>>2287730>It lasts longer than equivalent weight nylon or poly because it’s strongeryes, using equivalent weight nylon is ridiculous and wasteful too, unless it will never be abraded (eg you're a cyclist/runner and unlikely to crash)
>DCF poly face linerBULLSHIT
The highest denier dyneema composite laminate used on those "bombproof" HMG packs is 150D, barely more durable than a pair of nylon trekking trousers. I would and have abraded that in less a year of normal use, and pinholes appear very quickly.
Talking of that magical poly face liner - yes it's permanently bonded and won't delaminate (though silnylon is also very waterproof and pu fabric has developed a lot and won't perish or lose integrity anywhere near as quickly), but due to it being an unforgiving stiff weave, and the aforementioned low denier (150D would get you laughed out of any climbing pack discussion let alone extended world travel) and AWFUL abrasion resistance of DCF means that even though your material is as waterproof as a plastic bag, it's going to be full of tiny holes and leak like a seive, as I'm sure you have or are about to experience with your DCF stuff. So water gets in your pack, and still soaks the nylon/polyester face fabric, it just doesn't drain out as fast either, so enjoy tipping rain out of your bag.
Also, that coating delaminates and DCF frays with repeated flex cycles. It's why you can't fold a cuben tarp in the same crease, so instead you stuff it (high volume as fuck = bigger, less streamlined pack = heavier), and rolltop dry bag style closures delaminate quickly.
Very nice in the short term, just like a fancy new car, finicky, expensive, depreciates in value very quickly and loses function very quickly, just like a modern car. A meme relying on marketing.
