Over the last six months or so I've been asked several times if we would ever be coming out with a 10D ultralight fabric. I've wanted to, but it was also important that we take our time and get it right. After several months of testing and collaboration, I am pleased to announce that we're there.
Today I'm proud to introduce MEMBRANE 10, our line of 0.66 oz/sq yd 10D ultralight taffeta nylon. While there are a few other 10D nylon fabrics on the market, MEMBRANE 10 stands out as a taffeta weave, IDFL tested downproof fabric. Without getting too heavy into the technical details (although feel free to ask me for more), our testing and experience have shown plain weave fabrics, specifically taffeta, to be superior in both feel/softness against the skin and downproofness compared to other style weaves (e.g. ripstop). When you combine that with the unique finishing process we've developed for all our calendered goods, you get MEMBRANE 10.
Similar to the Silpoly 2nd gen coated fabric, vendor collaboration was a very important part of the MEMBRANE 10 development. I would like to thank Paul and Missy from UGQ Outdoor Equipment for providing direction, early field testing, and feedback on sewability (yes, this is important ). In addition to the collaborative effort on development, UGQ is now actively using the MEMBRANE 10 fabric as the inner-shell for all their high-end quilts. I really love this type of vendor collaboration as it provides a means of getting real-world, field-use feedback in addition to the lab testing that we do at RBTR. In the end the community gets access to the absolute best fabric and in the case of UGQ, killer quilts.
Now to the fun part - COLORS. In total we'll be starting with 8 COLORS: Hunter Green, Khaki, Dark Olive, Black, Charcoal Gray, Navy Blue, Blaze Orange, and Coyote Brown. On the price, I know this is a new fabric and that 10D fabrics are expensive to begin with. That being said, I'm setting a special introductory price of $7.95 /yd for ONE-WEEK ONLY. Next Friday night 2/27 at midnight the price will be set to $9.95 /yd.
-> http://ripstopbytheroll.com/collecti...-taffeta-nylon
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We hope to announce some other cool stuff to go along with the MEMBRANE 10 release in the next week, including a pretty sweet gear giveaway, so stay tuned.
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