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51 vs 74
Not to steal this thread (sorry if I am), but... Dustin: what limits the life of a 51 tarp? Is it the strain on the material from being pitched tight? Or is it more from general wear and tear ...

In Make Your Own Gear » Cuben Tarps
May 22, 4:17pm
Socks
Ooops, another minor error: undersocks weight was for oversocks (the standard pattern olive green wool military socks), oversocks weight was for the undersocks (black, thin, almost women's blac...

In Gear Lists » I am ready for your critique
May 22, 12:13pm
Lights
And yep, what I was needing was a kick in the butt regarding those two lights. I knew someone was going to pick up on that. Sometimes you just need to get nudged. I have to decide which is more ...

In Gear Lists » I am ready for your critique
May 22, 12:09pm
Some good ideas
Ooops. I only have one water bottle, the other was in the list by mistake. That water bottle had thee main purposes: 1) store 1 litre of water, 2) act as an integral part of the water purific...

In Gear Lists » I am ready for your critique
May 22, 12:07pm
Maybe 51 maybe 74 maybe 51 w reinforcements
Hey David; I have been asking myself the exact same question. My research has been showing a trend towards the 0.74 over the 0.51. Mountain Laurel and Hyperlight Mountain use the 0.74, but zpa...

In Make Your Own Gear » Cuben Tarps
May 22, 9:50am
Why not modify some old pocket binoculars
My one cents worth (as I don't think its worth the full two cents): I was looking for light binoculars to replace my heavy binoculars before going to the Grand Canyon (the rationale: its pre...

In GEAR » Binoculars?
May 21, 10:55pm
So there it is, my first posted gear list
So there it is, my first posted gear list. Give me your feedback and I will greatly appreciate it. Of course, I am itching at getting started on my various Cuben Fiber stuff sacks and shelter...

In Gear Lists » I am ready for your critique
May 21, 9:32pm
I am ready for your critique
So, I have just joined here and am looking at ways to drop my pack weight into the 16 lb range. Others have suggested I post a weighed pack list and see what others have to say. With that, I pres...

In Gear Lists » I am ready for your critique
May 21, 9:26pm
penny stove, white gas
I guess an interesting penny stove would be one that could burn white gas. Now that I think of it, isn't white gas something like twice the BTUs or ethanol? A penny stove that could hold up t...

In Make Your Own Gear » Starting the process of MYOG'ing my whole setup.
May 20, 7:47pm
tent poles, hiking poles
Having snapped hiking poles in the past, I keep a small section of the broken pole, in order to repair the next broken pole. Inside it I have a section of aluminum tent pole, as well as my sewing ...

In Multiple Use Gear » Tent pole repair sleeve as TP roller
May 20, 1:51pm

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