Was looking at their cuben fiber snake skin. It's a single piece design. I like the idea but have some questions for anyone who has experience with one.
1. since the whole lenght slides to one end, does it get in the way? With convention snake skins, half goes to each side so the ball or "bunch" of material at either end doesn't usually get in the way but since 100% of this goes to one end, is the "ball" or bunch bigger and therefore does it end up getting in the way?
2. This is waterproof; some argue for mesh ones like those made by Mountain Goat. They like the idea of the tarp air drying a bit. On the other hand, it might make sense to have it encased in a water proof sleeve to keep water from getting on anything else you might put in the outside pocket of your pouch. . Typically, anything I put in the outside pocket can get wet because I never use a pack cover. If I want something to stay dry, then it goes in a cuben fiber dry sack.
3. It does seem like the single piece design would work well as far as letting the air out. I think we've all experienced the balloon effect when bringing the two halves together; having to squeeze it down to get it to fit.
If you have any experience and could share it with me, I'd really appreciate it!
Gideon
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