In particular DCF (Dyneema Composite Fabric) is a miracle of modern material science. Dyneema is stronger than Kevlar and is famous for allegedly breaking the anchor cable testing machine when being strain tested for use for mooring cargo ships.
But it's really interesting for these types of applications because it is super abrasion resistant (perfect for backpacking gear) so you can make super light, super tough things from it.
Everytime similar discussions come up on HN someone links to https://ripstopbytheroll.com/ so I'll just do that now.
In particular DCF (Dyneema Composite Fabric) is a miracle of modern material science. Dyneema is stronger than Kevlar and is famous for allegedly breaking the anchor cable testing machine when being strain tested for use for mooring cargo ships.
But it's really interesting for these types of applications because it is super abrasion resistant (perfect for backpacking gear) so you can make super light, super tough things from it.
Everytime similar discussions come up on HN someone links to https://ripstopbytheroll.com/ so I'll just do that now.