cove rd stick s blog. It includes an elastic clip to secure it from storm winds. Constructed from seamless 1 1 oz silicone impregnated ripstop nylon our pack covers are built to keep your pack dry. Made in the usa ultralight backpacks shelters tarps and accessories built for adventure with waterproof durable dyneema composite fabrics formerly cuben fiber.

Hyperlight gossamer osprey granite swd mld zpacks katabatic ula and more. A true ultralight backpacking pack will weigh under 2 lbs and should not weigh over 3 lbs. Organize and optimize your gear and pack for maximum efficiency and minimal frustration while achieving near 100 waterproofness for the whole kit and caboodle. The time i slipped and fell during a dicey stream ford the pack cover just collected water.

Our pack cover is an ultralight option to keep your backpack dry including the outside pockets. Cuben fiber or dyneema composite as it s now called was originally invented for sailboat racing.