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Bill Fornshell (bfornshell) - BPL Lifetime Member

My Locale Southern Texas
About Me I have been a member here since 24 August, 2003.

I believe in SUL and Lighter, Backpacking, and make most of my own gear. If you have a question about something I have made you can read about most of it here or on my Blog.

http://ultraliteskunkworks.blogspot.com/

Please Note:

I don't make things for other people. Thanks for asking but the answer to all, is NO.
CitySan Antonio
StateTexas
CountryUSA

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All Forum Posts by Bill Fornshell

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Bill and Jays "MYOG" Shop
Bill and Jay after a long day in the workshop.

In Make Your Own Gear » Super Light Weight - Make Your Own for an AT Thru-Hike
July 02, 6:25am

cheap 0.5 material in use
Paul, Not sure I understand the question. I just tie it to my trees. I don't do anything special. It had been raining and I was sitting under it to see how waterproof it was. The rain got very ...

In Make Your Own Gear » cheap 0.5ounce material
July 02, 6:11am

Part 1 Cozy-Fosters Beer Can Cook Pot
In the thread from: "Forum Index >> Gear Lists >> Extreme Light Gear List... Try to make even lighter!" Alan Shaver suggested that about .75oz could be saved over the weight of a SP Ti Bowl if...

In Make Your Own Gear » Super Light Weight - Make Your Own for an AT Thru-Hike
July 01, 11:22pm

cheap 0.5oz material
I have some of this. The "as delivered" real weight is a little over 1oz per square yard. Some closer to 1.13oz or so per square yard. I have a MAC Cat Tarp made out of some as well as several ...

In Make Your Own Gear » cheap 0.5ounce material
July 01, 9:09pm

Fosters Can/Pot Cozy
This Thread has 'timed-out".

In Make Your Own Gear » Snow Peak Cozy - Clone
July 01, 7:04pm

Ultra-Light External Frame Pack
Some place I think I wrote that I had not made the hip belt yet. The hip belt connects to the inside part of the Wing-Things. Here are a few pictures of both the old Stephenson and the old Janspo...

In Make Your Own Gear » Ultra-Light External Frame Pack
July 01, 11:08am

Modified SP 700 Ti Cup-Lid
This Thread has 'timed-out".

In Make Your Own Gear » Snow Peak Cozy - Clone
July 01, 9:32am

Snow Peak Cozy - Clone
This Thread has 'timed-out".

In Make Your Own Gear » Snow Peak Cozy - Clone
June 30, 4:17pm

Where is the most efficient place to carry my water?
I want to thank Ryan, Paul, and Glenn for your impute. As far as I am concerned everything is on the table for this question. I remain open to other ideas or comments. For most of my hiking li...

In Editor's Roundtable » SuperUltraLight: For the Masses?
June 29, 7:42pm

Alan's "Fosters" Pot
The advantage of this beer can is it can hold up to 24/25oz. of water. That means I should be able to boil 18/20oz of water at one time if I need that much. The soda cans only hold 12oz. so you ...

In Gear Lists » Extreme Light Gear List... Try to make even lighter!
June 27, 7:14pm

All Reader Reviews by Bill Fornshell

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BMW (BPL) UL 60 Balaclava
Cocoon UL 60 Balaclava - Multi-Purpose - 5/5 I have had my Cocoon Balaclava since they first shipped. When I got it I was in the middle of several things and just looked it over, put it on, bless...

In Clothing - Headwear, Handwear
July 08, 10:08pm

OR (Outdoor Research)
During the planning for my AT Hike this coming January I got out my old OR Advanced Bivy. I had used it only a few times after I bought it about 10 years ago and wanted to have a good look at it set ...

In 1 - COMPANIES (Customer Service)
December 29, 4:41pm

BackpackingLight.com Premium Membership
1. Being able to have a picture and a little information about us all and a possible way to send a private email to other members. 2. A list of all our replies to threads in date order. This alone ...

In Books and Media
October 27, 8:16pm

Patagonia Dragonfly pullover
I have to agree with everyone about the Patagonia DragonFly. I bought 2 on a close-out sale for $29.95 each. You can't hardly beat that for a really great piece of gear.

In Clothing - Wind & Soft Shell
December 19, 9:22am