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Source for cuben fiber / silnylon to make pad coupler


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    Yoyo
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    @dgposton

    Locale: NYC metro

    I've been thinking about a way to join together two Big Agnes Air Core pads. Idea: Take two strips of UL silnylon or cuben fiber, sew them together to make a loop, then sew them in the middle to make two pockets into which to insert the pads. Could also be useful for holding on a closed-cell foam pad to your Aircore pad so it doesn't slip around. Maybe even make a strip to hold your pillow in place? (Can't go with my WM Cloudrest). You could sew the strap to the pillow cover and then slip the strip over the pad to hold it is in place. Voila!

    http://www.backcountry.com/western-mountaineering-cloudrest-down-pillow

    Does anyone know where I can buy some suitable fabric? Or does anyone have any to donate/sell?

    #1763471
    Jerry Adams
    BPL Member

    @retiredjerry

    Locale: Oregon and Washington
    #1763890
    Yoyo
    Spectator

    @dgposton

    Locale: NYC metro

    Thanks, I think I'm going to order some uncoated 1.1 oz nylon and try to do this project. Cuben fiber is probably half the weight but triple the cost.

    The lady on the phone was helpful, too.

    #3539730
    Andrew S
    BPL Member

    @juggleandhope

    how did this work?

    #3540631
    Sam Farrington
    BPL Member

    @scfhome

    Locale: Chocorua NH, USA

    Noticed with the last inquiry about sourcing Cuben that it was no longer on the Quest menu, either as Cuben or its latest iteration from Dyneema. Kind of ironic, as Quest was the first materials retailer to push Cuben, sending out free samples to many of its customers.
    Did I miss something?

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    Hoosier T
    BPL Member

    @jturner140

    Locale: Midwest

    I talked to Kay about it last year and she said Dyneema Corp. was a pain to work with and it just wasn’t worth the trouble so they dropped it from their offerings.

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