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MYOG Goes to the Mountains

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  • Aug 10, 2010 at 12:42 pm #1262110

    Addie Bedford
    BPL Member

    @addiebedford

    Locale: Montana

    Companion forum thread to:

    MYOG Goes to the Mountains

    Aug 10, 2010 at 12:55 pm #1636436

    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

    Aug 10, 2010 at 3:13 pm #1636491

    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.

    Aug 10, 2010 at 3:35 pm #1636503

    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!

    Aug 10, 2010 at 4:58 pm #1636538

    Dan Durston
    BPL Member

    @dandydan

    Locale: Cascadia

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

    Aug 10, 2010 at 5:41 pm #1636560

    Ben P
    Member

    @benp1

    Locale: London

    thanks for the write up, really enjoyed that

    Aug 10, 2010 at 6:11 pm #1636570

    Ken T.
    BPL Member

    @here

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

    Aug 10, 2010 at 6:18 pm #1636572

    Philip Delvoie
    BPL Member

    @philipd

    Locale: Ontario, Canada

    Great write up Jamie. Enjoyed the read.

    Aug 10, 2010 at 6:50 pm #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.

    Aug 10, 2010 at 7:28 pm #1636594

    Rodney Davis
    BPL Member

    @ramrod

    Locale: North Carolina

    Enjoyed your trip report. Gear looks great too.

    Aug 11, 2010 at 6:39 am #1636687

    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

    Aug 11, 2010 at 7:51 am #1636705

    Tom Peterson
    BPL Member

    @tpeterson1959

    Locale: Pacific Northwest

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

    Aug 11, 2010 at 8:44 am #1636724

    joseph Otoole
    Member

    @joe_otoole01

    that was a great read! thanks.

    Aug 11, 2010 at 12:39 pm #1636792

    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.

    Aug 11, 2010 at 5:32 pm #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

    Aug 11, 2010 at 6:32 pm #1636878

    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

    Aug 12, 2010 at 9:01 pm #1637167

    Ben 2 World
    BPL Member

    @ben2world

    Locale: So Cal

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

    Aug 12, 2010 at 9:56 pm #1637175

    Jerry Adams
    BPL Member

    @retiredjerry

    Locale: Oregon and Washington

    Looked at your website.

    Very nice set of gear you have there.

    Nice article.

    Aug 13, 2010 at 4:44 am #1637201

    Chris Bell
    BPL Member

    @hobbit

    Locale: PA Wilds

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

    Aug 14, 2010 at 3:01 pm #1637469

    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

    Aug 14, 2010 at 3:20 pm #1637471

    Jackie Barker
    Member

    @littlerunner

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    Aug 14, 2010 at 3:24 pm #1637472

    Jackie Barker
    Member

    @littlerunner

    they werent kidding
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    Aug 14, 2010 at 3:26 pm #1637473

    Jackie Barker
    Member

    @littlerunner

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    Aug 14, 2010 at 4:10 pm #1637477

    Jackie Barker
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    @littlerunner

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    Aug 14, 2010 at 4:31 pm #1637479

    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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