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scott Nelson (nlsscott) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale So. Calif.
About Me I've been hiking since the 70's. Spent about 20 years in the outdoor retail end of things. I now help teach an outdoor training class with the Sierra Club. I'm a docent at a nearby Nature Center and a volunteer diver at the Aquarium of the Pacific. I like making my own gear.
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Winter Trip
I come from the land down South of the Tehachapies, but I hope you won't hold it against me. I would love to join you guys on a Dewey Point trip. I've got a fair ammount of snowcamping ex...

In Hiking Partners / Group Trip Announcements » Bay Area BPL Winter Camping Thread
September 14, 5:29pm
Sewing foam
Another alternative would be to cut the foam so that you do not have to sew through the fabric and foam. I have made a few packs based on the G4 plans. I cut the foam the size it needs to be, and ...

In Make Your Own Gear » Sewing Foam
August 26, 7:36pm
Wider sleeping bag than fabric
Guys, One option if you want to make a bag that is wider than the width of your fabric is to NOT cut the fabric with the "pattern" running lengthwise down your roll of fabric. Instead, ...

In Make Your Own Gear » Sleeping bag construction
June 04, 11:42pm
Snow Shovel for Ice Axe
Black Diamond used to make a shovel that would attach to your ice axe shaft. It was a medium sized alum. blade. It came with a removeable alum shaft with handle. You could substitute their ice a...

In GEAR » Gear We'd Buy—If It Existed
March 19, 3:54pm
Noah Lamport is great
I went by the Noah Lamport warehouse recently here in LA and they were very easy to work with. Minimum order is 10 yards, but at these prices, a great deal. I was also suprised to find some uncoa...

In Make Your Own Gear » Fabric Retailers/cheap sil
January 22, 5:46pm
Winter Gear List
Klaus, Your winter gear list seems really well put together. I have one question. Do soft shells work that well for you that you eliminated hard shells from your list? I find the worst Sierra co...

In Winter Hiking » Looking for good winter weekend backpacking gear lists for Sierra Nevada
December 18, 12:27pm
Ideas for DIY Down Booties
I made a pair of Overbooties that I like a lot. They are shell mukluks that go up to below my knee. They are made with a light coated nylon with a cordura sole. I put a layer of ensolite foam in...

In Make Your Own Gear » Down Booties
December 08, 4:31pm
Floating Hood Design
I made a down quilt with a floating hood for the same reasons you stated. My hood was based on the excellent hood design on the Thruhiker website. I modified it to be smaller in the baffle under ...

In Make Your Own Gear » Designing a "floating hood" mummy bag
November 05, 10:00am
Alternative stays for Miniposa
Aluminum stays that are 1/2 inch wide and 1/8 inch thick will fit in the sleeves and weigh around 5 oz. This aluminum bar stock was available at my local hardware store, and easy to cut with a hac...

In Editor's Roundtable » Gossamer Gear Miniposa Backpack REVIEW
June 06, 5:23pm
Mesh Attachment Suggestion
I liked the idea of a detachable mesh border and had an idea strike me on how to do it. I have never made this, but I throw it out there as food for thought. You could sew some 1/8 inch cord insi...

In Editor's Roundtable » Six Moon Designs Wild Oasis Tent REVIEW
October 17, 7:26pm

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