Big Agnes new gear
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 9:21 am
I just got a flyer from Big Agnes. They now have some of their tents made with "Dyneema", with shockingly high prices . I am just curious. What is the $$/oz. you are willing to spend to reduce pack weight?
Would you buy the Dyneema Fly Creek HV1 Carbon 1lb, $800? For comparison HV1 Platinum 1lb 7oz is $500; FlyCreek HV1UL 1lb 11 oz is $330. One liter of water carried is 2.2 lbs.
Carry half a liter of water and a 4oz Sawyer mini and you have the equivalent weight savings as the HV1UL to the HV1Carbon for about $20 vs. $470.
Maybe you already have done everything to reduce weight and that extra 11 oz in a tent is all that is left. But then, you probably are already at a base weight of near 10 pounds, and at that pack weight what is the advantage? Seems to me that it would really not make much difference. Is all this Dyneema hype just marketing?
Would you buy the Dyneema Fly Creek HV1 Carbon 1lb, $800? For comparison HV1 Platinum 1lb 7oz is $500; FlyCreek HV1UL 1lb 11 oz is $330. One liter of water carried is 2.2 lbs.
Carry half a liter of water and a 4oz Sawyer mini and you have the equivalent weight savings as the HV1UL to the HV1Carbon for about $20 vs. $470.
Maybe you already have done everything to reduce weight and that extra 11 oz in a tent is all that is left. But then, you probably are already at a base weight of near 10 pounds, and at that pack weight what is the advantage? Seems to me that it would really not make much difference. Is all this Dyneema hype just marketing?