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Chip
Backpacker
Hexamid/tramplite style dcf tarp. Overall happy with it, too snowy outside to do a real test pitch so a bit difficult to assess how tight it will pitch though. Plan is for it to be my decent weather tarp for weekend outings in my local (central Scandinavian) mountains. Weighs 138 grams without front line, waiting to cut that one until I can do a real test pitch.
theoctagon
Thru Hiker
Hexamid/tramplite style dcf tarp. Overall happy with it, too snowy outside to do a real test pitch so a bit difficult to assess how tight it will pitch though. Plan is for it to be my decent weather tarp for weekend outings in my local (central Scandinavian) mountains. Weighs 138 grams without front line, waiting to cut that one until I can do a real test pitch.
theoctagon
Thru Hiker
Wasn’t going to make any more but after the fabric slipped in to my basket I figured one more won’t hurt:
Lots of little bits to finish, straps to trim, add elastics, finish the strap ends etc but it’s not far off
Resin coated dyneema body, hdpe gridstop for the straps and side pockets, dyneema stretch mesh main and shoulder pockets.
V2 style stashable 40mm belt. Stretch mesh bottom pocket. Last pack I’m making!
Lots of little bits to finish, straps to trim, add elastics, finish the strap ends etc but it’s not far off
Resin coated dyneema body, hdpe gridstop for the straps and side pockets, dyneema stretch mesh main and shoulder pockets.
V2 style stashable 40mm belt. Stretch mesh bottom pocket. Last pack I’m making!
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jack4allfriends
Summit Camper
Fire
slovhike
Thru Hiker
@theoctagon
"Wasn’t going to make any more but after the fabric slipped in to my basket I figured one more won’t hurt"....
was going to get off the bottle but after I've seen that beer I figured one more wont hurt
...addicts
"Wasn’t going to make any more but after the fabric slipped in to my basket I figured one more won’t hurt"....
was going to get off the bottle but after I've seen that beer I figured one more wont hurt
...addictsI made myself some 'mushrooms' to fit atop a pair of carbon fibre poles to spread the load. Rather than the 8mm tip of the pole holding up my trekking pole tent (Lanshan 2) there's now a 25mm wide 'mushroom'
These are 3D Printed in PLA so are rigid. They add 3mm to the height of the pole. Weight on my scales is 1g, but the slicing software says they use 3g of plastic - either way, they're light.
8mm = 0.5cm2
25mm = 4.9cm2
A tenfold increase in surface area, I'm happy with that.
The 'Thing' to print.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3490361
The poles:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/65-...ch0104.8.3.11025eb8YWCWAs&transAbTest=ae803_4
If anyone wants a set made, get in touch.
These are 3D Printed in PLA so are rigid. They add 3mm to the height of the pole. Weight on my scales is 1g, but the slicing software says they use 3g of plastic - either way, they're light.
8mm = 0.5cm2
25mm = 4.9cm2
A tenfold increase in surface area, I'm happy with that.
The 'Thing' to print.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3490361
The poles:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/65-...ch0104.8.3.11025eb8YWCWAs&transAbTest=ae803_4
If anyone wants a set made, get in touch.
I made myself some 'mushrooms' to fit atop a pair of carbon fibre poles to spread the load. Rather than the 8mm tip of the pole holding up my trekking pole tent (Lanshan 2) there's now a 25mm wide 'mushroom'
These are 3D Printed in PLA so are rigid. They add 3mm to the height of the pole. Weight on my scales is 1g, but the slicing software says they use 3g of plastic - either way, they're light.
8mm = 0.5cm2
25mm = 4.9cm2
A tenfold increase in surface area, I'm happy with that.
The 'Thing' to print.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3490361
The poles:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/65-...ch0104.8.3.11025eb8YWCWAs&transAbTest=ae803_4
If anyone wants a set made, get in touch.
Nice one!
Robert P
Thru Hiker
I made myself some 'mushrooms' to fit atop a pair of carbon fibre poles to spread the load. Rather than the 8mm tip of the pole holding up my trekking pole tent (Lanshan 2) there's now a 25mm wide 'mushroom'
These are 3D Printed in PLA so are rigid. They add 3mm to the height of the pole. Weight on my scales is 1g, but the slicing software says they use 3g of plastic - either way, they're light.
8mm = 0.5cm2
25mm = 4.9cm2
A tenfold increase in surface area, I'm happy with that.
The 'Thing' to print.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3490361
The poles:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/65-...ch0104.8.3.11025eb8YWCWAs&transAbTest=ae803_4
If anyone wants a set made, get in touch.
I used a slightly less sophisticated approach to make a protector for my Pacerpole tips to use with my Tramplite shelter. The pacerpoles don't work well handle-up due to the shape of the handles. Table tennis ball + shortened MLD pole extender, with cord fastener. It works well, 19g.
cathyjc
Thru Hiker
UL strap for the nitecore NU25. 31.76g
It's the batteries that weight …….
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theoctagon
Thru Hiker
More weight trimmed from the Prophet today, feels much better without that 1.59g weighing me down
Also replaced one of the side/top compression buckles with a female adjust version
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Balagan
Thru Hiker
That's already 1/4 of a pack of seaweed you can bring along without feeling guilty.View attachment 16258
More weight trimmed from the Prophet today, feels much better without that 1.59g weighing me down
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More weight trimmed from the Prophet today, feels much better without that 1.59g weighing me down
tom
Thru Hiker
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More weight trimmed from the Prophet today, feels much better without that 1.59g weighing me down
Impressice scale that....
Henry
Section Hiker
Not so much “what have you made” but “what-have-you-discovered-that-gives-you-a-weird-perverse-satisfaction?”
But I couldn’t find that thread.
So I use a 1000 SOTO hard anodised aluminium pot. It’s 122g and has a non stick surface. Great for cooking. Two down sides: no lid and awful to drink from. Lid would be £24 (?!?) or MYOG.
Enter a little 500ml plastic bowl from work:
Perfect lid, seals spot on, I can see inside the pot when boiling or cooking, heat tolerant medical grade plastic, has measuring markers on the outside, and as a final bonus:
fits inside both the 1000 and 600 pots as a “liner” and turns the pots into a mug. Stops me burning my lips on the aluminium!
And it weighs 30g.
The pleasure I got from this discovery is seriously concerning.
But I couldn’t find that thread.
So I use a 1000 SOTO hard anodised aluminium pot. It’s 122g and has a non stick surface. Great for cooking. Two down sides: no lid and awful to drink from. Lid would be £24 (?!?) or MYOG.
Enter a little 500ml plastic bowl from work:
Perfect lid, seals spot on, I can see inside the pot when boiling or cooking, heat tolerant medical grade plastic, has measuring markers on the outside, and as a final bonus:
fits inside both the 1000 and 600 pots as a “liner” and turns the pots into a mug. Stops me burning my lips on the aluminium!
And it weighs 30g.
The pleasure I got from this discovery is seriously concerning.
Tartanferret
Thru Hiker
Haha, not just me then
I’l transfer the pattern to the yellow corrugated plastic it’s sat on tomorrow but i’l have to use Velcro as the spikes on kam snaps aren’t long enough
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slovhike
Thru Hiker
@Tartanferret was looking at PVC file folder as well......hhhmmm how about metal snap instead of kam snaps....
theoctagon
Thru Hiker
Haha, not just me then
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I’l transfer the pattern to the yellow corrugated plastic it’s sat on tomorrow but i’l have to use Velcro as the spikes on kam snaps aren’t long enough
They make longer versions