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Impure thoughts come to mind! :D

Thanks all!

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I got these in a gear raffle and didn’t ask how they are used. I got some ideas but could anyone explain the original use of these items? Thanks

Great food, excellent winter weather and I could not have found a better group of folks to hang out with. So much hospitality and shared experiences. I have not met a more genuine group of people in...

I’m still in and can’t wait to meet you all; I should be in around 3-4ish. I was hoping to make in time to have lunch but the wife over ruled me.

I am from out of state, and have a few specific...

Good Job! :thumbup: Nice vid. Something more to add to my list of future diy. Careful the diy bug is gonna getcha and there isn't a 12 step for yet! :laugh:

Great stuff, love the gnome!

Nice, Good Job!

@ All thanks a bunch!




These aren’t finished! :laugh:I used 9 bags of cement on each 6x6 in Oct so I wanted to make sure the cement cured properly before adding stress because of the soil...

I went out last night about 11pm. Crawled in and was warm, pretty fast;). I probably laid there till 1am watching the snow fall, and it was a busy night for the county police because they were up...

Wasn’t able to make to last two because of Conventions I had to attend:(, this year it falls on the weekend after!:laugh: So, if the wife isn’t against it I should be able to make this year’s Hoosier...

Good Job, looks like your enjoying it already!:)

Sweet set up! Like the red!

Nice , good work!:)

Nice Job!

Each DIY is a piece of art and a custom one of a kind!:laugh:

This is my hammock, there are many like it but this one is mine!

I Love DIY stuff. Is it cheaper, it can be! IMHO for gear I do it for fun and for gear that is customized to what I think I want and it’s affordable to me. For the DIY stuff around the house, car...

Looks nice!

Nice, I will be using this!

Thanks!

It’s not exactly my first DIY, I did some stuff stacks and a DL hammock. It’s my first go at a DIY Top quilt and under quilt.

The UQ is made of 1.1 olive brown,. 3.5 baffles made from noseeum I goofed on the head end and foot end seams so I used a 2 inch polyester ribbon to make the channels. The materials for the UQ are...

I’ve been really busy and been having a blast at this! Since joining the forums, I’ve been reading all I can and watching everyone’s gear making videos, eyeballing pics of other completed DIY. I’ve...

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: Finished my first project with down, I feel your pain!Now I know why you need a mask, it just flew out and went straight in my nose! :rolleyes: :lol:

Sewing the loop in the end is what I kind of want to avoid!:scared: I trust my butt and back to a simple seem in a hammock or sleeping bag! I just can’t bring myself to sew in the loop and feel...

Has any used or, can anyone see a problem with using the Speer four wrap knot and then using the Marlin Spike for whoopie slings to hang from as a suspension option?

@USMCStang Oh your a life saver, Thanks!:thumbup1:
Think I got it!

Nice UQ too!:thumbup:

Nice :thumbup:

@turnerminator its a full UQ. Any suggestions on a good way to figure the length and width of a dart?

HappyHiker


Considering your construction and the need to add an air stopper what would you different to try to eliminate the need to add it to your next UQ?

I’m wondering because I am...

I was almost at the point of injecting some thread last night when it dawned on me (after reading some more on the forums) that by adding darts, I am subtracting width right?

So what I would like...

On the width inner fabric column 14 B, should this input be the same as column 10 B, or should it account for an extra seam allowance? I understand the need for extra width on the outer fabric, but...

Thanks a bunch!:D

I used Meteors UQ Calcs to figure out my spacing. But I got a question on the spacing for those who have already made your own. In the Clacs it refers to:

Baffle spacing for outer fabric vs...

Mine is a combo. My family nick name growing up was bobo pronounced Bob-Oh. Later in life while in the Navy, Just when I thought Id long outlived the nickname, A Chief and my self were (info...

Got my down in today, along with black ripstop from quest, waiting on top shells ordered from other stores!:D
I’m gonna play around with this loose PrimaLoft from downlite. They said it’s...

:D Count me in! :D

I’ve decided that I am going to attempt make a Karo step underquilt! It seems that the boxed end would be easier than the differential. (If my understanding of differential is correct?)

Could...

flying_bobo, I'm a maybe, noob


I've been waiting for a hang close enough that I could participate in! I have plenty of hangs in the back yard experimenting! LOL I’ve only been on one bona fide...

I Love IT, priceless too! Well done not scared! I wish I'd found hammock camping back when my boy was that age. My son just graduated from high school and we shared our first Hike/Hang. Great Vid too!

That's great! How old is not "not scared", and what was he not scared of:) ?

Great Idea!

Great Vid/report! Looked like a lot of fun!

@ All Happy to share!


Yeah it was a lot of weight. Most of my gear was not field tested so I brought back up gear plus a little extra to make up for what the boys didn’t carry. I used a...

@ deerfu39 yeah it was dang hot! When I got home from vac I put my wifes hammock from Panama Rep de Panama her brother bought her up on my hammock stand in the shade! Lucky for me back home its not...

River to river trail, Shawnee National forest Sothern Ill
Well I’ve been eager to learn and participate with someone experienced, but situations were never right and I didn’t get to go out on a...

Thanks all. The HH SS was alright, I didn’t make it all night. I had a few cold spots and the cheapo sleeping bag was all over the place. It was the reflecting sheet was noisy also! I was ok till...

Thanks ChrisH & gmcttr!

gmttr it looks sweet!

I made some rookie mistakes with my suspension so I didn't take it for a ride yet but got tues and wed off. Gonna try ouy my HH & SS Mon night and...

Just wanted to show a few pics of my first Hammock project. DL Hammock using Backwoodsdaydreamer DL instruction and materials too!
Did my own whoopies too! Thanks to all those Old School hangers...

Okie dokie

I’ve got my DL DIY hammock made and ready for my DIY whoopies. I gots me some strapping and???

I think I am going with carabineers instead of the Dutch clips for know. How in the...

Ah another Hoosier! Welcome to the board from a Noob in NW IN:)

Hey all,

Planning on attending , but its too early to tell if I can get those days off. Fingers are crossed Ill know for sure first week of March. Im hopeing to get my 17 yrold to come with.:D