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Vick Hines (vickrhines) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale Central Texas
About Me 2X AT thruhiker
Author of How to Make Your Own Lightweight Camping and Hiking Gear
Builder of solo canoes
Compulsive builder of yondering gear of all kinds.
CityAustin
StateTexas
CountryUnited States

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All Forum Posts by Vick Hines

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Re: stick it?
Cheaper yet and doesn't have to be dilluted: Permatex Flowable Silicone Windshield Sealant from any auto parts store. It works as glue and as a good, penetrating seam sealant. You can glue-up s...

In Make Your Own Gear » Hemming with Silnet
July 31, 2:51pm
Re: Dri ducks
DriDucks material is not Tyvek. It is a waterproof/breathable film over non-woven support fabric. Durability is about the same - maybe higher than the thin Tyvek. I used a DriDucks rainsuit as rain...

In Make Your Own Gear » $10 Tyvek coveralls converted to 2.95oz jacket & 1.73oz chaps.
July 31, 7:51am
Re: About to make my first quilt and need advice
1. M50 downproofness: Thruhiker says it works with 900cu in down. That's because high count down has few quills to punch through. Any quills that sneak past the sorting process will poke throug...

In Make Your Own Gear » About to make my first quilt and need advice
July 18, 10:58am
Re: Glue instead of pins?
A thin silicone sealant such as Permatex flowable windshield sealant applied sparingly makes an effective glue on silnylon and you can sew through it in 10 minutes or so. With careful procedure it ...

In Make Your Own Gear » Glue instead of pins?
March 12, 6:54pm
Re: No Soot!
Kieran, The Boy Scouts' policy on stoves is to use Esbit or isobutane gas stoves. They discourage liquid fuels for the reasons you cited. The soot from Esbit is water soluble and rinses of...

In GEAR » Avoiding soot from alchy stoves?
March 12, 6:37pm
Re: Let's Open the Discussion
Let's do open the discussion. It seems that one could DIY a servicable pack raft with a nylon shell and air-tight liner. The shell could be any weight of nylon appropriate to the end use a...

In Packrafting » Cheaper Raft Options
October 03, 9:34am
Re: Re: Re: Re: Sewing Machine Help
Thread gobs under the fabric are usually the result of inadequare top thread tension. This may have several causes, in order of probability: 1) failure to seat the thread completely in the tensi...

In Make Your Own Gear » Sewing Machine Help
May 26, 11:07am
Re: Silicone spray
All tarps benefit from water repellant finish, even silnylon. The question is, will your silicone spray 1) adhere; 2) persist; 3) not damage the fabric. The only way to find out is to try it, prefe...

In Make Your Own Gear » Silicone spray
May 24, 11:07am
Re: re: first MYOG project
Before starting a project on expensive material, learn to sew lightweight fabric. Silnylon is slippery, UL uncoated nylon is also slippery and snag prone. There is a learning curve to machine stit...

In Make Your Own Gear » Newbie to MYOG
May 24, 10:55am
Re: Re: "Eyelet tool?"
consider sewing on small loops of grossgrain ribbon. Stronger and lighter than eyelets.

In Make Your Own Gear » Eylet tool?
March 20, 4:30pm

All Reader Reviews by Vick Hines

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Nike Free Trail 5.0
Summary: A light moccasin with a good sole and no heel counter. The shoe encourages full use of foot and ankle, improves balance and control, and strengthens the foot and ankle. The low profile sole r...

In Footwear - Boots, Shoes, Gaiters
May 12, 4:17pm
Golite Trail Fly and Tail Spike
Two pairs of Golite shoes self-destructed within 70 miles on the AT. The first pair (Trail Fly) failed after 66 miles. The fake ripstop fabric over the toe section cracked with repeated flexing (an...

In Footwear - Boots, Shoes, Gaiters
May 08, 8:16pm