Toothpaste tubes connected together ready for quick, clean and efficient transfer of toothpaste in appropriate quantities for ultralight backpacking.

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Toothpaste tube filling- for ultralight backpacking A simple method for toothpaste tube filling from a large one to a small one. It is a handy trick for ultralight backpacking. Background to toothpaste tube filling I begrudge purchasing expensive small tubes of toothpaste for ultralight backpacking. “Yes, some people call meRead More →

Example of glueing different silnylons to each other. The orange patch of silnylon is effectively glued onto a silnylon dry bag using acetic cure silicone rubber. The dry bag has subsequently survived many outdoor adventures without the patch breaking down.

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Silnylon glueing Glueing, laminating and seam sealing of silnylon with acetic cure silicone rubber for DIY ultralight backpacking projects are discussed. This is an early post about only silnylon glueing and there is a later post about many other more general RTV silicone rubber glueing ideas and projects including cotton fabric.Read More →

Cocoon camera mounted on ski goggles strap by a modified mount to make it compatible with wearing a helmet and cold resistant.

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An Aldi Cocoon goggles action camera was modified to mount on any ski goggle strap while wearing a helmet and allows the battery holder to be carried against the warmth of the body. It works well for tracking style filming of skiing. I found that the Aldi Cocoon goggles actionRead More →

Saw and secateurs in safety pouch made by folding, cutting and taping a thin kitchen cutting sheet

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This DIY ultralight bow saw is made from leg of a broken aluminium beach chair and a blade from a small Aldi bow saw. Weighing only ~150 g it is a serious wood cutting tool for winter backpacking. It is very useful if using a small tent stove for winterRead More →

Flat flue gland in water shedding pocket in tent with the yellow cord holding the keeper flap in place

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Metal stove jack This slip in metal stove jack protects a tent from a hot stove pipe. It has very high-temperature resistance and can be changed for different pipe sizes. Introduction to the removable metal stove jack I like to see the stove pipe temperature maintained at a safe levelRead More →

Photo of a lay flat kettle filled with water and sitting on a flat surface in front of the flat carry pack. It is 31 g lightweight kettle with 700 cc capacity for snow melting and water boiling. It can be flattened to be easily carried for ultralight backpacking.

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LAY FLAT KETTLE This post describes a backpacking ultralight lay flat kettle that is made of silnylon, RTV silicone rubber and copper foil. INTRODUCTION My ultralight lay flat kettle (~31 g) for snow melting and water boiling is made of copper foil and silnylon and it has a capacity ofRead More →

A 31 g lay flat kettle boiling on wood fired ultralight tent stove. The stove is mounted on bush poles above the snow in a snow pit that is formed inside an ultralight tent.

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The slim oval ultralight tent stove (~950 g) for winter trekking has large cooktop for 2-3 pots for snow melting, boiling and cooking. It cleanly burns ~410 g of wood/h and has an estimated heating power 890 watts. Introduction For some time I have been using my small ultralight tentRead More →

DIY glide wax made from tea candle, turpentine, pill bottle and a tight retractable roll of chux cloth as an applicator.

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DIY glide wax for skiing A DIY glide wax for skiing prevents ball-up and improves glide. It is made inexpensively from tea candles and turpentine. It can be easily carried in a pocket in a modified plastic pill bottle that is fitted with an enclosed applicator made from a rollRead More →