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    Addie Bedford
    BPL Member

    @addiebedford

    Locale: Montana

    Companion forum thread to:

    MYOG Goes to the Mountains

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    Einstein X
    BPL Member

    @einsteinx

    Locale: The Netherlands

    Not having a lot of time, I only browsed the pictures in this article. I looooooooooove how the pack looks. It really looks closely to how I'd make a pack. Can we get more details? I'd love an MYOG article about this pack, but at a minimum I'd really like more pictures.

    Eins

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    t.darrah
    BPL Member

    @thomdarrah

    Locale: Southern Oregon

    Jamie,
    Great trip report, very nice pictures and writting. Thanks for making the time to post, your efforts are appreciated.

    I would like to see BPL continue with such articles. The site has a number of diverse individuals with similar abilities.

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    Sam Haraldson
    BPL Member

    @sharalds

    Locale: Gallatin Range

    A great report highlighting both the MYOG ethos as well as how we go about putting that gear to good use. Great story and photos!

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    Dan @ Durston Gear
    BPL Member

    @dandydan

    Locale: Canadian Rockies

    Nice trip report. The pack and tent look excellent ^_^

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    Ben P
    Member

    @benp1

    Locale: London

    thanks for the write up, really enjoyed that

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    Ken Thompson
    BPL Member

    @here

    Locale: Right there

    Great job on all the gear. You put those with underused sewing machines to shame!

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    Philip Delvoie
    BPL Member

    @philipd

    Locale: Ontario, Canada

    Great write up Jamie. Enjoyed the read.

    #1636584
    George Matthews
    BPL Member

    @gmatthews

    Well told story with excellent pictures. Great job on your MYOG.

    Terrific mileage especially when you throw in all those trips up the fire tower.

    Lots of black bears in the Smokies for sure!

    Thanks for your good work.

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    Rodney Davis
    BPL Member

    @ramrod

    Locale: North Carolina

    Enjoyed your trip report. Gear looks great too.

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    John Donewar
    BPL Member

    @newton

    Locale: Southeastern Texas

    Jamie,

    I was bitten by the MYOG bug in 2009 and I am not in search of a cure. :-)

    There is nothing like the satisfaction of making your own gear, taking it out on the trail and meeting up with success.

    Congratulations on doing both and thanks for sharing your experiences with us. The pictures were great but I have yet to be able to find the bear. ;-)

    The gearlist is great. It is always nice to be able to "peak" into another hiker's pack and learn from what is or is not carried.

    Thanks again for all the good work done on your article.

    Party On,

    Newton

    #1636705
    Tom Peterson
    BPL Member

    @tpeterson1959

    Locale: Pacific Northwest

    Great trip report and beautiful pics to go with it. Thank you for sharing.

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    Joe O’Toole
    BPL Member

    @joe_otoole01

    Locale: PNW

    that was a great read! thanks.

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    Eric Blumensaadt
    BPL Member

    @danepacker

    Locale: Mojave Desert

    Hey, good story and photos. You inspire me to do some MYOG projects. Most of my MYOG projects to date have been merely modifications of commercial gear.

    Your tent looks interesting. As for a sleeping pad pack, well, mine would absolutely have to have 2 thin aluminum stays as in my REI Cruise UL 60. Tried the mattress-as-pack-frame and tried it again with no satisfaction above 20 lbs. Sometimes I need to carry food for 10 days plus 3 L. of water for dry stretches here in the southwest. That can put me above 25 lbs.

    Keep on posting about your MYOG gear. Very interesting.

    #1636860
    Jamie Shortt
    BPL Member

    @jshortt

    Locale: North Carolina

    All, Many thanks to everyone for reading and commenting. Also I really appreciate Addie's help. She makes the process of submitting an article painless and does the hard work of getting it ready for the site.

    Jamie

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    Michael Richey
    BPL Member

    @beaverboymike

    Locale: Southern Utah

    Jamie, well done. The article was well writtten, included a nice mixture of gear, lists and story. A great read with pictures! BPL needs more articles like this!

    Michael

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    EndoftheTrail
    BPL Member

    @ben2world-2

    Adding to the chorus — yes, great write up! Thanks!

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    Jerry Adams
    BPL Member

    @retiredjerry

    Locale: Oregon and Washington

    Looked at your website.

    Very nice set of gear you have there.

    Nice article.

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    Chris Bell
    BPL Member

    @hobbit

    Locale: PA Wilds

    A good read. Thanks for taking the time to put this together. Really enjoyed it.

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    Jackie Barker
    Member

    @littlerunner

    cool trip for sure. I was there at 29 a few weeks later with friends & scouts. Bear was in camp all evening & morning. I have Ray-Way tarp,net tent,quilt & GG homemade pack. ray way homemade as well. will post some pics if figure out how

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    Jackie Barker
    Member

    @littlerunner

    Tarp & shPhotobucketelter

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    Jackie Barker
    Member

    @littlerunner

    they werent kidding
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    Jackie Barker
    Member

    @littlerunner

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    Jackie Barker
    Member

    @littlerunner

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    Tom Clark
    BPL Member

    @tomclark

    Locale: East Coast

    Jamie,
    Great report sbout your MYOG and the Smokeys. I suggest that everyone check out your "Lightweight Journey" on your website.
    Tom

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