Pilot in 525: comparisons?

[x3n0n]

Has anybody ordered a new Pilot in 525 ballistic yet? I'm curious to hear people's experience with it.

Multiple online reviewers seen to agree about the existing fabrics:
400 halcyon: light, packable; doesn't maintain shape not stand up when loaded unevenly
1050 ballistic: heavier, less packable; maintains shape (no "slumping") and will stand up on its own, regardless of what's in it.

In particular, I wonder whether the 525 is stiff enough to stand up and avoid "collapsing" in any under-filled compartments.

[aedifica]

I haven't seen a Pilot in 525 yet, but I expect it will be very much the same as a Co-Pilot in 525 and there have already been a few threads comparing the three materials for Co-Pilots.

[x3n0n]

Thanks for the pointer! I saw that the Co-Pilot is now in 525, but it didn't occur to me that it had originally transitioned from 1050d the same way.

Some of those threads, for reference:

• https://forums.tombihn.com/questions...050-525-a.html
• https://forums.tombihn.com/questions...-pilot-vs.html
• https://forums.tombihn.com/questions...preciated.html

In particular:

As a massive ballistic fabric fan, I was surprised to like the 525 fabric as much as the 1050. Especially in my new 525 Mars Red Copilot. No regrets (in fact it’s a preference) to move to the more flexible but still hard wearing 525.

I’d even consider 525 in a pilot. But in travel luggage bags, WF/TS and Aeronaut, I’d stick with the 1050.


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