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Confusion
I made a mistake with the weights I mentioned earlier in my post. Being Dutch, although living in Spain, I think in grams and when I converted these in ounces I trusted my memory - bad thing when o...

In Make Your Own Gear » Pot Lifter - MYOG
May 15, 4:35pm

The TFD Pot Lifter
With Bill's permission, here's my version of his design: Another picture with the length (it's really small): The pot grip "in action": The TFD pot lifter toget...

In Make Your Own Gear » Pot Lifter - MYOG
May 15, 1:47pm

@ David - PM
Hi David, I tried to send you a message but I can’t because you haven’t enabled an email address. Please send me a PM - you can find the address in my profile. Best regards, Henk (TFD)

In Make Your Own Gear » Pot Lifter - MYOG
April 10, 5:29am

Latest version
Hi Bill, This is my latest design; I think it’s going to stay like this. Having said so, once I leave theory and start with practice, I never know what I end up with :( After some minor ...

In Make Your Own Gear » Pot Lifter - MYOG
April 05, 3:41pm

Weights
@David, At the same time (09:34) you posted the question about the weight, I edited my previous post and added these. The only thing that’s not taken into consideration is the 0,?? gram for the ...

In Make Your Own Gear » Pot Lifter - MYOG
April 05, 12:39pm

One of my first iterations
@David. Now I understand why you want to have a new pot lifter :) - apart from the Vargo being an inch wide, it’s heavy as well (0.8oz). Made out of Titanium??? Must be really BIG. Mine would be...

In Make Your Own Gear » Pot Lifter - MYOG
April 05, 9:27am

New "machine age" design :)
Hi Bill, Although I’d never, ever, heard about the Rhosgobel Rabbit :(, I absolutely LOVE your design. I honestly think it’s beautiful but...... it’s far too large and I want it to be sturdy...

In Make Your Own Gear » Pot Lifter - MYOG
April 05, 8:23am

Design and craftsmanship is perfect
The first time I read this article (quite a few years ago), the design draw my attention and decided I wanted to imitate same (you all know the old saying about imitation being the sincerest form o...

In Make Your Own Gear » Pot Lifter - MYOG
April 02, 10:45am

Good read & question
Very good read & many things to learn from (or take as an example), i.e. I should give the “very light footwear” a try (in winter, I mean). Suppose I’m too much of a coward but I can’t ...

In Editor's Roundtable » Notes from the Field: The Wintry Fringe Season in the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness
February 20, 1:47pm

Names - LSP
Hi Lawson, I'd go for something straightforward - nothing too complicated, so why not LSP - as in "Lawson's Sleeping Pad". Two reasons: 1. With something this short, it&#...

In Gear Deals » CCF Pads; Coming Soon
August 24, 11:11am

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