Luggage fabric

Bill Statler

US, Thu, 31 Aug 2023 21:21:58 -0400 from Bunny of Doom

I'm shopping for luggage and am confronted with "600 Denier nylon" and "1200 Denier polyester" and whatnot. So I discovered this rather good overview of backpack (and luggage) fabrics. (Enjoyable writing style, too.)

(This is aimed at a US audience, where we use "denier" to measure linear density of a fiber. It is the weight in grams of 9 kilometers of fiber. This is the closest Americans will ever get to the metric system. The rest of the world uses the "tex", which is the weight in grams of 1 kilometer of fiber.)

The Definitive Guide that You Never Wanted: Backpack Fabrics

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Cyborg 2-A ✅

Sat, 02 Sep 2023 23:49:43 -0400 from libertious

I use a few bags from the 1970's that show no wear and some new bags i bought cheap because new expensive bags break and fall apart in a year anyway.

Hans

Sun, 03 Sep 2023 15:26:22 -0400 from hubzilla

This post reminds me of the first time I started to work as a sailor. Was on my way back home and had a military bag, "Pjunlebaal" in Dutch, on my shoulder. At the local train station, I bumped into my old German Teacher, and she asked me if I joined the army. I flunked high school due to being bored and explained I was a sailor. Told her where I travelled, and she had a big smile on her face.

The travel gear was heavy b.t.w. but it lasted forever indeed.

hosh

Mon, 04 Sep 2023 16:58:29 -0400 from hubzilla

From the 70's I kept for a long time one of those backpacks with an external wire frame - stupid and uncomfortable, they were. The tent I bought from the same era lasted decades, and I still have the down sleeping bag.