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David Drake (DavidDrake) - BPL Forum Member

My Locale North Idaho
About Me Long-time backpacker. Sculptor, designer, university instructor.
CityMoscow
StateIdaho
CountryUS
My Website URLhttp://ddrake.net
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Re: new windscreen closure
Pretty much. I backed the aluminum up with the end of a chunk of 2 x 4, and tapped the barbed part of the snap thru, then flipped it over and set the snap part, using a hammer and the little tool ...

In Make Your Own Gear » New windscreen closure?
June 22, 9:13pm
Re: Nothing New Under the Sun?
"Are there any fuels beyond alcohol, white gas, canisters, and wood?" How about these (probably not practical yet): >Electrical resistance immersion heater, powered by a battery ...

In Philosophy & Technique » Nothing New Under the Sun?
June 22, 7:19pm
Re: Re: New windscreen closure?
Thanks Roger. That gives me a few more things to play around with (in addition to using foil instead of flashing to lighten my screen.) I've learned a lot from these forums, and the critique ...

In Make Your Own Gear » New windscreen closure?
June 22, 4:17pm
New windscreen closure?
Here's something I came up with a few weeks ago. It's so simple, someone has prob. done it before, but I haven't seen it (please enlighten me if that's the case). I used two s...

In Make Your Own Gear » New windscreen closure?
June 22, 1:58pm
Fascinating Discussion
I’m pretty new to lightweight backpacking and this forum (just bought my BPL membership today), so a lot of what I have to add may be old news. I’ve been a designer and maker of things for a l...

In Philosophy & Technique » Nothing New Under the Sun?
June 22, 12:59pm
Quilt for a kid?
I posted this originally at Backpacker in the Ultralight forum. The responses there were helpful, but I thought I might get a wider response here. My kids' bags need upgrading, esp. as my 8...

In Make Your Own Gear » Quilt for a kid?
June 21, 3:38pm
Re: Re: a word from the parents of the baby
I'm new to these forums (been reading them for a couple months) but not to backpacking or parenting. I mentioned this thread to my wife--her reaction was something like "Sounds like hard ...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Thru-hiking with a 3 month old baby?
June 19, 8:15pm
Exos first impressions
Some thoughts on the Exos: I bought a 58 a few weeks ago. The Atmos 50 had been on my list for this season as the last item of my 3 heavies to be replaced, trying to go lighter. I almost bough...

In General Lightweight Backpacking Discussion » Osprey Exos 58
June 19, 1:44pm

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