New gear for 2007?

**Egads** · 02-04-2007, 19:35

Has anyone seen or heard of any new gear for 2007 that is innovative or is a big improvement over last years offerings?

Once a gearhead, always a gearhead.

No alcohol stove posts please.

**The Breeze** · 02-04-2007, 21:01

backpacker mag has there gear reveiw out right now but no hammonks to be found whats up with that? think i will find out !

**slowhike** · 02-04-2007, 22:07

most exciting thing i've herd about is a new hammock (from JRB) that may be ready to show at trail days!!!
also the new hammock tents... also by JRB. pictures of those can be seen in the camp-out gallery.

**Coffee** · 02-04-2007, 22:28

I heard some talk from Ed Speers that he was testing some new cold weather option on his yahoo list. He did not say what it was.

I am placing my bet it is some sort of travel pod/sock. No good reason. Just a guess.

**Bird Dog** · 02-04-2007, 22:38

I got my first sewing lesson from BlackBishop yesterday (Thanks man). My hope for 2007 is that I can learn to sew well enough to modify / make some of my own gear. BD

**slowhike** · 02-04-2007, 22:39

Originally Posted by hammock engineer

I heard some talk from Ed Speers that he was testing some new cold weather option on his yahoo list. He did not say what it was.

I am placing my bet it is some sort of travel pod/sock. No good reason. Just a guess.

yeah, that's right. ed did say he was testing some new gear.

**slowhike** · 02-04-2007, 22:40

Originally Posted by Bird Dog

I got my first sewing lesson from BlackBishop yesterday (Thanks man). My hope for 2007 is that I can learn to sew well enough to modify / make some of my own gear. BD

once you get started, they'll be no stoping you.

**Bird Dog** · 02-04-2007, 22:42

So I hear. Im already a gearhead with a whole closet (thats overflowing) full of gear. I can only imagine what it will be like if I pick up this sewing thing. BD

**Coffee** · 02-04-2007, 22:44

Originally Posted by Bird Dog

I got my first sewing lesson from BlackBishop yesterday (Thanks man). My hope for 2007 is that I can learn to sew well enough to modify / make some of my own gear. BD

I have some of the descending rings coming in the mail that Jeff posted he is using. I came up with an idea I want to try that would work as one piece without a biner. That's all I got right now.

As for sewing, go slow. I seam to get tired of sewing at some point and speed up, or overestimate my ability to mess something up. This usually results in me having to redo something.