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Snowonher

Trail Blazer
Had a bash at a 2 person solid wall inner for the Supermid after the other half complained of draughts. 40d walls and 40d silnylon bathtub floor. I like yellow inners but thought I'd try grey and orange to match the supermid and guys. Generally went together smoothly, but could do with being a bit tighter. Working with larger measurements is a pain without a decent setup and workspace. I'll have to play around with getting a tighter pitch on the next one I make.







503 grams, stuff sack included.
 
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Robin

Moderator
Staff member
Had a bash at a 2 person solid wall inner for the Supermid after the other half complained of draughts. 40d walls and 40d silnylon bathtub floor. I like yellow inners but thought I'd try grey and orange to match the supermid and guys. Generally went together smoothly, but could do with being a bit tighter. Working with larger measurements is a pain without a decent setup and workspace. I'll have to play around with getting a tighter pitch on the next one I make.







503 grams, stuff sack included.


Nice work! If you want a simple mod to get the corner seams tight no matter how uneven the ground is, you might want to try this.


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This is my OookWorks Duomid inner. I copied the mod from Gary who used to post on this forum who used it for a Trailstar inner. Essentially it’s two grosgrain loops on each seam connected with some shock cord and a cord lock. By tightening the shock cord with the cord lock, you can alter the effective length of the seam individually on each corner, compensating for any uneven ground, getting a tight pitch every time. Originally Gary used cord, but shock cord works better as it gives each seam some flexibility and better tension. It works really well. I’ve also modified my Tramplite inner which is even more fussy about correct tension.
 

Snowonher

Trail Blazer
Nice work! If you want a simple mod to get the corner seams tight no matter how uneven the ground is, you might want to try this.


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This is my OookWorks Duomid inner. I copied the mod from Gary who used to post on this forum who used it for a Trailstar inner. Essentially it’s two grosgrain loops on each seam connected with some shock cord and a cord lock. By tightening the shock cord with the cord lock, you can alter the effective length of the seam individually on each corner, compensating for any uneven ground, getting a tight pitch every time. Originally Gary used cord, but shock cord works better as it gives each seam some flexibility and better tension. It works really well. I’ve also modified my Tramplite inner which is even more fussy about correct tension.


Thanks for this, Robin. That's just what I'm looking for, I'll give it a try straight away. I agree about the shock cord as well, I like a bit of give on the inner.
 

slovhike

Thru Hiker
Love the simplicity of GG daypack but wanted more volume so the roll top closure can be used to close it off..added extension...the whole bag is 250g which is not bad with.volume available now...also not sure how to remove backside mesh and keep few inches for the foam pad insert...elastic pulls the bag inward...20180311_072254.jpg

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Whiteburn

Thru Hiker
A small modification that some may be interested in.
I love the Pacer Pole Overmitts (pogies) for the winter, I find not having to wear gloves is a real boon.

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My one criticism with the design is that when going downhill the position of the wrist/ forearm pushes the overmitt off the handle, not disastrous but really annoying having to keep pulling them back into place. It's taken me a few design iterations but finally found a simple solution.
Short loop of 6mm grosgrain hand stitched inside the 'nose', a short 1.5mm loop of shock cord & a 8.5mm diameter mini cord lock which is pushed into the camera mounting hole; easy to adjust & removing the cord lock from the hole enables the mitt to still be pushed off the handle to cool the pinkies when needed..........works a treat.

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Munro277

Thru Hiker
A small modification that some may be interested in.
I love the Pacer Pole Overmitts (pogies) for the winter, I find not having to wear gloves is a real boon.

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My one criticism with the design is that when going downhill the position of the wrist/ forearm pushes the overmitt off the handle, not disastrous but really annoying having to keep pulling them back into place. It's taken me a few design iterations but finally found a simple solution.
Short loop of 6mm grosgrain hand stitched inside the 'nose', a short 1.5mm loop of shock cord & a 8.5mm diameter mini cord lock which is pushed into the camera mounting hole; easy to adjust & removing the cord lock from the hole enables the mitt to still be pushed off the handle to cool the pinkies when needed..........works a treat.

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How warm are they paul ? Like a pair of polartec 100 gloves ?
 

Whiteburn

Thru Hiker
How warm are they paul ? Like a pair of polartec 100 gloves ?
I'd say they warmer than just polartec gloves more like gloves + tuffbags since they're 3mm neoprene.
With the overmitt fully extended I've walked for hours in -5C with 30mph wind without liner gloves no problems.....toasty & I've 2 finger ends that were crushed that are particularly sensitive.
Easy to roll them back over to regulate the inner climate if too warm or push back all together; that's why it's necessary to be able to release the retainer easily.
 

Balagan

Thru Hiker
I found a pretty good tutorial for making packing cells so I thought I give it a go by dismantling an old, crappy, pound shop first aid pouch. Turned out to be very easy. Since this was just a trial, I didn't measure anything and the corners came out all crooked but I may unstitch those and do it properly as the shape is far more useful.

I think I shall be making more of these.

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KVerb

Ultralighter
Finally got done with my Toaks 750 split Ti cone. Next step: woodburning insert. Design notes can be found in this post.
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KVerb

Ultralighter
@KVerb where did u source Ti foil from?
Got it here.
I ordered two 200x800mm pieces and asked to send them as one 200x1600mm piece. Also asked for some reduction and paid $35, but the price has dropped to where you'd pay that without a reduction. Shipped as a roll in a protective hard plastic tube.
 

Enzo

Thru Hiker
Almost done making my big winter pack.
V21 x PAC and dxg.
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New pocket design so easily enough space to fit my shelter etc changed the compression systems too. Just waiting on some webbing to finish. Dunno if I'll take it to wales next week yet.
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Balagan

Thru Hiker
More fun with zipped pouches: a couple of peg bags absolutely not inspired by the ones made by @paul. ;) OK, my only claim to originality is adding a pull handle.

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Yellow is Mk I and orange is Mk II which I lengthened a little (and an extra cm makes a world of difference in ease of handling long pegs). Fabric is spinnaker and the bottom of the bag is reinforced with a layer of self adhesive spinnaker on the inside. Mk I is 9 gr and Mk II 9.1 gr (I guess the extra length is compensated by using a wee bit less grosgrain).

Matching thread goes a long way towards camouflaging sewing errors but it doesn't hide the puckering. I'll have to pay closer attention to the thread tension.
 

Whiteburn

Thru Hiker
Another peg pouch for the ‘winter collection’, about 30cm * 10cm (flat). Used some 410D Robic (6.1oz/ yd2 = ~200 g/m2) fabric I had laying around (I’d bought it to make some crampon bags) + some scraps of PU to add some vis patches & a #5 zip. Not exactly light weight at 25g but it should last a lifetime. Found the Robic a nice fabric to work with, not as stiff as I thought it would be & runs through the sewing machine very easily.
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