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Dec 14, 2018 at 6:19 am #3568898
Hello,
I’m not up to speed with the most recent developments in fabrics. I’m looking for a very light high CFM (>35) fabric. Given that requirement I need to balance the weight to fabric-to-fabric abrasion resistance ratio.
Thanks,
Martin
Dec 14, 2018 at 6:02 pm #3568942Probably Argon 67 or 90, but not sure what amount of abrasion resistance you need.
Dec 14, 2018 at 8:12 pm #3568956The following BPL thread has some good information about comparative breathability of LW fabrics:
https://backpackinglight.com/forums/topic/breathable-wind-shirt-fabric/#post-3491009
I can confirm that the 1 oz HyperD (uncalendered) from RSBTR is quite breathable compared to a couple other LW breathable fabrics. I made some wind pants from this material and they are way too breathable to be considered “wind” pants IMHO.
Dec 16, 2018 at 8:34 pm #3569151My own recent experience with a very permeable fabric is that once you get over that 35CFM rating it probably isn’t actually worth wearing such a garment. Mind you the garment I was wearing had a CFM of about 115CFM
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