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  • Jan 4, 2021 at 1:20 pm #3692103
    Backpacking Light
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    @backpackinglight

    Locale: Rocky Mountains

    Greg Perhson details the process of creating your own, lightweight (19.5 oz), MYOG backpack from vehicle airbags!

    Jan 4, 2021 at 7:07 pm #3692173
    Iago Vazquez
    BPL Member

    @iago

    Locale: Boston & Galicia, Spain

    Nice! Gotta see if I can get some airbag fabric from the local body shop…

    Great job with the article, Greg!

    Jan 4, 2021 at 9:16 pm #3692193
    Eric Blumensaadt
    BPL Member

    @danepacker

    Locale: Mojave Desert

    Very unusual fabric source but hey, it’s recycling at its best!  Thanks

    Jan 5, 2021 at 5:49 am #3692213
    James Marco
    BPL Member

    @jamesdmarco

    Locale: Finger Lakes

    Thanks. Some food for thought if not UL.

    Jan 5, 2021 at 9:49 am #3692245
    Michael M
    BPL Member

    @mmiddleton9

    Love the make-something-useful-from-land-fill-stuff! Thank you for posting!

    Jan 7, 2021 at 5:33 am #3692514
    Greg Pehrson
    BPL Member

    @gregpehrson

    Locale: playa del caballo blanco

    Thanks so much for reading and for your kind comments, iago, Eric, James and Michael!

    Jan 10, 2021 at 9:06 pm #3693208
    Craig B
    BPL Member

    @kurogane

    Cool upcycle project!  You have way more patience than me putting that design criteria in!

    Jan 14, 2021 at 4:04 am #3693716
    Greg Pehrson
    BPL Member

    @gregpehrson

    Locale: playa del caballo blanco

    Thanks Craig, I wish I had a fraction of your design skills! I’ve really enjoyed your MYOG posts and appreciate the level of detail and your spirit of experimentation.

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