Ultralight backpacking specialist Hyperlite Mountain Gear has introduced one of its most impressive packable shelters ever. Much like the 1.5-lb (680-g) Samaya Radical 1, the Hyperlite Mid 1 relies on ...

Outdoor gear is made from the most high-tech fabric in the world. We explain how Dyneema, silpoly, and X-Pac keep you dry in ...

Maine-based Hyperlite Mountain Gear is known for its high-quality, hand-crafted ultralight backpacking gear. The company works primarily with lightweight Dyneema fabric (formerly cuben fiber) and have ...

Dyneema is a lightweight synthetic fiber with a strength greater than steel, making it great for use in everything from protective clothing for motorcyclists to bullet-resistant blankets for ...

When Mike St. Pierre founded Hyperlite Mountain Gear entirely on his confidence in one material, Dyneema (formerly known as Cuben Fiber), he knew it would be tricky to work with. “I started building ...

Aspiring ultralighters have a lot of tough gear decisions to make, but choosing the right shelter has to be at the top of the list. A tent is one of the most substantial items in anyone's pack, and an ...

Big news in the ultralight backpacking world: Challenge Sailcloth, the fabric-maker that produces Ultraweave, the superstrong material found on many new ultralight backpacks, is releasing an even ...

Over the years, ultralight backpacking has garnered an unfortunate reputation: obsessive, elitist, unsafe, prohibitively expensive. While we could debate the first three (obsessive is the only one I’d ...

We’ve espoused the virtues of Dyneema here at Digital Trends in the past, but it seems that this miracle material continues to find new ways to be useful. Dubbed the strongest fiber on the planet, ...