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Re: Is it...SIL-nylon?!?! Jeremy, Until you learn to ID fabrics, it is much better to buy from a retailer who says they carry what you want. Look in BPL Forums: "Make Your Own Gear >> Materials Sourcing" fo... |
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Re: Box quilting Allison, I assume you mean box baffles that extend across the full width of the quilt. There is good info on this if you search this forum and also at several suppliers' sites - with illustra... |
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Re: Short Stuff (utensils) Well, it would be messy for reaching the bottom of the bag or pot. Besides, it's, like, a SPORK, ya know? That is, a device of illusory utility, seeming to offer some advantage but failing to ... |
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Re: Making first project Check the forum on "Material sources" http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/xdpy/forum_thread/1740/index.html |
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Re: Welding? Have you considered wood? If that seems impractical, aluminum is easy to work with home shop hand tools. |
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Re: build up on pots used with bush buddy An old, reliable trick is to soap the pot BEFORE you use it over wood. Just scrub it with a bar of Ivory until you build up a thin layer. Let it soot up on the trip, then wash it off when you get ... |
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Re: FITTING SHOES The big thing is that your feet change shape on long walks. If you thru-hike, they will change more or less permanently. That said, the biggest change will be the length of your feet. Most fol... |
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Re: Gypped? "equipment gets better and lighter." Don't you believe it. Weight and quality go up and down in a predictable cycle and have done so since the 1940s. Gerry Cunningham instigated t... |
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Re: Re; Self-tensioning lines I like to make tensioners from loops of the 1/8 or 5/32 inch elastic used for waist-drawcords. Tensioners do several things. They take up the slack as a nylon fly absorbs moisture and begins to... |
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Re: Re: My mournful volcano kettle I second the baffle idea. The easy way - and the way it's done in gas fired hot water ehaters - is to twist a long rectangle of metal. The rectangle should have a 'T' at the top to keep... |
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Nike Free Trail 5.0 Summary: A light moccasin with a good sole and no heel counter. The shoe encourages full use of foot and ankle, improves balance and control, and strengthens the foot and ankle. The low profile sole r... |
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Golite Trail Fly and Tail Spike Two pairs of Golite shoes self-destructed within 70 miles on the AT. The first pair (Trail Fly) failed after 66 miles. The fake ripstop fabric over the toe section cracked with repeated flexing (an... |
