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David Drake (DavidDrake) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale North Idaho
About Me Long-time backpacker. Sculptor, designer, university instructor.
CityMoscow
StateIdaho
CountryUS
My Website URLhttp://ddrake.net
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Re: where to start?
I'll second Nate Powell's suggestion to start w/ stuff sacks, just to get familiar with machine sewing and the behavior of fabrics used for MYOG projects. My first big project was a shap...

In Make Your Own Gear » where to start?
April 21, 12:18pm
Re: EE RevelationX down quilt
+1 Enlightened Equipment, if the wait time is acceptable. Some day, I'd like to own one of Tim's quilts--they seem to have an excellent reputation. In the mean time, I really appreciate h...

In GEAR » 40F rated cheap light bag/quilt
April 20, 1:58pm
Re: 40F rated cheap light bag/quilt
Get the Golite. (I assume you mean the 800 fp 1+ season quilt, not one of the bags.) Sure, it's 7 oz heavier, but very nice for the price. How much more will you spend to save those 7 oz? W...

In GEAR » 40F rated cheap light bag/quilt
April 20, 1:38pm
Re: Material for Primaloft quilting
Why do you want to use Primaloft rather than Climashield Apex?

In Make Your Own Gear » Material for Primaloft quilting
April 20, 11:45am
Re: Installing zipper
Jerry: I think you're right about the storm flap not being necessary. I'll have to run another test piece with the storm flap idea above, just to see if the construction is as simple a...

In Make Your Own Gear » Installing a zipper: Is this a brilliant idea or a horrible mistake?
April 19, 5:38pm
Re: Re: Maybe this will help
Good point, Jerry. Of course, I would bar tack or box stitch at the top of the zipper if it was a real thing. So maybe if the distance between top of zip and reinforcement wasn't too big, it&...

In Make Your Own Gear » Installing a zipper: Is this a brilliant idea or a horrible mistake?
April 19, 3:07pm
Maybe this will help
Here's a test piece I made: I sewed the entire seam together first (right sides together) using the biggest straight stitch I could where the zip would go. Rolled and pressed th...

In Make Your Own Gear » Installing a zipper: Is this a brilliant idea or a horrible mistake?
April 19, 12:42pm
Re: Re: The PowerPot: Cooking Pot and Generator
To add to Jerry's comments: For developing world applications, a bike-powered generator has got to be cheaper and uses technology already in place. For developed world emergency use, I su...

In GEAR » The PowerPot: Cooking Pot and Gnerator
April 19, 11:07am
Degree Men (TM)
On the plus side, at least he's wearing the right deodorant.

In Chaff » bear gryllys goes climbing
April 19, 10:34am
Re: Re: wow
You may be right, Stuart. One the other hand, a few months ago I bought a merino piece from the Patagonia website when they were having a similar 50% off sale. And I'd be surprised if Patagon...

In Gear Deals » Crazy Golite Sale
April 19, 10:25am

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