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Mike Hinsley (ArchNemesis) - BPL Premium Member
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minimum tarp size for bivvy-less camping Josepth, broadly there is about 1-1.5ft of free space between the front doors and the top of your head (my groundsheet is 6ft7 long and 3ft wide tapering to 1.5ft) . There is about 6 dry inches... |
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What fabric is this? It's likely to be 2oz PU coated nylon - but with a CRISP coating. [PU fabrics bave two possible coatings - soft and crisp). If the fabric looks like it has a grid on it then it will be RipS... |
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idea for a waterproof, windproof, breathable (better then eVent), durable jacket Roger, I did look at ponchos - in fact I have a PVC one in the house. I did also look at your Notra-dame poncho as an idea. But I don't just plan to make the coat to the pattern. I plan ... |
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minimum tarp size for bivy-less camping Ronald, it's DIY. It broadly looks like DIY Ultralight tent. It's basically a tapered tarp with doors on each end. The tapering and the doors use no more fabric than a 7x9 tarp and of... |
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re: waterproof, windproof jacket I've been thinking about that today and thinking about the weight of silnylon compared with waterproof-breathable laminates. What I was thinking today was to take the recently BPL published... |
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Insoels for an overpronator I went through a stage where I was using custom orthotics in footwear for cycling and walking. The cycling pair (which I still use) were fixing a bio-mechanical mis-loading of the knee joint tha... |
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minimum tarp size for bivvy-less camping I've used a 5ft x 8ft but it had to be pitched very very low - earthworm friendly. 7ft x 9ft is more practical. I've used this in stormy condititions with a 2ft-tall pitch and it's b... |
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Re: Making a real hipbelt. I did look at cutting boards. They are quite heavy. Remember, in a hip belt the plastic the plastic is being bent inside an envelope perpendicular to the plane of the plastic and the load is app... |
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Making a real hipbelt After I went hunting for this type of foam and failed I was told that a good place to try would be some packaging firm. They use high-density stiff foam for packing things and often have off-cuts. ... |
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Ranger Beads I made a set by buying a children's foam necklace kit. Just add para-cord and choose your colours... Total weight 2g!!! MYOG Ranger Beads |
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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 ... |
