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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Group Forum: Do It Yourself Gear Any new DYI ideas for holiday gifts ? |
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11/14/2013 12:24PM
I sew lots of things and am looking for new ideas for holiday gifts.
Aside from the usual stuff sacks, roll and click bags, fleece pants, fire starters, barrel organizers and stake bags - Got any projects in the works?
If you can invent, I can sew. - So, what's up?
Aside from the usual stuff sacks, roll and click bags, fleece pants, fire starters, barrel organizers and stake bags - Got any projects in the works?
If you can invent, I can sew. - So, what's up?
11/14/2013 05:07PM
Off the top of my head...
Map cases
Pack liners
Insulated booties
Water bottle covers. I made mine from heavy canvas. They have a shock cord loop that holds them on the bottle and a side release buckle that clips to the receiving point mounted in the canoe.
Map cases
Pack liners
Insulated booties
Water bottle covers. I made mine from heavy canvas. They have a shock cord loop that holds them on the bottle and a side release buckle that clips to the receiving point mounted in the canoe.
“The more you know, the less you carry” Mors Kochanski
11/19/2013 11:05PM
I've started using a Polartec High Loft Blanket instead of a summer sleeping bag, because to me it's much more comfortable than a sleeping bag, yet packs down reasonably well, weighs nearly nothing. I've thought about sewing a snap-on outside super-light nylon cover for one side of the blanket only, because I think I'd get a much better r-value that way without adding much weight (nylon cover would make a dead air space on the outside of the high-loft blanket).
Or, you could just sew a Down, Climashield, or Primaloft quilt - or pot cozy out of those materials for something more modest.
Or, you could just sew a Down, Climashield, or Primaloft quilt - or pot cozy out of those materials for something more modest.
11/23/2013 04:14PM
How about sleeping pad covers. Polyester sheet on one side for summer time use and merino wool or polar fleece on other side for cold weather camping. Also fleece balaclavas or stocking hats. Storage bags for reflector ovens. Canoe paddle bags. Thwart bags.
"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday.” ~A.A. Milne
11/25/2013 12:32PM
quote OldFingers57: "Here is a website with a bunch of ideas, although it's not in English. http://andersj.se/index_gammal.html"
Great ideas! Now if I could only read what they are saying! But the pictures are good! I am going to make the bottle holder that goes on a pack strap for stocking stuffers. bottle holder on pack strap
11/26/2013 12:59AM
quote Grandma L: "quote OldFingers57: "Here is a website with a bunch of ideas, although it's not in English. http://andersj.se/index_gammal.html"
Great ideas! Now if I could only read what they are saying! But the pictures are good! I am going to make the bottle holder that goes on a pack strap for stocking stuffers. bottle holder on pack strap "
Ha! That is because it is in Swedish. Let me know if you need a translator;-)
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