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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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Applying Cuben Tape?
I want to make a Cuben Tarp and am confused about how best to tape instead of sew it. I am mainly concerned about making the ridge seam of this basic "pup tent" design. Do you "but...

In Make Your Own Gear » Applying Cuben Tape?
May 26, 2:22pm
Thru-HIker Down Jacket-Great Kit
I made a Whitney Jacket, added a hood, and have used it twice on snow camps. It is surprisingly warm. The instructions are very thorough and well thought out. The materials are really nice and t...

In Make Your Own Gear » Has anyone completed the down jacket kit from Thru-Hiker?
March 26, 9:29pm
Ray Jardine bans people from his website
It seems the Jardine folks have enough time and energy to keep track of folks that post questions or comments that they don't like. If you fall in this group, you are then banned from their si...

In GEAR » Why are the Ray Jardine books so expensive?
March 19, 7:27pm
Priorities
I spent half my money on gear, the other half I just wasted.

In GEAR » Cuben Fiber = Backpacker Crack
February 26, 11:12pm
I made this Pack and it split wide open
I made this pack according to the directions. I used 1.9 Urethane coated ripstop for the back and Spiniker fabric that I got from Gossamer Gear for the rest of the pack. They sell their spinaker ...

In Editor's Roundtable » Make Your Own Gear: Five Yards to SuperUltraLight Part 4 - Pack
February 10, 12:20pm
safety check
I think the way to check that the proposed system is sound, is by holding a lighted match along all the junctions, seams, and fittings. I think it is also an effective way to not pass on your gene...

In Make Your Own Gear » Remote canister stoves
July 23, 11:52pm
Ti from a Leg on ebay
OK, I went looking for Titanium rod on ebay as an earlier post suggested. And what did I find but a listing for a guy selling the Titanium rod that was previously mounted INSIDE HIS BROKEN LEG! He...

In Make Your Own Gear » Make Your Own Gear: The “Z-Stand” Pot Support for Alcohol Stoves
April 28, 11:29pm
Vapor Trail Top Pocket?
Has anyone seen the "Ultralight Lid"/Top Pocket that Granite Gear is now selling as an accessory? http://www.granitegear.com/products/accessories/ultralight_lid/index.html How does it attach ba...

In GEAR » vapor trail mod
April 07, 5:36pm
Plastic as Ursack Reinforcement?
I wonder if there is a plastic or carbon fiber that would serve the same purpose but be lighter? "Son, I have only one word to say: Plastics!"-The Graduate.

In GEAR » Ursack Aluminum liner. Titanium replacement needed.
March 30, 8:45pm
Japanese Stove Products
A Japanese hiking friend has a neat "heat exchanger" (from Optimus I think). It is for stoves that sit on top of the cannister. It attaches on to the cannister with a magnet and has a brass arm t...

In GEAR » New Stove Stuff direct from Japan
March 28, 10:17am

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