Do I really need pants for the JMT???

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Re: Do I really need pants for the JMT???

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oldranger wrote:
I believe the price has risen a little bit in the last few years. And Cuben was purchased by another company recently and goes by some other name now. I wouldn't count on it becoming inexpensive anytime soon. It would be nice if it did though.
Wonder if it was purchased by a drug company!
A few excerpts from an FAQ from Hyperlite Mountain Gear, a retailer that sells products constructed from Cuben fiber, now called Dyneema Composite Fabric:

"DSM Dyneema acquired U.S. manufacturer, Cubic Technologies, May 2015. DSM is a large, global, Dutch company active in the health, nutrition and material sciences industries, and is also the inventor and manufacturer of the Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMwPE) fibers branded as Dyneema®...."

"...In an effort to mobilize market awareness for their technologies, avoid consumer confusion, and improve long-term brand equity, DSM decided to change the name Cuben Fiber to “Dyneema Composite Fabrics.” The Dyneema® fiber brand name is already well recognized. To date, the Cuben Fiber name has had no direct correlation to the technologically advanced Dyneema® fibers that it is made from. So it only makes sense to better align the brand following the acquisition by better aligning its naming scheme....

"Raw material prices are increasing. But, in fairness to DSM, this is the first price increase we’ve experienced since inception; an indication that DSM is attempting to drop their prices relative to larger economic and inflationary metrics. Several outdoor gear competitors have increased prices for 2016. Consumers can also expect small 2016 retail price increases for Hyperlite Mountain Gear products beginning in the spring of 2016. However, our price increases will be nominal as we strive to keep end user prices as low as possible in comparison to traditional alternatives....

"...There is no doubt we would love to see pricing for Dyneema® based raw materials decrease in the long run. We are highly confident it would accelerate the ubiquity of consumer adoption for a technological advancement that is so beneficial, we think everyone should be embracing it. We hope DSM will continue to find the most appropriate balance between their economics of demand, supply and price as we know from experience that the only thing slowing the growth of Dyneema® based products in the massive outdoor industry is the end consumer price compared to traditional alternatives."
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longri

My comment was tongue in cheek based on increases in drug costs over the past 15 years. One drug favored by old farts like me :unibrow: has increased in cost by a factor of 10!
Mike

Who can't do everything he used to and what he can do takes a hell of a lot longer!
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oldranger wrote:My comment was tongue in cheek...
I know.
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