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Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park MI
Here are some highlights from a recent trip to the Porkies. We hiked the Lake Superior Trail and hammock camped, it was a beautiful hike.

In Photo Gallery » Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park MI
August 27, 6:40am

Re: Re: closed sell foam pot cozie
The first cozie I ever made was made from a double layer of one of those reflective windshield things, which is i think, a very thin layer of closed cell with shiny mylar or somethng on it. Then I...

In Make Your Own Gear » Reflectix pot cozie
May 19, 6:11am

Re: Custom Cut Lines
Did you try West Marine, I think they sell by the foot.

In Make Your Own Gear » Custom Cut Lines
May 06, 8:22pm

Re: Got the small wood gas stove working better today.
I've been working on a stove also made with a quart can and a vegetable can and I it seems like with such a small gap between the cans it wasn't getting quite enough air to use in the secon...

In Make Your Own Gear » Got the small wood gas stove going better today.
March 27, 4:09am

Re: Re: Shifting fabric
Thanks Tim I'll give that a shot, and you're right I'm sure the minute I'm done I won't pay much attention to the imperfections. Good Luck RED

In Make Your Own Gear » Shifting fabric
March 22, 5:45pm

Shifting fabric
I am learning how to sew and have not yet graduated from stuff sacks yet, mostly because they're still kicking my ass! I've got some cheap wally-world uncoated ripstop, which I've laid...

In Make Your Own Gear » Shifting fabric
March 22, 11:51am

Re: hot knife buying advice?
Sailrite has a Weller solder iron and a tip (sold separately) that they market as a hot knife, they also have a fancy (read expensive) hot knife. They even have a little video showing it in action...

In Make Your Own Gear » hot knife buying advice?
March 22, 11:41am

Zig Zag vs. Straight Stitch
Why does outdoor gear seem to use the straight stitch almost exclusively and sailmakers use the zig zag stitch? I have to believe that sails see a decent amount of stress, would outdoor gear (tarp...

In Make Your Own Gear » Zig Zag vs. Straight Stitch
February 01, 6:56am

Re: Journey on the Wild Coast
Fantastic! What an epic journey, and stunning photography. Well done.

In Editor's Roundtable » Journey on the Wild Coast
December 26, 4:09am

Re: Re: Tahquamenon Falls State Park
Thank you. In 25 words or less, HDR (High Dynamic Range) is multiple images taken at proper exposure, over exposure, and under exposure then merged and tone mapped with a computer program. I us...

In Photo Gallery » Tahquamenon Falls State Park
December 07, 6:05am

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