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    nick beaudoin
    BPL Member

    @nick_beaudoin

    Locale: Palmy

    I made a door for my trailstar today.

    It's 74g and made of Dynakote 75. Shock cord at the corners makes it nice and flexible. I think this will be very useful when the weather goes bad.

    door view

    door view

    #1868024
    ed hyatt
    BPL Member

    @edhyatt

    Locale: The North, Scotland

    …and at 35g

    http://oookworks.com/OookBlog/?p=134

    (Disclaimer ;-) I don't have one but I do know the chap who makes them.

    #1868026
    nick beaudoin
    BPL Member

    @nick_beaudoin

    Locale: Palmy

    Thats were I saw the door too. I wanted to get a feel if the door would cut down on usable space and I think that it doesn't.
    Props for the simple solution.
    Nick

    #1868028
    ed hyatt
    BPL Member

    @edhyatt

    Locale: The North, Scotland

    The way it slopes maxmises inside space from what I can see…

    I quite like gazing out of the door of my Trailstar mind you…*

    *although I've yet to experience foul weather in it :-)

    #1868030
    Jason Elsworth
    Spectator

    @jephoto

    Locale: New Zealand

    Looks great. Another excellent idea from ookworks. I am going to see if I can somehow adapt my zpack's cloud kilt to do the same thing. If not I will get one of these. Also have my eye on one of their fantastic inners.

    Also wondering if something similar would work with the MLD cricket.

    #1868044
    Heath Pitts
    BPL Member

    @heathpitts

    Locale: Nashville

    Very timely thread for me since I have been looking for something like this too! My previous plan was to adapt an MLD cuben poncho for this use. Might be possible

    #1868288
    Ron Bell / MLD
    BPL Member

    @mountainlaureldesigns

    Locale: USA

    Looks good Nick!

    I might suggest a bit or reinforcement at the little gear hooks inside to take the stress and protect the main seam.

    I would take a 2.5" dia circle of silnylon and bond it to the outside over the hook area. Just use SilNet as a glue. Then after it dries add a little zigzag / bartack stitch to the small ribbon holding the clip. Stitch it between the two main sewn lines of the seam so it puts the stress in the middle of the triple rolled seam.

    Looks like you are already using small bungee to clip it all up.

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