Plate No. 144fabric
The heavy, abrasion-resistant nylon of packs and field gear.
- First documented
- 1929
- Origin
- United States, United States
- Fiber
- nylon
- Weave
- high-tenacity nylon, often a heavy ripstop
- Family
- manufactured
Plate No. 144 · fabric
Cordura
Cordura is a brand of tough, abrasion-resistant fabric woven from high-tenacity nylon, the cloth of hard-use packs, luggage, boots, and military and motorcycle gear. The name dates to 1929 but the durable nylon version, the one meant by Cordura today, came later, engineered so the thick, texturized yarns resist tearing, scuffing, and abrasion far better than ordinary nylon. It is the heavy-duty end of the synthetic family: where ripstop is reinforced to stay light, Cordura is built simply to take punishment.
Named for
A trademark, now of Invista; the name predates its nylon form, having first been used by DuPont for a rayon.