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Ultralight Backpacking Gear

Welded mounting brackets on the large downdraft tent stove. Three brackets are used to hold stove wires that provide insulated mounts for the stove. The other brackets can be used to mount V- wire pot support around the stove to support overhanging pots.

Large downdraft tent stove for a pyramid tent

Sticky
2022-09-08
On: September 8, 2022

DIY large downdraft tent stove designed for use in a 3-4 person winter backpacking pyramid tent.Read More →

A universal DIY stove jack showing the 50mm diameter jack with the 60mm diameter jack beneath and the 40mm jack and weather flap hinged above them.

Universal stove jack-Fit all tent stove pipes

Sticky
2022-08-20
On: August 20, 2022

A DIY universal stove jack that can accommodate various pipe sizes.Read More →

The soft funnel that is made with an aluminium lid showing how the protective dummy can be used as a simple means of attachment to prevent loss while backpacking camping.

Soft funnel for backpacking

2022-07-20
On: July 20, 2022

DIY Soft funnel for safe filling of a backpacking soft bottle hot water bottle or shower.Read More →

A backpacking solar panel with an aluminium foil reflector used as a reflector to increase the amount of sunlight falling on the panel.

Solar panel optimization- More backpacking watts?

Sticky
2022-07-09
On: July 9, 2022

Solar panel optimization experiments using solar focusing and lightweight backpacking reflectors.Read More →

The may cut cords that were uniformly cut and end sealed using a hot knife cutter.

Hot cutting cord for tent tie-outs

2022-07-02
On: July 2, 2022

Rapid hot cutting of cord to make short lengths of cord for tent tie-outs.Read More →

A Nitecore NB10stove00 power bank running a powerful backpacking blower stove. Many hours of cooking time from this 150g bundle of energy.

Power bank- evaluation of Nitecore NB10000

2022-06-21
On: June 21, 2022

The 150g Nitecore NB 10000 power bank provided 27h of blower stove cooking time.Read More →

The universal repair binding viewed from the inside aspect when used on Reva Rottefella bindings with a broken binding cable.

Binding cable repair- A DIY universal field repair.

2022-06-19
On: June 19, 2022

A DIY binding cable repair kit to allow a ski back to base or ski for a week.Read More →

The waterproof map after it's dunking in the wheelbarrow of water. It is nice to see the very hydrophobic surface of the paper after impregnation with silicone rubber.

DIY waterproof map- Give them the silicone rubber treatment

2022-06-06
On: June 6, 2022

Making a waterproof map using DIY impregnation with diluted TRV silicone rubber.Read More →

Builders lime or calcium hydroxide or slaked lime. "Call it what you like, it may make a very easy and cheap refractory matrix."

Lime silicate refractory testing

2022-06-04
On: June 4, 2022

Lime silicate refractory testing and ‘thought bubbles’ for DIY refractory tinkerers.Read More →

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