MYOG Update: I've Been Busy
So, it has been a while since I have posted anything about the gear I have made. Mostly, this is due to being tied up at work (the money-earning, desk-sitting, type). Partially, it is due to being busy actually making a bunch of gear.
Since 90% of what I have made was made possible by what I have learned through this forum, I figured I would share. Plus, I always love seeing what other people come up with, looking at pictures, and coming up with my own ideas for projects. So here is a quick-ish run-down.
Hammocks:
-“Whipper” hammock: Grey, NylonD 1.0, 10’ fininished length, triple stitched sewn end-chanells [5.61oz]
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-“Silhouette” hammock: Black, PolyD1.2, 10’4” finished length, knotty style whipped ends, head and foot end knotty mods (stretch side hammock) [7.05oz]
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Suspension:
-Camo+orng whoopie hook suspension: 6ft cargo stree huggers with loops sewn on ends (3” and 1”), 6ft whoopie slings of orange 7/64th amsteel with dutch’s whoopie hook beads, 1 black 8” continuous loop, 1 orange 8” continuous loop, 2 black softshackles(“better” style from l-36).
-Black+black whoopie hook suspension: 6ft polyester tree huggers with loops on ends (3” and 1”), 6ft whoopie slings with dutch’s whoopie hook beads, 1 black 6” continuous loop, 1 orange 6” continuous loop, 2 black “slide” shackles (7/64th loops with diamond knots and slider knot for securing)
-UL suspension: 6ft green dynaglide whoopies, 6ft kevlar tree strap (for marlin spike set up).
-extensions: 2x 36” 7/64th amsteel dog bones
-2x UCR style adjustable structural ridge lines.
Quilts:
-“Apogee” Top quilt: Apex 3.6 insulation, Argon 90 orange shell, Argon 67 black taffeta liner, cinch/zip footbox, optional pad attachment sytem using ½” center release buckle
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-“SUQ” Serape Under Quilt: Apex 3.6 insulation, Argon 90 orange shell and liner, grosgrain chanels for main suspension, secondary suspension loops, head hole with snap closure in the middle for “serape-mode”, buckles for securing in serape-mode.
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-“CUQ” Costco Under Quilt: 40” wide, 60” long, 700fp down (all of the down from the original 70”x60” packed into this area). Grosgrain side channels, secondary suspension loops.
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-“CTQ” Costco Top Quilt: 50” wide, 70” long, 700fp (all of the down from the original 60”x70” packed into this area), sewn in foot box
Bike Bags
-frame pack prototype: Tyvek construction, #3 zipper, 1” velcro, internal divider/stabilizer, hydration port, taped construction
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-2 custom frame packs: X-Pac main construction, 1000D cordura reincorcements, #8 Uretek zipper with zipper garages and integrated pull loops, 1”/2”/4” velcro, internal dividers/stabilizers (custom sized to fit Jet boil and 3L camelbag), hydration port, double stitched main body and bartacked wear points.
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-handlebar bag prototype: tyvek constuction, roll top ends, velcro bar attachment, buckle stabilizer strap, plastic stifener (big enough to fit, TQ, UQ, hammock, suspension).
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Tarp:
-“Shadow” Tarp: 1.4oz SilNy from DIYGS, 10’6” length, hex shap, cat cuts, 4x panel pull outs w/ beastee dee rings, 6x ground tie outs with lineloc3s, 1” beastee dee rings on ridgeline, clothes lines on inside of panel pulls, 4x mitten hooks along RL for hangin lights, etc.
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Misc:
-rain “kilt”: SilNy, snap closure at hem and open edge, cinch waist, loops at corners and on long side for use a tarp door, etc. Who am I kidding? It’s a skirt.
-softshackle prussiks: a lot of them. From 1.8mm techline, 1.75mm slickline (zpacks). Use them to adjust the shock cord for the hiking pole mod on shadow tarp, to attach things to my ASRLs, for attaching tarp to continuous glowire ridge line
-continuous glowire ridgeline: pack hook at one end (functions like fixed end dutch hook), other end has a pack hook attached to a lineloc3. I like the reflective.
-sacks: silny bishop bag for silhouette hammock, silny stuff sack for suspension, cuben fiber stuff sack for whipper hammock, copy of EE minion (using NylonD1.0 and silny).
-ridgeline organizer: orange Argon 90, nano-seeum pockets (sized for kindle and glasses) tube style, grosgrain channel for hanging, tabs on ends to prussik if needed
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There are probably a few things I left out. Oh, yeah, well I made Tyvek pyramid shelter prototype. But this is a hammock for forums. Or, well, you know what I mean
Let me know if you have any questions or want more photos.
The question now is, what’s next? Maybe a 950FP Argon 67 quilt set, Cuben fiber tarp, Hexon1.0 hammock with integrate tarp suspension, backpack…. And probably even more.
PS: I will post the pictures of the tarp below.
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