Some of you may be familiar with Mountain Hardware's 'Ghost Whisperer' line of products.
MH claim that the material they use in these garments is the "lightest nylon ripstop fabric commercially available." It employs 7 (!) denier yarns in a super tight weave to create a fabric which is extraordinarily light, strong and, because the weave achieved is so tight, both water resistant and breathable.
I have only a passing understanding of fabrics and it certainly sounds way cool, but the only article I've found about it is this Indefinitely Wild piece.
I've bought one of their Ghost Whisper Down Jackets (Claimed 205g, mine weighs in at 222g). The warmth with this thing is amazing for the weight and it's super compact. The fabric has a slightly tacky feel. I'm no engineer but I'm not sure the fabric has a high breaking strength.
AAAannnnnyway.....
According to the interview with MH above, there's only one loom in the world that can produce this stuff. A fabled machine that requires "magic pixie labor, which is both expensive and rare."
This material seems like it would be the ultimate for diy TQ/UQs.
Have any of you heard of a 7D fabric like it that us mere mortals could get our hands on?
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