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Plastic Hardware Materials For Backpacking
There are many different plastics that are used in plastic hardware for backpacking gear. We will take a look at the two materials that are used in over 90 percent of the hardware produced and what properties each have along with how the environment affects these materials. For backpacking hardware, plastics have made hardware more…