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First 2 MYOG Packs
I sewed some stuff sacks together, and it gave me enough courage to try my hand at a pack or two! These are both made with Dyneema X, 2.2oz Coated nylon ripstop,...
Help me reach a sub 5lb base weight
Here is my normal 3 season list. I know that the rain jacket is heavy, thinking about adding a hood to my myog tarp to solve that problem. My pack has been...
Canister Stoves.
Paul, I've been using the LiteMax this last season, and have really been happy with it. From canoe camping to backpacking, its a great stove, especially for two. I like the flexibility...
American Silnylon not Acceptable?
Copied and pasted from a post by Roger Caffin on another thread. "Stock American silnylon is just too porous to be acceptable any more..." I have seen this and statements like it...
MYOG Material Suggestions
I have an opportunity to pick up some discounted materials. Materials: I can get some Nylon 6,6 Double Silicone Coated Silnylon in a Navy color that has been heat slit to 63"...
Kooka Bay
"Bender/=amazon. Amazon is a stupid comparison." No, it isn't (though your point stands: "Don't shop with someone with a documented, terrible record. Duh."). The nut of it is that people won't buy...
help a big guy out
I can't get my sleeping bag to compress enough to fit in my pack. Its a coleman mantauk...fat boy bag....its big....I've been strapping it to the outside of my deuter 65 10...
The D prize: for 1st synthetic down cluster
Perhaps there could be a D prize for the first group/person to create a proper manufacturable synthetic down cluster. (like the X prize) What's wrong with the natural stuff? Why the hubristic...
10x10 SilNylon Pyramid Design
Hey! I outline my plans for my pyramid below. Please take a look if you think I am missing something or if I am doing something you don't recommend. I'm using the...
2011 no-compromise 3+ season gear list for the PNW?
This is my 2011 3+ season gear list for the Pacific Northwest as a Google Doc, that includes crazy things like a Jetboil, a water filter, and lots of insulation:2011 gear list...
What contaminates do you treat your water for? And what do you use to filter/purify?
My goal is to get rid of my 1 lb. MSR filter this year, but can not decide what route I want to go. 1.) What contaminates do I need to treat?...
Zpacks Hexanet
Joe just added the Hexanet bug net to the Zpacks site, looks pretty awesome. Notably, he offers a Standard weight cuben floor (1.26) and a Lite option (.74) for both the Hexanet...
OpenStreetMap + Mobile Atlas Creator = maps for everywhere
[AmyL updated 07/01/2011: After takiing our trip to Turkey, I have summarized what I learned and I just posted that info on another thread about iPhone as GPS device. That new post...
Foam Vest
http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=17538&skip_to_post=134202 Craig, Thanks for the link to similar posts from 3 years ago. Nothing much new in my recent experiments. I think there is some good potential here but none of us...
Wonderfully Thick Closed Cell Foam Sleeping Pad
Great sleep is important to me and is the only thing that I will not give up to fit my light backpacking needs. I currently use a Thermarest Prolite at 20"x72"x2" which...
Gear for the Non-ultralight wanting to go a little lighter
After a few years canoeing I went with my husband to hike the Long Range Traverse at Gros Morne in Newfoundland a couple of years ago. Canoeing had ruined me! My pack...
New Ski
I don't know if anyone has seen this: http://marquette-backcountry.com/ I like the looks of these, and I'll probably get a pair. If you paired this with bindings that work with regular boots,...
"Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the lightest of them all?"
There are two engaging post discussions going on over at Dave's Bedrock and Paradox as well as Hendrik's Hiking in Finland, great brain food being served up for free. On subject: contemporary...
First time or early projects!
Alright, long-time lurker first time poster. I have been incredibly intrigued by the MYOG idea and started thinking of things I could make that I needed. The first thing that popped to...
Trekking Poles
Trekking poles. Pretty basic but I have no experience with them and am pretty overwhelmed with what is available out there. They would be used for two purposes: to help me hobble...
