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RE: BPL wiki
It's great news that should have been released earlier. I'm really looking forward to it. Knowing this (a step that didn't seem probable to me*), I fully agree with Greg to postpone ...

In GEAR » Why Are We Even Still Here? was "A Very Thorough MYOG Site"
January 12, 1:16pm
Balaclava Mk2
Finally, I made second, warmer version of the balaclava. Fabric is the same, insulation is 2x 2.5 oz/sqyd climashield, the same I used for quilt. I used the same pattern, scaled to 115%. Only th...

In GEAR » Advice Starting Quilt Sleep System
January 12, 10:46am
Backpacking wiki started
Talking about something here is one thing, but somebody had to start the action. So I went to the backpacking wiki (http://backpacking.wikia.com/) and created Ultralight backpacking and MYOG catego...

In GEAR » Why Are We Even Still Here? was "A Very Thorough MYOG Site"
January 12, 7:53am
Backpacking wiki
Few days ago, I suggested starting a wiki for sharing our knowledge. Wikipedia is to genaral to allow more specialized articles, so I thought about starting new one dedicated to UL backpacking. I ...

In GEAR » Why Are We Even Still Here? was "A Very Thorough MYOG Site"
January 12, 6:51am
Why Are We Even Still Here? - Wiki
Wiki would be great platform for accumulating and organizing some part of (especially MYOG-related) information now posted to the forum. And I agree that it may be a problem to incorporate it i...

In GEAR » Why Are We Even Still Here? was "A Very Thorough MYOG Site"
January 07, 4:13pm
Hood pattern
Good job! Very nice piece of gear, I'm really curious what is the real weight of it... Also, I must comment a bit on the hood (as the author of the balaclava pattern you used for hood). The ...

In Make Your Own Gear » Kinsman w/ hood
December 20, 4:10pm
Tarp size
I'm using a tarp about 3 x 3.5 m in size. It is well suitable for three, even with gear. When there is a rain expected and the campsite is not sheltered enough, I stake the windward side of th...

In Make Your Own Gear » MYOG 3-man tarp idea
December 04, 3:11pm
Additional tip for ridge line
I should add a trick that makes pitching the tarp with ridge line much easier, especially when you are working alone: firstly, I set up just the line, what is easy between two trees and not diffic...

In Make Your Own Gear » tarp centre seam direction- does it matter?
November 30, 12:42pm
Tarp ridge
If you are going to use just tieouts to pitch the tarp, then the ridge seam is necessary for strength it adds to the fabrics. Moreover, consider catenary cut to avoid wrinkles. I use flat rectangu...

In Make Your Own Gear » tarp centre seam direction- does it matter?
November 29, 3:42pm
Free software I use: Google Sketchup, Inkscape
Some time ago I started to use Google Sketchup for 3D modeling of tarps. It's very easy to learn and use (more specialized tasks could be complicated and may require some workarounds, but the b...

In Make Your Own Gear » computer program for MYOG projects
November 29, 3:21pm

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