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Make Your Own Gear: Five Yards to SuperUltraLight <br>Part 1, Introduction

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Aug 29, 2006 at 9:50 pm #1219440

Cat Jasins
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Companion forum thread to:

Make Your Own Gear: Five Yards to SuperUltraLight Part 1, Introduction

Aug 29, 2006 at 11:26 pm #1361989

Anonymous
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Bravo!

Excellent and insightful article for us do it yourselfer’s

Sep 16, 2006 at 8:57 am #1363082

David Fry
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When will the other articles come out? I can’t wait. By the way I like the compression system on the pack. Nice design.

Sep 20, 2006 at 5:29 am #1363334

Miguel Reznicek
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Great article and I admire your organization!

Can you add to it some internet suppliers of the spinnaker fabric that you use?

Thanks amigo! -Migs

Nov 16, 2006 at 1:19 pm #1367361

Johnny Gish
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@jtgish
Locale: Colorado

any idea when part 2 will be released?

Dec 7, 2006 at 2:13 pm #1369865

b d
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@bdavis
Locale: Mt. Lassen - Shasta, N. Cal.

This is where I am headed, making my own gear or using commercially available gear to suit my particular needs. I already asked my partner to teach me how to use her sewing machine … my idea is to use a GG Whisper and a UL 45 REI pack harness to create a true UL pack out of both. With the Whisper as a removable bag portion and something like the pack in this article, using the GG pack as the base for the bag part. I learn so much here it is awesome. And gets rid of the addiction I have to buying whatever looks right or good, because of lack of time to develop the kinds of intstructions, templates, and concepts already done by people here.

Sep 5, 2007 at 1:55 am #1401093

Thierry Bismuth
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@thierrybismuth

What kind (references) of Gutterman thread is necessary for sewing the tarp ?

Mar 3, 2010 at 7:22 pm #1581435

Dana Sherry
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@dsherry
Locale: Southwest

Nice! loved it, i am inspired. Been making alot of silnylon gear, and may have to step up to this next winter.
Dana

Mar 4, 2010 at 9:58 am #1581646

Connie Dodson
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@conniedodson
Locale: Montana

1. I wish you had the actual "lines" in a pattern in a file for us to download and use.

2. The use of material is highly interesting. What CAD program is that? It allows you to drag-and-drop the shapes?

These are the two reasons I am reluctant to spend for expensive materials: not having a great pattern and waste of the expensive materials.

I feel I can work on skills, if necessary.

The article here: http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/myog-laminating-silicone-impregnated-fabrics?m=004776-_3HjXS36Y6MnOohH-JZg is very helpful in that regard.
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