Course Details
This masterclass (1 hr 45 min) provides a technical overview of shelter and backpack fabric technologies for backpackers, product developers, and outdoor professionals seeking to understand how material properties influence performance, durability, and design outcomes
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Sponsorship Information: Backpacking Light provides trusted education to highly-engaged user communities of backcountry enthusiasts, industry professionals, land management agency staff, trail advocacy groups, and more. If you are interested in sponsoring this online education and gaining access to these communities to increase your brand awareness or reach please complete our partnership intake form.
Garage Grown Gear
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Garage Grown Gear is an online marketplace featuring ultralight and cottage-industry outdoor gear, with a selection of backpacks, shelters, apparel, and accessories from independent brands. It focuses on small-batch, innovative products for backpacking, hiking, and adventure travel.
SlingFin
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SlingFin draws on our deep industry heritage to craft premium technical shelters for objective-focused, human-powered adventures.
Sponsorship Information: Backpacking Light provides trusted education to highly-engaged user communities of backcountry enthusiasts, industry professionals, land management agency staff, trail advocacy groups, and more. If you are interested in sponsoring this online education and gaining access to these communities to increase your brand awareness or reach please complete our partnership intake form.
What You’ll Learn
- How fibers, yarns, coatings, and films contribute to real-world performance.
- The strengths and weaknesses of key fabric technologies (silnylon, silpoly, X-Pac, Ecopak, DCF, Ultra, and more).
- Field-relevant metrics like tear strength, hydrostatic head, UV stability, and dimensional stability.
- Future innovations in shelter and backpack materials.
