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At Big Agnes, we’ve always prided ourselves on the strength and closeness of the relationships we have with our vendors. We’re able to innovate and develop better products and materials more efficiently because of these relationships. HyperBead™ is a key example of the kind of strides we can make by working with top vendors who are enthusiastic about innovating alongside us.
HyperBead™ was developed out of a period of extremely close collaboration with our top fabric manufacturer. We were both motivated to create a new, innovative technology that was able to not only forego the use of forever chemicals but actually improve upon the PFAS-free alternatives currently in the market. We saw a huge opportunity to go beyond just eliminating harmful chemicals and traditional WR’s to make something new that’s stronger, lighter, and better for the consumer in every way.
HyperBead™ is a proprietary waterproof coating currently being applied to a handful of our Ultralight tent fabrics. Its highly specialized chemistry and application process makes it the most technically advanced and effective water proofing treatment we’ve ever utilized.
Because it contains no PFAS chemicals, WR’s or C0 finishes, HyperBead™ is far more durable and more sustainable than even its C6 DWR counterparts. It won’t wash out or degrade the same way your C6 and C0 finishes will, and it won’t contribute to the buildup of forever chemicals in our bodies or the environment.
Additionally, not only is the coating itself more effective, durable and sustainable, but it actually makes the resulting fabric as a whole lighter and stronger. In many cases, additional or thicker coatings can lead to heavier, weaker fabrics, especially when they aren’t applied with fine-tuned processes and machinery. However, the makeup and processing technique used in HyperBead™ works to make the fabric stronger and more lightweight in the end.
Starting in our Spring 2025 product line, you can look forward to seeing HyperBead™ in our updated Copper Spur UL and XL lines as well as the Tiger Wall UL, Tiger Wall Platinum, and Fly Creek UL tents. Our development and design team made an array of awesome changes to all of these styles and HyperBead™ is at the center of it all. We hope to expand this technology to other product families and categories in the future – stay tuned!
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