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<blockquote data-quote="veriest1" data-source="post: 564493" data-attributes="member: 17414"><p>Congrats! I'm tempted to just say, "this thread is worthless without pics!" But I'll say more than that (hint hint). I've been wanting to get into DIY gear but I just haven't had the space until recently.</p><p></p><p>To tide me over I've simply bought used gear or held out for sales. Now, 3 years later, I'm solidly UL on backpacking trips (not hunting) and just picked up the gear for going SUL.</p><p></p><p>As far as actual DIY gear I've trimmed my pack and other gear to cut some ounces off and fabricated some stoves and the like. I've had great success with the Super Cat alky stoves, using theraflu bottles for carrying alcohol, and other "recycling" efforts.</p><p></p><p>If a person holds out for good deals on slightly used and/or sales on their big 3 then the rest is really cheap. I still spent more than you going this way but got off cheap compared to buying outright. I really wish I could have made some stuff myself though. </p><p></p><p>Have you used anything from thru-hiker.com? I'd love to make my own 40 degree quilt (for summer and layering over my 30 degree bag) and a synthetic vest.</p><p></p><p>What insulation did you use for your bag?</p><p></p><p>Do you mind sharing the details of your pack? Is this frame something I could add to a typical frameless pack?</p><p></p><p>For the sake of discussion my "Big 3" are:</p><p>- Old Style Golite Ultra 20 $170 (clearance item at prolitegear.com IIRC)</p><p>- Mountain Laurel Designs Trailstar $80 (MLD's Facebook prototype sale)</p><p>- Golite Jam $85 (Returned without tags but like new off of geartrade.com)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="veriest1, post: 564493, member: 17414"] Congrats! I'm tempted to just say, "this thread is worthless without pics!" But I'll say more than that (hint hint). I've been wanting to get into DIY gear but I just haven't had the space until recently. To tide me over I've simply bought used gear or held out for sales. Now, 3 years later, I'm solidly UL on backpacking trips (not hunting) and just picked up the gear for going SUL. As far as actual DIY gear I've trimmed my pack and other gear to cut some ounces off and fabricated some stoves and the like. I've had great success with the Super Cat alky stoves, using theraflu bottles for carrying alcohol, and other "recycling" efforts. If a person holds out for good deals on slightly used and/or sales on their big 3 then the rest is really cheap. I still spent more than you going this way but got off cheap compared to buying outright. I really wish I could have made some stuff myself though. Have you used anything from thru-hiker.com? I'd love to make my own 40 degree quilt (for summer and layering over my 30 degree bag) and a synthetic vest. What insulation did you use for your bag? Do you mind sharing the details of your pack? Is this frame something I could add to a typical frameless pack? For the sake of discussion my "Big 3" are: - Old Style Golite Ultra 20 $170 (clearance item at prolitegear.com IIRC) - Mountain Laurel Designs Trailstar $80 (MLD's Facebook prototype sale) - Golite Jam $85 (Returned without tags but like new off of geartrade.com) [/QUOTE]
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