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Steve Smith (bardsandwarriors) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale Wales
About Me Cycling, rambling, camping when I can (not very often, yet). Would like to camp and travel much more, by bicycle or on foot, so am building up ultralight gear to do so.
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Project shelved
It looks like my duck feather quilt is very low quality - those quill stems are far too numerous and too irritating. I've shelved the idea for the moment. Thanks for the advice.

In Make Your Own Gear » Duck feather and down quilt
January 29, 3:31pm
Duck feather and down quilt
I have a normal, double-size, bedroom quilt, filled with "duck feather and down" at 850g/m2. I have been thinking of emptying it and making an ultralight down camping quilt. Is there any ...

In Make Your Own Gear » Duck feather and down quilt
January 20, 12:54pm
Matt Boyd at Trailquest
Some guy called Matt Boyd has done it, and posted instructions on Rainmaker's "'alternative gear" page. He writes: "I did a little experimenting and have found the perfect...

In Make Your Own Gear » Double duty tent poles.
November 25, 3:12pm
Puncture proof?
I think your concerns about the pad puncturing are very valid. Maybe that is the reason it isn't used much in contact with the body. Also why I think it's important to seal the surface of t...

In Make Your Own Gear » Aerogel sleeping pad
November 17, 6:29pm
Volume; temperature
I think that for a sleeping pad, the insulation to volume ratio is quite valuable. Pads take up a lot of space in your pack. A pad that packs to the size of a book would be excellent. A 1mm shee...

In Make Your Own Gear » Aerogel sleeping pad
November 07, 5:22am
Sandwich construction
Hi Colin, this is very interesting. Have you had any luck? I wonder if a 1mm sheet would be enough, perhaps treated with something to eliminate the dust hazard and then sandwiched between 2 othe...

In Make Your Own Gear » Aerogel sleeping pad
November 04, 10:26am
Roll-up or fold up
Good point Joshua. I think a quilt might roll or fold up like a thin mat, but it would be very, very light.

In Make Your Own Gear » Aerogel
August 24, 9:01am
Aerogel
This magic material, which is about 3 times the density of air and is super-insulating, is used in NASA space suits. It has been around for decades but has recently become cheaper and more useful. ...

In Make Your Own Gear » Aerogel
August 24, 7:31am
Solar cell fabric
This could be useful for recharging mobile phones, torches, laptops, etc - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_cell_fabric Has anyone any thoughts, or has anyone here tried it?

In Make Your Own Gear » Solar cell fabric
July 10, 4:22am
Re: "Free" gear
I've just made a fishing rod extension thingy. It allows the 3-foot tip of my fishing rod (30g) to be pushed securely into the top of my hiking pole, which doubles as a tent pole. The push-fit ...

In Make Your Own Gear » "Free" gear
July 06, 3:36am

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