Dyneema Tents??

[Ryan Avery]

Can you guys post up some links to companies making tents out of this fabric? I'm looking for something but I don't know what

 

[colonel00]

I'm mobile right now but I'd imagine any of the companies that were using it when it was called Cuban (SP?) or whatever. Try Hyperlight Mountain Gear

Oh, Z-packs I think is another one

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[mlob1one]

My buddy has one from Big Sky Products and really likes it (& he's an absolute gear junkie with very high standards). The response time was a little slow initially, but a great product.

How big are you looking to go?

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[sneaky]

Hyperlite (HMG), Mountain Laurel Designs, Bearpaw, Tarptent, ZPacks, that Japanese company that is escaping me right now lol

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[veganhunter]

Locus Gear is the Japanese company you’re likely thinking of.

 

[verysimple]

Hyperlite (HMG), Mountain Laurel Designs, Bearpaw, Tarptent, ZPacks, that Japanese company that is escaping me right now lol

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Locus gear?

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[veganhunter]

IMO the Hyperlite Mountain Gear UltaMid is the way to go but it’s the spendiest of the bunch. I run a Mountain Laurel Designs Duomid as my solo shelter

 

[Tanya Avery]

Can you guys post up some links to companies making tents out of this fabric? I'm looking for something but I don't know what

I think this is what you are looking for

 

[sneaky]

I think this is what you are looking for

Yep, put a dyneema awning on that and hunt like a boss

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[Tanya Avery]

Yep, put a dyneema awning on that and hunt like a boss

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Exactly!

 

[sneaky]

I meant to say, hunt like a #LEGEND

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[Ryan Avery]

I think this is what you are looking for

I'm pretty damn sure that's not what I'm looking for!


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[Ten Bears]

Yama Mountain Gear is the other Japanese one that makes them.

 

[veganhunter]

Yama Mountain Gear is the other Japanese one that makes them.

I knew they were Japanese inspired but I think they’re out of Virginia

 

[Ten Bears]

I think you are correct.

They use the Japanese sun in their logo and allow for Yen conversion on the site. Got me turning Japanese.

Has some pretty nice stuff and thought out shelters.

 

[jmden]

I've got a couple of Dyneema samples and thought it has some great qualitities, I have decided not to use it (I'm not the only one) because it starts to have issues with not too much wear in ways that good quality nylon would not. I determined that I would not want to make a shelter out of it that I expected to last a long time. The heavier weights that are similar in weight to conventional lightweight shelters may not have the same issues as soon, but then you've lost the reason for paying twice as much as you would for a similar shelter made of more conventional material. I'd do some serious searching on backpackinglight.com before springing for a Dyneema shelter.

 

[Ryan Avery]

I've got a couple of Dyneema samples and thought it has some great qualitities, I have decided not to use it (I'm not the only one) because it starts to have issues with not too much wear in ways that good quality nylon would not. I determined that I would not want to make a shelter out of it that I expected to last a long time. The heavier weights that are similar in weight to conventional lightweight shelters may not have the same issues as soon, but then you've lost the reason for paying twice as much as you would for a similar shelter made of more conventional material. I'd do some serious searching on backpackinglight.com before springing for a Dyneema shelter.

Where does it fail? Seams? Material itself?


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[Mosby]

I was researching ultra light tents and I know that some people that hike the AT and PCT had issues with pin holes in the fabric. I can't say if it was the fabric or how they used it but some got holes. Not sure if that is what jmden is referencing.

 

[Trial153]

do any of the companies listed on this tread identify or Acknowlege hunters as part of their customer base or target?

 

[sneaky]

Where does it fail? Seams? Material itself?


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Abrasions are what you have to be careful with on those shelters. I'm sure AK Troutbum will chime in once he sees this. He uses the material a bunch

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