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Re: Learning to Sew?
Hi Monica: I bought a bullet-proof old singer sewing machine from Goodwill for $15.00, and did a bunch of practice sewing on scrap fabric. After that, I re-upholstered a bench seat in my old Ch...

In Make Your Own Gear » Learning to Sew?
June 09, 6:37pm

Silicone Spray
Best bet would probably be to test it on a small scrap of silnylon. If you don't have any scrap, let me know and I can send you a few small pieces.

In Make Your Own Gear » Silicone spray
May 23, 1:04am

Catenary Curves
Thanks for the additional info. I think the thing to do is get some grid paper ... past it to the wall, use the ball chain to get your cat curve on that, and get your measurements every inch along...

In Make Your Own Gear » I've done some searching on catenary curves, and I'm wondering if anybody could explain, or link to a good explanation of how to set up a proper curve on a cat tarp? Any help you could provide would be much appreciated. Thanks!!
May 21, 12:43pm

Catenary Curves
Hi Mike: Thanks for your instructions. First, I'd like to apologize for the long subject line on this thread ... don't know how that happened. Your instructions sound good ... but ...

In Make Your Own Gear » I've done some searching on catenary curves, and I'm wondering if anybody could explain, or link to a good explanation of how to set up a proper curve on a cat tarp? Any help you could provide would be much appreciated. Thanks!!
May 21, 12:07pm

I've done some searching on catenary curves, and I'm wondering if anybody could explain, or link to a good explanation of how to set up a proper curve on a cat tarp? Any help you could provide would be much appreciated. Thanks!!
I've done some searching on catenary curves, and I'm wondering if anybody could explain, or link to a good explanation of how to set up a proper curve on a cat tarp? Any help you could p...

In Make Your Own Gear » I've done some searching on catenary curves, and I'm wondering if anybody could explain, or link to a good explanation of how to set up a proper curve on a cat tarp? Any help you could provide would be much appreciated. Thanks!!
May 21, 11:15am

Cuben Tarps
Hi: I'm thinking of making a cuben tarp, and not sure what weight to get. It comes in 0.33 ozs/square yard, 0.48 ozs/square yard, and 0.75 ozs/square yard? Does anybody have any experi...

In Make Your Own Gear » Cuben Tarps
May 21, 11:11am

What is your favorite color?
I'm thinking about colors for designing my next round of projects, and was curious about what options are out there. I want it to look good. I've always liked Forest Green combined wi...

In Make Your Own Gear » What is your favorite color?
May 07, 9:09am

Re: Sewn through or baffled ?
Some more info: I recently bought the Western Mountaineering "HighLite," which has a combination of sewn-through and baffled stitching. Horizontal seams are sewn-through, and vertical se...

In Make Your Own Gear » Sewn through or baffled ?
May 05, 7:33pm

Quilt ...
Hi: I used 900fp down and made a quilt that *might* have been ok down to 30*, but I used 13 ozs of down. My baffles were 2.5" and overall loft of the quilt was a little under 3 inches. I...

In Make Your Own Gear » Sewn through or baffled ?
May 05, 7:15pm

Homemade Stove vs. Fire?
Hey ... just wanted to hear other people's thoughts about stove vs. fire. When I first started backpacking (in the '70s), I used only fires, then progressed to the white gas stoves, then t...

In Make Your Own Gear » Homemade Stove vs. Fire?
May 05, 6:25pm

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