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Stormcrow, you have mail and money. :D

Finally found the thread!! I was looking all over for this place!

MacEntyre, I am in need of 14 yards of the magical stuff if you have that much in your reserves. If you could, email me at...

I am still in, Cuffs! Looking forward to meeting lots of folks.

By the way, if there is anyone with a whoopie sling conversion and/or an insultex quilt, PLEASE bring it. I would LOVE to check them...

I will be there around 6ish. Cannot wait to meet some new folks!

Cuffs, I have the Hennessey Ultra Light Backpacker A-Sym. If you would like to see it for comparison on weights, etc. Gimme a shout. You have a PM.

I could probably round the edges make them work for me. They are plenty strong and a great design that you had. I just have not had time to try. I am going on a 4 day hike a week from this Friday. We...

Wow, that is a really nice find! Why reinvent the wheel when someone has already thought of something clever. =) Way to go, TiredFeet!

Yeah, it was chamfered, but it was not exactly smooth. I didn't think it was sharp either though. I thought spectra was a bit tougher. You may be able to see the flat area in the photo. Actually, it...

Well, I FINALLY was able to get out last week and try my custom made hybrid figure nine buckles. Some buddies and I went to the Bankhead National Forest in Northwest Alabama.

Here is a link to my...

I was wrong about the manufacturer. Sea to Summit does make some similar, but the ones at WalMart are in a green plastic sheath and are made by Outdoor Products.
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I kinda looked for that, but did not find it. I will have to go back and look for it.

Ultimately, I think this WILL be the cure all you are looking for. =)

Part of it could also be how stiff your webbing is. I used the $.99 cheap poly webbing from Harbor Freight.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=40063

The specs say...

Dutch, it is not easy to pull the webbing through. I am going to have to round off the bevels. On the next round, he would have these rounded. I basically had to feed it through, which was not quick....

Yeah, let us know, bmike. My buddy has not yet given up the quest. He is trying to find a cheaper supplier. He may have one, but he would still need to know how many to make and what to charge for...

I talked to my buddy about doing a large run of these. He looked into it with one of his vendors. Unless we ordered thousands of these buckles, it would be too expensive to do. For runs of less than...

So my link should work now. Sorry for that!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25678659@N05/2415724161/

I got my Pure_Mahem inspired buckles in today! My buddy made them on his CNC machine. They look fantastic. I have a polished pair and a raw aluminum pair. I don't have a scale, but they are made from...

Yep. The buckle is low quality, but it would be going in the trash bin anyhow. :D

Harbor Freight currently has 1" x 12' Straps for $0.99!

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=40063

I have the dry sacks that HeadChange is talking about. They are great and super light. They are hard to spot at WalMart because they don't immediately look like stuff sacks. They are in a small, thin...

That is good news! He is using 1/4" because that is what he had in the scrap pile. It may be a bit heavier, but I don't count grams or calories. We will see in a few days what this thing is like. I...

It helps to have friends and contacts. I am having a buddy CNC me some out of 6061-T6, which has a tensile strength of about 45K psi. Not sure what that translates to in 1/4" stock, but I hope it is...

Here is the link I have, courtesy of pure_mahem:

http://www.andersj.se/

Here is the page with the part I am wanting to make:

http://www.andersj.se/nytt_index.htm

Go to the Nytt & Annat...

I am an idiot! LOL

I checked out Anders' site more closely. He does not sell them, rather he makes his own stuff. So...if I want some I will have to find a machinist or get handy with the dremel...

Exactly what I was thinking. Nice illustration. Is that $10 total or each?

Now, we just need to find out the tensile strength and weight limits. :D

I think if you went with this config, it would be just as easy, IMO, to adjust than just the rings and straps, but without any real fear of slipping. The difference in weight (at least to me) is...

Glad I clicked on your link. This is very similar to an idea I was brewing up.

The way I envision it is that you would permanently mount this on one end of your tree huggers. Then, you could run...

Good ol' boys and gals from all over Bama seem to inhabit this forum. =)

By the way, I met Cuffs this week. Super nice and very helpful! Some of you older members might know her as ALhikerGal.

Holy crap! I grew up in Gardendale! Class of '89. I live in Fultondale now.

Thanks, Fanatic! For a newbie like me, it is too cold. I don't have the proper gear yet. LOL.

I froze in 45 degree...

New to the forums and fairly new to hangin' in the trees.

I live just north of Bham but work less than 10 minutes from the main entrance to Oak Mtn State Park, in Helena.

It is rather cold for...