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Tyvek Bivy
I have heard that Tyvek really does work for a bivy. I purchased a survival bivy that I thought was Tyvek or a material like Tyvek. I ripped the fabric along one side with my tossing and turning t...

In Make Your Own Gear » MYOG: tyvek ground cover / bivy combo
March 09, 10:52pm
Great Ideas on bivys and a "Gatewood blanket"
Tim, your idea of just a larger tarp is probably how I will ultimately do it. I made an 8'x10' cuben tarp a few months ago and it weighs right at 8oz. After it was made, it sure seemed aw...

In Make Your Own Gear » Best design for bomb proof bivy
March 06, 6:54pm
What sort of emergency
Good question Mike. I really used the wrong word. Maybe - a just in case the weather forecast turned out to be wrong and I didn't want to carry a tarp along with a bivy for just the weeke...

In Make Your Own Gear » Best design for bomb proof bivy
March 06, 1:36pm
Best design for bomb proof bivy
I will be making two bivy sacs in the near future. I have already purchased some momentum, cuben, 2 layer gortex, silnylon, tyvek and a polycryo ground cloth. The first one is to be a sleeping ...

In Make Your Own Gear » Best design for bomb proof bivy
March 05, 8:47pm
Headgear
cocoon balaclava.

In GEAR » Quilt users - headgear?
October 15, 3:48pm
New sleeping bag
Excellent choices. Have you thought about a quilt instead?

In GEAR » new sleeping bag
October 15, 3:44pm
Brrrrr
Wow Jason, I would have thought that your described sleep system would be good to at least 5-10 degrees. I guess that it is time to spend some serious money on a dedicated winter system.

In GEAR » Extend 30 degree bag to 0 degree
October 14, 10:05am
Fornshell and Henley
Thanks Guys! I finally understand CLO. Bill, what is “5/4.7 ounce insulation”? From Mark Henley’s post, I see that your sleeping bag design is WAY more effective than a quilt. Mark, tha...

In Make Your Own Gear » Home made 0 degree quilt?
October 12, 11:59am
9485 tape
The pics did not post how I thought they would. First pic: Using the 9485 tape. Tape the Cuben to the table. The sticky part of the tape rubs off the table with your thumb Second pic: Tape th...

In Make Your Own Gear » Cuben Fiber - Q&A
October 10, 7:27pm
3M 9485pc tape
Hello everyone. I have tried a bunch of products to bond Cuben to itself and to Momentum90. However, I must say that I have not tried thread! Of all the stuff that I’ve tried, 3M9485 ¾” tape...

In Make Your Own Gear » Cuben Fiber - Q&A
October 10, 7:18pm

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