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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.
City	San Antonio
State	Texas
Country	USA

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All Forum Posts by Bill Fornshell

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	Pictures of the G6 Here are a few pictures of my G6.	In Gear Lists » Extreme Light Gear List... Try to make even lighter! June 04, 4:49pm
	G6 Under-Bottom Reinforcement - Not I have a new G6, got it last week. The pack has a heavier Black ripstop material that runs down part of the ("back" shoulder strap back) of the pack but stops just short of the bottom of the curve...	In Gear Lists » Extreme Light Gear List... Try to make even lighter! June 03, 8:43pm
	If it will simmer you can bake like this. If your stove will simmer for 18 to 20 minutes you can bake in a dry cook pot like this. The small pan you see in the pictures was part of four connected together that I bought at a local restauran...	In Make Your Own Gear » BPL MYOG Project: Open Jet Alcohol Stove June 02, 10:33am
	Super Ultra Light - Make Your Own for an AT Thru-Hike Hi Paul and Tony, I have a Tilley LT6. I am looking at it for all the little details like you have mentioned. The brim on the LT6 is 3.5" front and back and 2.5" on the side. I might even add t...	In Make Your Own Gear » Super Light Weight - Make Your Own for an AT Thru-Hike May 27, 7:29am
	Super Ultra Light - Make Your Own for an AT Thru-Hike Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike / "Breaking the Five-Pound Barrier" / "Can A Sane Person Truly Enjoy SuperUltraLight Backpacking?" / Make Your Own Gear For almost 2 years I have been working on and ...	In Make Your Own Gear » Super Light Weight - Make Your Own for an AT Thru-Hike May 26, 6:14pm
	SUL Trekking Poles / Tripod I hope this is easier to understand. Each Trekking poles weighs 3.2oz or 91 grams. The extra parts to make the Tripod are: 3 sections of Aluminum tubes for the thrid leg, the attachment parts ...	In Editor's Roundtable » SuperUltraLight: For the Masses? May 26, 9:07am
	SUL Trekking Poles / Tripod I made my own SUL trekking Poles that I can turn into a full size Tripod. The Trekking Poles are 3.2oz each and the extra necessary to make a tripod weigh 5.7oz. Most of that weight is the adjust...	In Editor's Roundtable » SuperUltraLight: For the Masses? May 26, 7:58am
	Water Belt I think adding more than two bags to the hip belt becomes a factor of your waist size. Using the feed bags for water at 14" long each, 3 would require a 42" waist. I don't want this to sound sil...	In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Hydration and water sources May 22, 2:36pm
	Australian Drovers's Coat I think this would be close to your Western Duster. I have a nice pattern for the Aust... Drovers's Coat that I will make someday. The "Cape" as they call it seems to be detachable. My idea ...	In Philosophy & Technique » soft-shell use with a UL wind jacket May 21, 4:52pm
	Water Belt I filled up the 1 Liter Platpus held it sideways at my waist and was able to suck water from the tube with no problem. This was with the bag full. It might be necessary to push against the side o...	In Food, Hydration, and Nutrition » Hydration and water sources May 21, 7:43am

All Reader Reviews by Bill Fornshell

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	Review	Category
	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