The Packa cuben fiber?

**southmark** · 06-28-2011, 21:23

$200......

**Wags** · 06-28-2011, 21:47

winner gets a free cuben pack? omg this is the best contest ever!

**southmark** · 06-28-2011, 22:03

Originally Posted by Wags

winner gets a free cuben pack? omg this is the best contest ever!

I'll have to disqualify myself.

**kayak karl** · 06-28-2011, 22:17

Originally Posted by Cedar Tree

A cuben Packa is on the way! Joe at Zpacks is making a prototype.
Cedar Tree

matching chaps????

**MedicineMan** · 06-28-2011, 22:19

Good idea, maybe Joe will offer chaps too...but in the mean time the MLD cuben chaps might have to do.

**kayak karl** · 06-28-2011, 22:20

Originally Posted by animalcontrol

While I'm sure Joe and Cedar have considered this, the main drawback to cuben is abrasion resistance (at least in the lightweight cuben).
I would guess loaded pack shoulder straps would provide plenty 'o abrasion...prototype will tell the story, I'm sure!

the straps are under the packa. right?

**Cedar Tree** · 06-29-2011, 16:16

Originally Posted by MedicineMan

Best news I've heard this year!
Eddie, got a timetable?

Joe stays busy. Probably in the next few weeks.

Originally Posted by NCPatrick

Wow, and I thought it wouldn't be cost effective. I sure am glad to be wrong!

Don't know about cost yet.

Originally Posted by angrysparrow

But the pack cover part could see abrasion when you place the pack on the ground. That part could be made of either Spinn or Silnylon (like the current ones) to be durable while the rest of the jacket is as light as possible.

We talked about this and agreed cuben for the whole Packa would be where we start.

ct

**R00K** · 06-29-2011, 16:51

Originally Posted by Cedar Tree

We talked about this and agreed cuben for the whole Packa would be where we start.

ct

Good call!

**southmark** · 06-29-2011, 19:49

Yesterday Joe sent me the photos of the new jacket prototype for the Packa. All is left is to add the pack cover. He asked that I not post them here until he had a chance to put them up on his web site. Well they are up and here is the link:

http://www.zpacks.com/accessories/cloudjacket.shtml

**R00K** · 06-29-2011, 22:57

Originally Posted by southmark

Yesterday Joe sent me the photos of the new jacket prototype for the Packa. All is left is to add the pack cover. He asked that I not post them here until he had a chance to put them up on his web site. Well they are up and here is the link:

http://www.zpacks.com/accessories/cloudjacket.shtml

That's an awesome jacket! I'm missing the cuben packa though...