Category: MYOG
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Buck PakLite sheath mod, and Megalight update
The Buck PakLite series are good knives at a great price. I bought my regular sized Skinner for 19 dollars, and it holds a pretty good edge for a pretty long time. It’s thick enough (4mm) that you can beat on it while splitting wood with no regrets, but still filets a fish or guts…
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The season of inverted water bottles
When it’s consistently below 25 F, hang your exterior water bottle (the one not wrapped in insulation in your pack) upside down; be it in a belt holster, your side pocket, or on a shoulder strap. This keeps the thermal mass down on the threads and helps them not freeze up. Even with this technique,…
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2012 Outdoor State of the Industry report and Holiday Gift Guide
Yesterday I discussed how 2012 has, in the cycling world, been the year of the fat bike. Below I’ll examine various other categories, in a non-definitive fashion, to highlight similarly industry-shifting developments. These are products which speak of a significant and promising trend, and which I know from personal experience or reliable reports to be…
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One year later (backpacks for the woods, part 5)
One year ago I wrote a series of posts on packs for wilderness adventure. I discussed how packs work, why we owned the packs we did at the time, and details of several of my own packs. True to form, none of those larger packs are still in our possession. This post will discuss why.…
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Wood stove acalculia
Some numbers to consider: -fully tricked Megalight (linelocs, center guy points each with 12′ of line, stove boot): 29 oz -homemade wood stove (Walmart can): 16 oz -5 foot long, 3 inch diameter stainless stove pipe, with spark screen, end ring, and three cable rings: 15 oz Installing the stove boot is easy. I bought…
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Ruff, ruff
I cannot recall specifically, but it was in one of those first-person life/adventure novels I read in elementary school that I first learned about the power of fur. The heroine of said novel, intended to be a kid just like me, hunted seals and got lost and then found on the tundra among other adventurous…
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Pimp your ‘Mid
As mentioned in my introductory post, some modifications were in order for the Megalight. Yes, you can buy one with these, but it can be more illustrative to roll your own. First up, mid panel reinforced guylines. In the grand scheme, as compared to (for instance) backpack straps, shelter tie-outs don’t receive much force. The…
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Packing for Glacier
A video unpacking, mid-trip, from my hike this past weekend. It did not rain. The only things I forgot were my spoon (whittled a stick) and to charge my camera battery. Full report soon. Ask questions below.
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Building a perfect trekking pole
A follow up to this post: I want to make the perfect pole for primarily one-pole hiking. Priorities (in order) are: durability, stiffness, weight, compactability. Needs to go up to 54 inches or so for use as a shelter pole and for potential use with a yet-to-be-made friend as a skiing pole. Needs to get…
Bedrock & Paradox 
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