I'm new here, so welcome from southern Indiana! I figured I would do this as my first post!
Already finished my top quilt! Its got 2.5"-2.75" of loft! beautiful way to start the year off
2013 DIY Gear to do list
-lightweight torso or 3/4 length down UQ
-new Diy 1.1oz nylon hammock to lighten my load a bit
-bug sock
-hammock chair/gear hammock
-maybe try a new SUL backpack design under a pound that can carry weight well
-UL Hex tarp or different design
"If I can't carry it in my heart or on my back, then I probably don't need it."
I'm thinking about a DIY tarp and maybe Whoopie Slings as well.
Not sure about the rest of the year but in tge next two months I have material to make 3 hammocks with suspension, two tarps, one, maybe two packs and lots of stuff sacks. Ill also have to work out what to do with the spare material I've got. May fiddle with a sls as I have waaayyy to much amsteel floating around.
Welcome to HF, Jaredtk! If you find the time, please post your creations to the DIY thread so the rest of us DIY junkies can follow along and learn.Originally Posted by Jaredtk
Michael (SoCal Mike)
One down...several to go. Put together the pillow yesterday. It's ugly but I think it'll work. Will test it out soon, if my January trip doesn't fall through.
Fleece with an air cushion (a child's swimming "water wing"). I can stuff a shirt/socks on top of the air cushion for extra padding. Came in at 2.6 ounces. Not bad. Cheers!
Michael (SoCal Mike)
Mines simple:
1. Get out more.
2. Learn more stuff (can never be overly educated)
3. Convince my son to ditch his tent and take to trees with his dad
4. Lightweight hammock sock
5. Bug net
6. Bishop bag.
And im currently working on updated suspension ( haven't quite made up my mind yet, so many choices)
I'd like to build my own hammock and tarp, and assorted skins/socks and stuff sacks.
The holy grail would be making my own pack to my exact specs... But that's likely improbable.
Get out more with my DIY gear
Ghost Hammock w/ sewn in HUG bugnet, or Winter Hug...
WB RidgeRunner Cover
backpack? which one? Is a G4 really big enough?
"Do or do not, there is no try." -- Yoda
My DIY list just keeps getting longer every time I visit this forum...
Last year I made a couple of snakeskins for my sons' hammocks...now I'm planning to switch over to bishops bags with some kind of built in compression to reduce bulk.
Just finished some whoopie slings today...a pair each for my sons plus a spare set for emergencies or for attaching my gear hammock to.
Next on the agenda is a nylon mesh ridgeline organiser for phone, keys, knife, etc. Also hoping to make some kind of suspended 'stash bag' storage for the foot end of my hammock.
I'm also planning to treat myself to a larger tarp (4x4m) so will be tinkering with it to find new ways of pitching it and possibly even making some form of detachable doors so that myself & my sons can all sleep under the same tarp.
After recently making 3 'monkey boy' meths stoves I'm now looking at making some form of folding multi-fuel stove that will work for meths, fuel tabs & wood. I've made a couple of pot lids recently so have got a notion to do some more metalwork and see what I can come up with.
Psst...don't let my wife read this as she has a separate list of tasks for me to do, none of which are hammocking/outdoors related.
...oh, forgot the main one.
Planning to make an underquilt or 3 although still to decide on materials. Determined to extend the camping season and even get a couple of winter camps in so UQ's will be a must have.
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