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Anyone have one of these? http://enlightenedequipment.com/
Counselor
10-09-2010, 19:12
Anyone have one of these? http://enlightenedequipment.com/
I've heard of these - they use cuben and momentum . very nice stuff but sure is pricey.
more info on backpackinglight.com
MarshLaw303
10-09-2010, 21:50
I will be coming out with a line of synthetic quilts, top, under and kids, with Sanborn Canoe Co. hopefully 1st of the year, maybe sooner, maybe not. These will be the best price i can pull off.
There is no doubt my quilts (enlightened ones) aren't cheap, and the wait is long, but they are the best materials around and i believe my designs merge some of the best features out there.
Most of my customers have come from BPL as I only recently started hammocking myself and that change for me has driven me to work on creating gear that is best suited to hammocking and i have a lot to learn on that front. I am only on BPL and now here. I don't advertise at all and have relied 100% on word of mouth and my reputation from being an active member over on the BPL forums. I have been on HF since 2008 but only started posting recently as I am not here to promote my gear but to gather as much info as I can as i learn to enjoy life above ground. Even though i am not here to push my equipment i try to answer questions and chime in when my stuff comes up, but most of this community isn't familiar with me as of yet.
Any q's let me know.
-Tim
Best of luck with the business, Tim...and welcome to HF
bigfoot2
10-09-2010, 23:34
I will be coming out with a line of synthetic quilts, top, under and kids, with Sanborn Canoe Co. hopefully 1st of the year, maybe sooner, maybe not. These will be the best price i can pull off.
There is no doubt my quilts (enlightened ones) aren't cheap, and the wait is long, but they are the best materials around and i believe my designs merge some of the best features out there.
Most of my customers have come from BPL as I only recently started hammocking myself and that change for me has driven me to work on creating gear that is best suited to hammocking and i have a lot to learn on that front. I am only on BPL and now here. I don't advertise at all and have relied 100% on word of mouth and my reputation from being an active member over on the BPL forums. I have been on HF since 2008 but only started posting recently as I am not here to promote my gear but to gather as much info as I can as i learn to enjoy life above ground. Even though i am not here to push my equipment i try to answer questions and chime in when my stuff comes up, but most of this community isn't familiar with me as of yet.
Any q's let me know.
-Tim
As a long time customer of Tim's i can vouch for his products quality and his workmanship. Like he said, it's not cheap but you get what you pay for. He is a great guy and easy to work with. Glad you finally saw the the light and joined the "dark side" of backpacking, Tim :D
BF:cool:
Thats great to hear. FYI ML303 I saw your stuff over at Sectionhiker.com
Yeah!!!!! More excellent gear options!
Winona huh ......? I hope to see you on the trail someday.
Shug of Roseville
MarshLaw303
10-10-2010, 08:26
Hmm. Not familiar with that site. I looked around briefly and found my site listed under their UL gear makers list. Did they do any reviews? I couldn't find anything else.
-Tim
MarshLaw303
10-10-2010, 08:29
Well Shug I spend a lot more time in the canoe these days. That change has had a lot to do with my change to hammocks and not being so uptight about gear weight. The BWCA has lots of rocks and i don't want to sleep on them anymore. I have also found that the canoe is much easier to use with my growing family where on the trail i just carry everything which goes against my SUL hiking strategy.
-Tim
dbriggs9
10-10-2010, 10:50
Marsh Law, I was trying to find the weights of your products and see that they must be listed in that Xcel spreadsheet. Unfortunately I have a Mac and am unable to open the file. Any chance you have the numbers posted anywhere else?
MarshLaw303
10-10-2010, 11:30
dbriggs9,
I had updated the weights page months ago to list some actual weights of quilts i have made, but apparently i hadn't updated the link. It is now fixed. The reason i don't list weights with the products is that they are all custom sizes and lofts. However now that i have made most sizes of epiphany and the like i should post a weight with all my quilts that have a size option. Some will be actual and some estimated and i will identify each. Give me a week to get on that. For now check the weights page for actual weights of a bunch of quilts i've done.
-Tim
No reviews on Sectionhiker.com, just listed on his UL manufactures list. He must have added it recently as I dont recall seeing it a couple of weeks ago.
MarshLaw303
10-10-2010, 14:11
Also,
If you want to check weights but can't use quiltcalc just pm or email and ill plug the nums in for you for the quit and sizes your interested in.
It is pretty safe to assume that the weights of my stuff will be as low as it gets. Other companies also make gear as light as mine but it is hard to get lighter for the same coverage and warmth.
-Tim
Speaking of cuben. I made a 2/3 UQ form a Nanatuk ghost? bag,(down 800 fill) cut off the foot box. I sewed a cuben .33 piece under the UQ. added less than an oz. does a good job blocking spindrift and of course wind. It weighs about 15.6 oz. seems to work well, gnome
I thought the price for the synthetics top quilts where very reasonable. I want an Epiphany XP for Xmas this year.
When I was in Charleston, SC in Sept I was looking at the straw bread baskets and baulked at $150 price tag. But if you consider that it takes 17 hours to make, it could be considered a bargain!
Those are some light bags.
Good luck with the business.
cutter
Marsh Law, I was trying to find the weights of your products and see that they must be listed in that Xcel spreadsheet. Unfortunately I have a Mac and am unable to open the file. Any chance you have the numbers posted anywhere else?
Open office is your friend as a mac user... Its a free-ware program
Sorry for the brief derail, trying to help him read microsoft's formats:lol: