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Tag Archives: MYOG
“GG LT” Grips on my “BD ACC” Poles
The title of this post stands for “Gossamer Gear LighTrek” grips on my “Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Cork” trekking poles. Some may remember that in a recent post hike gear talk post, I mentioned that I wasn’t a huge fan … Continue reading
Posted in DIY/MYOG, Gossamer Gear, Trekking Poles
Tagged Black Diamond, DIY, Gossamer Gear, Lightrek Grips, MYOG, Trekking Pole Grips, Trekking Poles
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Yama Mountain Gear DIY Cuben Fiber Stuff Sack Kit
Not the first, but one of the first items I ever bought in cuben fiber was one of the mini-size stuff sacks from ZPacks, about 2 & 1/2 years ago. Since then, it has likely been the single, most-used piece … Continue reading
Posted in Ditty Bag, DIY/MYOG, Dry Bags/Stuff Sacks/ Pack Liners
Tagged Cuben Fiber, Ditty Bag, DIY, MYOG, stuff sacks, UL Backpacking, Yama Mountain Gear
9 Comments
Borah Bivy Modification
About 10 months ago I placed an order for a side zip Borah Bivy. As I noted then, the entire transaction went very smooth. John was great to deal with, and the bivy’s craftsmanship is top-notch; I couldn’t ask for … Continue reading
Posted in Bivy, DIY/MYOG, Gear
Tagged Bivy, Borah Bivy, DIY, Gear Modifications, M50, M50 Bivy, MYOG, UL Backpacking
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TD Sidewinder Caldera Cone & the 0.9L Evernew “UL” Ti Cook Pot
As usual, I have been playing with more cook kit combinations. I have a number of cook pots in my arsenal, ranging from as little as 475 ml to 1.8L, made from titanium to hard anodized aluminum, and of course, … Continue reading
DIY Shoulder Strap Water Bottle Holders
A number of people have been asking me for more details about how I attach my water bottles to my backpack’s shoulder straps. I typically referred those people back to a previous video/blog post that I did entitled “I Put … Continue reading
“SUL” Cook Kit
I know that I do a considerable amount of postings about cooking/kitchen set’s, or even just the individual components, but let’s face it…each trip can call for different needs… However, I will also admit, I really enjoy playing with different … Continue reading
Posted in Cook Kits, Cups/Mugs, DIY/MYOG, Dry Bags/Stuff Sacks/ Pack Liners, Gear, Gear Reviews, Gear Stores, Pack Towels, Spoons, Stoves
Tagged alcohol stoves, Backpacking, Base Pack Weight, Beer Can Cook Pot, Bowl, Cook Kits, cook pot, Cooking System, Cuben Fiber, Cup, Cups, DIY, Esbit Stoves, Esbit Tablets, Hardware Cloth Pot Stand, Heine Cook Pot, Hiking, Hot Cocoa, Lightload Towels, Mini Bic, MYOG, REI, REI Long Handle Ti Ware Spoon, Spoons, stuff sacks, SUL, Suluk 46, Super-UltraLight, Ti Goat, Ti WIng Stoves, titanium, Titanium Foil, Titanium Stoves, Titanium Windscreens, Tyvek, UL, Ultralight, Windscreens, Ziploc, ZPacks
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