Silnylon, Pertex Quantum, Pertex Epic, Pertex Microlight, Nextec Epic, eVent, Gore Tex XCR, ripstop Nylon, Nylon Taffeta, Spinnaker fabric, Western Mountaineering Extremelite, Pack Cloth, Dyneema Nylon.
Wow; there are so many shell fabrics available for each of my gear items that my head is spinning! There is truly excellent discussion of many of these fabrics on this site, but some of it is relative to other fabrics and some of it is in absolute terms. What I need is a matrix.
Could we develop a table of all of the available fabrics that describes their characteristics, weight, and optimal usage? Would anyone else find that useful?
It could contain the following columns:
Fabric
Other Names for fabric
Weight Oz/Yd2
Waterproofness
Breathability
Construction
Manufacturer
Applications
…where the last column contains a 1-paragraph discussion of the fabric and its’ suitability.
In fact, the best would be a fabric Wiki! Or perhaps a fabric Gear Guide.
That is my dream!
Brian
