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electrolyte fruit leather
I figure if the ratio of sugar to salt is about the same it should be ok. I can get the sugar content of applesauce off the jar, and guestimate it if I use real fruit. But I'll keep that recipe...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » electrolyte fruit leather???
April 08, 6:49pm
dehydrating apples
I soak mine in a lemon juice and honey solution. both help to prevent browning and add nice flavor. I've heard tea works well too. so maybe slice them into a nice black tea with some lemon and ...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Dehydrating Apples
April 07, 7:24pm
sauce leather
Also try cutting it into little strips, if it's too flexible to blend into powder. and frankly, you probably don't need to blend or cut it at all. just keep it as sheets of "sauce l...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » How to Dehydrate Sauce?
April 07, 7:06pm
electrolyte fruit leather???
For Easter I was given "sport beans", which are jelly beans with electrolytes added. Basically sports hydration drink in jelly bean form. Not bad I thought. so I got an inspiration. Co...

In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » electrolyte fruit leather???
April 07, 6:36pm
pillow prototypes
The pillows they provide on airplanes are great. About 6x12, with a soft, nonwoven fabric face. They compress down to the size of a soda can, and are very light. I'm not encouraging you to s...

In Make Your Own Gear » Pillow prototypes :)
January 26, 5:54pm
re: Mesh, sil-nylon or 4-way stretch for side pockets on backpack
how about a combination. the leading edge of the side pockets can be something snag free, like a light weight cordura or silnylon. but the rear half could be mesh. That way, when you're walking...

In Make Your Own Gear » Mesh, sil-nylon or 4-way stretch for side pockets on backpack?
January 14, 3:22pm
hood pattern
do you mean an outer wear jumpsuit, or a baselayer. If it's a base layer, a balaclava might work better.

In Make Your Own Gear » Looking for hood pattern
December 18, 12:56pm
why dye down?
Wear your ugly smurf booties with pride!! It's only booties, who's going to see them except your tent mates? And let's face it, ugly booties are the least embarrassing thing your ten...

In Make Your Own Gear » Can you Dye Garments with Down Filling?
December 18, 10:25am
re: gaiters for mountaineering
I don't really think gaiters are the best thing to try ultralight fabric on. At the very least they would have to have something fairly tough on the "inner ankle" area to protect from...

In Make Your Own Gear » Ideas for gaiters for mountaineering
December 07, 1:20pm
Re: Back Packs
I salvaged the framesheet from another pack and used it in one of mine. It seemed like 1 or 2 mm thick Polyethylene or something. Thinner than I expected. But I've never made one from scratch. ...

In Make Your Own Gear » back packs
December 03, 7:53am

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