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Re: "Nylon shock cord - breaking strength?" Great idea, Newton! I was always secretly worried about the integrity of the shock cord. This makes it a non-issue! |
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Re: Shock Cord strength Katharina, I sewed small loops using a 2" length of 3/4" grosgain on the very corner of the tarp. The corner edges are re-enforced with 3/4" grosgain for about 4" (just the p... |
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Re: Shock Cord Hi Lawson, I use it for two things. One is suspension cords for holding my under quilt against the bottom of my hammock. The other, I use a small loop of it at my tarp tie-out as a guy line tens... |
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Re: Re: Mora and Opinel Advise I have Mora knives but haven't used them backpacking until now. The reason ... wood burning stoves! Mora is one of the lightest knives that will also handle the wood. If I take an alky stove, ... |
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Re: Tape Thank you, Dan! You saved me a lot of searching :) |
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Re: Cat Curves Thanks Lawson, I've been using 1" per foot for silnylon. I'll probably back off to 1/2" per foot for cuben on the ridgeline. I plan to simply fold the edges 1/4" and se... |
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Re: Momentum 50 I'm sure this stuff is nice, but it is currently way too expensive for me to justify using it. |
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Re: Photos Lawson, You just made it look too easy for me to continue to delay building a cuben tarp out of fear. Thank you! What is the brand of tape you are using & where did you get it? |
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Re: Try this The Seattle Fabric stuff isn't waterproof. "Spinnaker" is a very nebulous term for fabrics. You really have to know what you are getting. |
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Nylon shock cord - breaking strength? Does anyone know or can refer me to the breaking strength of 1/8" and 3/32" nylon shock cord? |
All Reader Reviews by Michael Davis
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Backpackinglight Thurofare Pant I love everything about these pants! They are so light it literally feels like I'm not wearing anything. My size large weighs 4.1 oz. They have features that count but not ones that don't. ... |
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Big Agnes SL3 While there's no tent that works for all purposes in all environments, IMO this is the perfect tent for summer, or year round in Florida. It's a free standing, double wall tent, but the inner ... |
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TNF Diad In summary, a well designed, lightweight, but not spartan, rain jacket. The jacket is a 2008 product in TNF's Flight Series. In men's size large it weighs 8.9 ounces. I am 6'-1" a... |
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Silva Type 54 Compass This Brunton 54LU compass is also the called the Silva Explorer 54. Brunton USA and Silva of Sweden are the same company. The product is manufactured in Sweden. I am extremely pleased with the Brun... |
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Icebreaker Tech T Lite Superfine 140 I am completely sold on Icebreaker's Tech T Lite 140 gm/m2. This shirt is pure comfort on 90+ degree, hard vertical hiking trips! I've tried poly, nylon including Columbia, Railriders, etc. Al... |
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Pacific Outdoor Products Insul Mat Max-Thermo Both my wife and I have the Max Thermo 3/4 length which weighs 15.0 oz on my scale. It has synthetic insulation inside the air chambers. It's construction is robust. I've never had a failure o... |
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Trail Designs Caldera Stove While I've always loved the lightweight factor of cooking with alcohol stoves, they consistantly detracted from the overall enjoyment of the outdoors. Fiddling with rickety pot stands, warped fly-... |
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MSR Wind Pro This is the stove that I go to when the weather dictates that water comes from melting the solid form. At 10.2 oz, including stuff sack, it's one of the lightest options to get the Btu's for w... |
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Gerber EVO Titanium-Coated Serrated Knife 2.8 oz This is a great knife if you are looking for something more substantial than a razor blade but lighter than a Bowie knife. I know many people prefer a razor blade or ripping out a pair of sizzors f... |
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SteriPen Adventurer At 3.6 ounces on my scale, it's lighter that pump filters (1 lb.+/-)and lighter than my ULA Amigo gravity filter (9.6oz). However, pre-filtering is required, through a bandana or coffee filter, et... |
