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All Forum Posts by Joy Menze

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Picky, picky...
The tripod aspect of using a single string would be that your own legs or other bodyparts also act as pod legs. Leaning against a tree adds more support. Drill a hole in a detachable base plate...

In Make Your Own Gear » String camera tripod
June 08, 2:09pm
String camera tripod
I came across this article for a string tripod - both ultralight and multi-use. You can use anything from a guyline to dental floss or braided fishing line.

In Make Your Own Gear » String camera tripod
June 08, 12:17pm
Not a good idea
Search and rescue people frown on many natural fiber garments, especially cotton. If wet, they take too long to dry. If something goes wrong during the outing, wet garments can risk your life - h...

In Make Your Own Gear » why not linen?
April 26, 10:39pm
plastic
The flimsy, flexible cutting boards are ~.5mm thick.

In Make Your Own Gear » Making a real hipbelt
March 01, 6:46pm
Plastic
At Wal-Mart, they sell a 3-pack of thin, flexible cutting boards for under 4 USD in kitchenware. That material takes a lot of abuse.

In Make Your Own Gear » Making a real hipbelt
February 29, 7:31pm
French seam
A French seam ends up looking similar, but it's less work.

In Make Your Own Gear » finishing windshirt seams
February 21, 12:00am
general wood and woodgas stove overview link
Bill Reynolds, your ebay collapsible wood stove is a fancy CAD cut-out of the Nimblewill Nomad stove. An overview of that stove and other woodburners, including woodgas, can be seen at Zen Stoves....

In Make Your Own Gear » has anyone tried this wood burning stove?
February 16, 9:13am
some tips, techniques and supplies
Ranger Rick has some great tips for putting together mini survival kits, necklaces, etc. His advice is practical and comes from years of experience doing outdoors stuff for a living. His Range...

In Make Your Own Gear » Paracord survival bracelet
January 29, 8:29pm
PVC
Sintra is a readily available PVC thermoplastic sheet good. I've usually used a heat gun to form it into many different shapes. An oven will do but it limits the size of the piece. It can ...

In Make Your Own Gear » Custom Molded Framesheet
January 19, 6:06pm
spell check
ieSpell is a handy BHO speller plugin for IE. And it comes in three flavors of English.

In Make Your Own Gear » A Very Thorough MYOG Site
January 06, 12:09am

All Reader Reviews by Joy Menze

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Ray-Way Hikers Friend Water Filter System
Ray's filter system design intriqued me. As with the iodine treatment Polar Pure, there is no shelf life to this system. Like Roy, I followed the instructions found in Beyond Backpacking. However m...

In Hydration - Water Treatment
November 09, 9:45pm