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Make Your Own Gear Sewing Primer: Sewing a Felled Seam
A tarp and tent ridgeline standard thanks to its water impeding fold.
Make Your Own Gear Sewing Primer: Reinforcement Stitches for Lightweight Fabrics
Why standard reinforcement stitches may not be suitable for your lightweight fabric, which ones are, and how to sew them.
Make Your Own Gear Sewing Primer: Sewing Machine Setup
Sewing machine setup instructions with photos, and tips for sewing lightweight fabrics.
Make Your Own Gear Sewing Primer: Straight Stitch and Top Stitch
Instructions on how to properly sew two workhorse stitches.
CW-X Sport Support Bra and Firm Support Bra REVIEW
Good looking, quality construction, supportive - and comfortable too?
Mini Bull Designs Sketti Stove REVIEW
Powerful, dead easy to light, sturdy alcohol stove - just be careful lifting a pot off before it burns out.
Stove Windscreen Dynamics and Design: Part II
Practical Applications for the Field
Have you tried a double windscreen to maintain alcohol and fuel tab stove performance in the wind? It really works, and one piece doubles as a GearSheet.
Stove Windscreen Dynamics and Design: Part I
Wind Effects on Stove Performance
The theory (Bernoulli Effect, laminar and turbulent flow) behind how wind affects backcountry cooking.
Water Weight Gain and Drying Characteristics of Lightweight Hiking Shoes after Submersion
How fast do popular lightweight hiking shoes dry after a thorough soaking?
Oware Poncho/Tarp REVIEW
The lightest silnylon poncho/tarp we have reviewed, but also the shortest.
Oware Silnylon Rain Chaps REVIEW
Lightweight (3 oz), simple, and long.
NEMO Hypno AR Tent REVIEW
Slick, two-person inflatable single wall tent.
Drying Characteristics of Select Lightweight Down and Synthetic Insulated Tops
Loft recovery and water weight gain measurements of select down and synthetic tops after a thorough soaking.
Patagonia Micropuff Vest REVIEW
Simple, lofty and light - to be replaced fall '06 with a heavier version - too bad.
Western Mountaineering Flash Vest REVIEW
The lightest down vest on the market, with a full zip but no neck coverage.
Jacks ‘R’ Better JRB Down Hood REVIEW
Seals perfectly with the head opening in the JRB poncho quilts and has lots of puff for the weight, but the non-adjustable neck opening can let in drafts when it is used for sleeping.
Innovations by Fin Finbar Hood REVIEW
A big (almost 7-ounce), synthetic hood for cold weather.
Jacks ‘R’ Better JRB Down Sleeves REVIEW
Lightweight, stand-alone down sleeves to pair with a vest or wearable poncho quilt.
Make Your Own Gear: The Micro Z-Stand Pot Support
Using Backpacking Light Titanium Alloy UltraRods to build a sturdy, and now heat resistant, sub-0.20 oz (5.7 g) Z-Stand pot support for alcohol and solid fuel stoves.
Make Your Own Gear: Transforming a Mummy Sleeping Bag into an Arc Top Bag
Complete step-by-step instructions on how to convert a mummy bag to an arc quilt.
