The last month I took a swing at making a relatively cheap UL set. It took quite some research before I found the gear I liked most, and perhaps this post will save future beginner sewists some time. I had next to no sewing experience before starting this project, and I encourage everyone new to making gear to give it a try, starting from simple to the more complex pieces.
Figure 1: The complete set of UL gear
Table 1: Gear, weight, cost and a rough estimate of sewing time (*stuff sac weight included in gear).
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Table 2: Materials, mostly from RBTR, some from Rockywoods, some from Seattlefabrics (shipping not included)
Table 2: Stuff I used to make the gear
If you are interested in the plans, have a look at some of the sources below.
- Stuff sacs Thru-hiker, many others
- Zip pouch Any sewing website out there, Thru-hiker useful to learn to work with zippers
- Kilt ULA rain kilt, Zpacks rain kilt
- Bear bag Similar to stuff sac, but now a rolltop (own design)
- Bivy BPL forum, lytw8 (Jamie Shortt)
- Synthetic quilt http://diygearsupply.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/DIYGS-Top-Quilt-lowres.jpg
- http://backpackinglight.com/forums/topic/101202/
- Catenary tarp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3Ssdps_Fhc , and many other sources
- Backpack Lytw8, BPL forums, DIYgearsupply
Good luck to everyone giving it a try!
