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FS Alcohol Stoves
I am makeing and selling these stoves to help fund my pct 2012 trip These are double walled side burning chimney style stoves made from bud lite bottles and venon energy drink...
Bivy Sack
Hi all, just thought I'd post some pictures of the bivy sack I recently completed. This is the first large myog project I've done, until now all I've made were stuff sacks....
[mod.] adding bug net to my hat
I have a Kavu Chillba, the super wide brimmed cone. Was thinking about sewing in a small zipper all the way around. Being able to make a bug net that I can...
Scales
What sorts of scales do you guys use to weigh your gear? And where can I find one cheap? ;) Thanks Dave I bought a digital kitchen scale at Wal-Mart pretty reasonably....
Why use 3/4 length pad?
I found a ridgerest at Goodwill, but failed to notice it was 3/4 length until i got home... only weighs 269 grams on my scale which is great.  But then i thought......
Valandre sleeping bags reduced
Moontrail, a San Antonio store with an online store, currently has some Valandre sleeping bags on sale. Don't know what the reduction is percentage wise, but Bloody Mary is USD49 for long...
Snow Peak windscreen weight reduction!!
This is a mod that I did awhile back. It eliminates close to a ½ ounce. It perplexes me why Snow Peak doesn’t make a Ti or Aluminum wind deflector. I have...
Prototyping shelter designs with scale models?
I have some shelter designs that I would like to explore and I am thinking about going from laying them out in Google Sketch Up first, then to save time/material I am...
MYOG - Another Dyneema Pyramid Tent
Fellas- I recently finished up my very first MYOG project and thought I would share since my inspiration and much help came from this forum. Looking for an ultralight shelter I decided...
Which bivy?
I am looking for a bivy to use under my echo 1 tarp I want it light with a mesh panel for the upper body if not a whole mesh top I...
my new silnylon tent project....
First off, how do I upload a sketchup document so you all can pull it up and view it? I will post it in the next post as soon as I figure...
Map for Three Sisters Loop
I am going to be hiking the Three Sisters Loop in Oregon in September and I am having a hard time finding a map of the trails in the area. Does anyone...
A Topo map question
Hi Folks, I moved to western Colorado last year and have explored many of the more popular trails in my vicinity. Now that I've gotten more comfortable with my surroundings I've started...
Polycro Tarp Tested!
Frankly, if it doesn't hold now, I'll just go back to my loops of tape. They don't look as elegant, but they worked. I will theorize it failed because I folded the...
Thread
Now that I've looked into MYOG, I've realized that everyone talks about the plans and the materials, but what about the thread? What type of thread are you supposed to use. I'm...
Baladeo 34 Gram (1.19 oz) Knife
First heard about this knife a long time ago. I was going to buy one a long time ago for product testing, but it somehow fell through the cracks. For you "Backpack"...
UL pocketknife – what blade do you carry?
I have completely changed my point of view about this over the past few years. I have come to realize that I never seem to find a use for anything more serious...
Best mapping site for planning/sharing?
Hey there, I'm currently using a combination of google earth, garmin basecamp, and http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4.php For planning my trips. I'm hoping for a better option where I can save and share. (So my...
New Sigma DP : DP1M & DP2M
http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/02/08/Sigma_DP1M_DP2M_Merrill_Cameras SD1 sensor in 19 equiv 28mm, or 30 equiv 45mm Interesting. I owned a DP1 for a while. Image quality was the best of any pocket camera I've owned (and I've...
Pots With Heat Exchangers
That seems like a good design feature to have the exhaust gasses flow 1.5 inches up the side of the pot, more opportunity for heat transfer. I wonder how much of the...
