The "what have you made today" thread

Mole

Thru Hiker

• Mar 4, 2016

• #26

Not exactly my work, but made under my guidance - Explorers stovie night. Stands n Windshields next time.

 

Hedley Heap

Section Hiker

• Mar 4, 2016

• #27

Hairspray that's an old school BMX'rs trick.

 

Mole

Thru Hiker

• Mar 5, 2016

• #28

DIY "homage" Flatcat Epicurean Ti UL15

Testing shortly.

 

edh

Thru Hiker

• Mar 5, 2016

• #29

Cool. Works a treat.

 

craige

Thru Hiker

• Mar 5, 2016

• #30

Hedley Heap said:

Hairspray that's an old school BMX'rs trick.

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Yup, used to "glue" on all my hand grips that way. Will come off if it gets wet though.

@Mole that stove looks great.

 

Shewie

Chief Slackpacker

Staff member

• Mar 5, 2016

• #31

I've used tape under golf club grips (in a previous life) which you wet with white spirits and slide them on, the spirits evaporates and the grips dry stuck fast, might be an option

 

Meadows

Section Hiker

• Mar 5, 2016

• #32

I made a whoopie style adjustable ridge line for a hammock.
Made with 2.2mm Stein dyneema throw line.

 

Mole

Thru Hiker

• Mar 18, 2016

• #33

Mole said:

View attachment 3973 DIY "homage" Flatcat Epicurean Ti UL15

Testing shortly.

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In fast mode it seems to work ok with a small pot. Similar boil times to other stove, maybe consumes fuel a tad faster. Haven't tried it in simmer mode yet.

 

edh

Thru Hiker

• Mar 18, 2016

• #34

See my scientific simmer test elsewhere: works well - 40-odd minutes from a 14g Esbit...

 

Mole

Thru Hiker

• Mar 18, 2016

• #35

That's great. That was your pasta test?
Might have to try it myself. Rice too.

 

Gadget

Thru Hiker

• Mar 22, 2016

• #36

My first-ever flat-felled seam.

 

craige

Thru Hiker

• Mar 22, 2016

• #37

Looks good. Uncoated? What ya making?

 

Gadget

Thru Hiker

• Mar 22, 2016

• #38

No, it's Membrane Silpoly 0.93oz/yd from Ripstopbytheroll. Ridgeline for a 11.5' x 10' hammock tarp. Weighing in at 350g so far.

 

Teepee

Thru Hiker

• Mar 22, 2016

• #39

Thats very light for that size of tarp Gadget in sil. Watch those re-inforcements and bloatware, they really add up in weight. Are you putting doors on it?

Nice stitch length too, not too tight or small.

 

Gadget

Thru Hiker

• Mar 22, 2016

• #40

This is the prototype,

 

craige

Thru Hiker

• Mar 22, 2016

• #41

Nice one. It looks uncoated in the pic, that's why I was so curious. That's a really great weight.
That prototype looks good.
Agree with Teepee re Stitching and reinforcements, if you aren't doing patches on the corners I would make sure to sew the tie outs into the hem.

 

EM - paul

Thru Hiker

• Mar 23, 2016

• #42

Meadows said:

I made a whoopie style adjustable ridge line for a hammock.
Made with 2.2mm Stein dyneema throw line.
View attachment 3974

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great minds.... i just did a ucr SRL in dynaglide

 

Teepee

Thru Hiker

• Mar 23, 2016

• #43

^Stitched buries.

Best way of doing them.

 

EM - paul

Thru Hiker

• Mar 23, 2016

• #44

Teepee said:

^Stitched buries.

Best way of doing them.

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only had one ball point needle in the house lol. i turfed out the world to find it. Much stronger than a brummel

 

el manana

Thru Hiker

• Mar 23, 2016

• #45

After struggling incompetently to put away a frozen SL3 fly the other week...a new silnylon tent bag with extra v-section to create wide opening to make packing easier...



Opening now 12cm wider...

Drawcord pulls it in neat...



Packing is now a cinch, even for sausage fingered incompetents like me....

Edit: posted this on wrong thread, should have been on the "what has your wife made for you today...'

 

Padowan

Trail Blazer

• Mar 24, 2016

• #46

Starlight clone(ish). Large and small, filed with carbon felt, take 25ml and 15ml of fuel and weigh 14g and 7g respectively. Just need to adapt my cone and do some burn tests.

 

slovhike

Thru Hiker

• Mar 24, 2016

• #47

@Mole nice stove. I make mine from empty tin and it works great. Cost 0 :-D:-D recycled trash

 

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Meadows

Section Hiker

• Mar 24, 2016

• #48

paul said:

great minds.... i just did a ucr SRL in dynaglide

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Looks good. I guess it gives you more adjustment length using a UCR rather than a whoppie. What's the diameter of the Dynaglide, is it nice to work with?

 

Meadows

Section Hiker

• Mar 24, 2016

• #49

Nice job @Padowan .Gotta love a bit of stove testing. I've never drunk so much tea since starting to make stoves☺.
I even got a little 10ml tin for my small 300-400ml mugs that works a treat as the 30ml size was too hot for a small cone

 

EM - paul

Thru Hiker

• Mar 24, 2016

• #50

Meadows said:

Looks good. I guess it gives you more adjustment length using a UCR rather than a whoppie. What's the diameter of the Dynaglide, is it nice to work with?

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1.8mm, easy to work with and splice. not as stiff as say stein throwline. i picked up 150ft on ebay for 18 quid. going to try some 1.5mm for my tarp ridgelines and 1mm for guys, think. Ucr means you can lose the hardware and get away with very thin lines that are low bulk too. will feed back when ive had a play