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Dwight Shackelford (zydeholic) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale San Francisco Bay Area
About Me Just began backpacking this year, after a 21 year break. Getting into the UL thing, and how it leads to creativity.
CityNewark
StateCa
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Re: Re: Re: hole in shoe
I don't want to get mated by a rattler either. Or "Hey, he's wearing my mom. BITE."

In Make Your Own Gear » make your own shoes?
March 23, 12:46pm
Re: Re: Seamstress for hire
backpacking.net is the website address.

In Make Your Own Gear » Seamstress for hire
March 23, 12:43pm
Re: hole in shoe
I've been thinking about that gaiter thing. Mostly since a friend just told me about almost stepping on a rattler the other day. Then there's the little rocks and burrs and stickers. I...

In Make Your Own Gear » make your own shoes?
March 19, 9:01pm
Re: First draft
Looks good. Do the frayed edges cause any discomfort? Might want to look at some Shoe Goo, and maybe some nylon bias tape to seal those edges. I've got a dremel tool. Yahoo!

In Make Your Own Gear » make your own shoes?
March 18, 11:07pm
Re: Re: bush buddy and dry wood
This material is dark, so I was envisioning just having it tied to the top of the pack. Of course, never having hiked in the rain, I'm forgetting that when its raining, there's usually not...

In Make Your Own Gear » bush buddy and dry wood
March 15, 4:20pm
bush buddy and dry wood
I'm looking at that BushBuddy stove, and it talks about being able to find dry wood, or almost dry wood, or learn how to burn wet wood, etc. Since constructing my bivy (almost done), I have ...

In Make Your Own Gear » bush buddy and dry wood
March 14, 1:21pm
Re: walmart soon to not carry fabric
I think its sad to see community institutions like WalMart get beat down by outsiders like "Bill & Betty's Fancy Fabric and Notions" and "Stitch Witches", who evidently ...

In Make Your Own Gear » walmart soon to not carry fabric
March 13, 5:32pm
Re: cut heel out of old pair
I'm thinking about that. I also went to WalMart, and looked at some of their cheap hiking boots, with an eye towards doing a chop job.

In Make Your Own Gear » make your own shoes?
March 13, 2:12pm
Re: Re: make your own shoes?
Thanks Andy. I was just looking at the Simbo on Zappos. However, it uses laces, which I don't want. Hard to get into the shoe, limited options for positioning the foot (keeping it out of t...

In Make Your Own Gear » make your own shoes?
March 13, 2:11pm
make your own shoes?
After a hike this weekend, I've come to the opinion, again, that shoes with closed heels are an abomination foisted on us by the manufacturers of moleskin. And its hard as hell to find exact...

In Make Your Own Gear » make your own shoes?
March 13, 9:53am

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