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All Forum Posts by Mike Hinsley
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Avoiding clove hitches for tarps For poles I actually use a single-inline loop. It's quick and easy and locks solid as soon as the line is tensioned. It's the loop they teach scouts and guides for washing lines. I le... |
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MH Scrambler Upgrade I've just finished writing up how to do a padded hip belt. You could do the same thing for the shoulder straps. I've made one pack where the straps were 3d mesh on the back of 50+mm w... |
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Best design for bomb proof bivy" Robert, At the head end I was planning to use the remnants of my pack (which has a 'frame') to provide the headroom so that it's not claustrophobic (which is not an issue for me BTW)... |
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Best design for bomb-proof bivy Tim, it would still be used OVER a pertex bivy bag and pegged out with short guys. There would be airflow underneath it and so the condensation [I think] will be within what the pertex can m... |
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Best design for bomb-proof bivy Well, a DWR bivy will keep you dry for maybe half an hour tops of light rain. A pertex style will last a little longer. A drawstring bivy will leak quite quickly. One with a zip closure will ... |
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Best design for bomb proof bivy? What sort of emergency are you expecting? You are already carrying two forms of shelter in addition to raingear. If you really had to you could spend the night outdoors in just raingear pro... |
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Ultralight Living There's a lot to be said for having less things - it makes tidying up eaasy for a start. I tend to have a simple rule - I have a certain amount of storage space for certain things - books, c... |
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minimum tarp size for bivvy-less camping Do you mean something like this? or this (two operations) 1. ---!-------------- ---!-------------- 2. ---------------!---\ --!--!/ --!--!--... |
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minimum tarp size for bivvy-less camping Joe, to actually sew a 9' seam well is tricky. I still struggle to do it and the result is a little lack of tension in places. The felled seam will be pretty tough whatever you do. ... |
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What Fabric is this Yes, I use crispy PU for tarps and groundsheets. It's excellent for tarps and pasasble for groundsheets. If it's spinnaker then it will stretch a little if strongly encouraged. Nylon... |
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Petzl e+LITE I consider it an essential part of a lightweight toolkit based on the conditions that I expect. The red LED is great at night. The e+Lite is ideal for around camp but you'd be mad to use it as ... |
