Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Group Forum: Do It Yourself Gear :: Rainy day projects completed-buckets and cozy
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Beavers |
Grandma L: "The single layer works - does tend to sort of "sweat" a little but not really leak. I did an outer layer to protect the sil-nylon since it is so thin. If you weren't all the way over in Nebraska, we could get together for a project day. " Thanks Grandma L. A little sweating doesn't bother me. I might have to sew up two of them...one for wash and one for rinse. Two of them look like they'll pack up smaller than my current bucket. I wish I would of discovered sewing a long time ago. It's so cool to be able to make your own custom gear for a fraction of the cost of retail. I always thought sewing was some kind of black magic that only my Mom and Grandma could do. My sewing isn't pretty but so far it's been functional. |
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Beavers |
Grandma L: "Butthead - thanks for the feedback - I have taken your suggestions and am working on a new model. I should have a couple of examples at the wing night. We can chat then. " Grandma L, Did you have any luck with an improved version of your buckets? I've got one of the heavy rubber coated canvas ones that I use for washing dishes. It would be nice to be able to replace it with a lighter DIY one. |
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SaganagaJoe |
quote LindenTree3: "Awesome, you should go online with these products. OT - what do you play? |
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butthead |
Holds as much or more water than the SeaToSummit, no leakage, works very good as a camp stuff container. The handles are not long enough to fit well over picnic table boards. The opening is too small for washing in, and a bit difficult to pour from. Thanks Grandma L, for letting me try them out! butthead |
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Grandma L |
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schweady |
(Closest I've come is the Innate Aqueduct Water Transporter, but I seem to have purchased the last of that model that exists on Earth.) |
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butthead |
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LindenTree |
SaganagaJoe: "quote LindenTree3: "Awesome, you should go online with these products. Wow, an old thread comes to life, sorry I didn't respond a year or three ago. I was in Alaska at the time so might have gotten busy with fires. I know we had one on our district around that time. It went for a couple thousand acres. I play Guitar, Mandolin, Blues Harp and Piano, I also tune pianos. What music do I play, pretty much anything. Blues, country, classic rock, religious and classical. I've also writen a few classiclal pieces for the piano but, they are pretty basic. |
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LindenTree3 |
My wife can sew. She keeps all our gear in tip top shape. We have toted her industrial sewing machine with us through all our travels/moves. I play music, she sews, we both love the outdoors. A perfect marriage, (Mostly) ;-) |
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Grandma L |
I generally use pretty simple waterproof ripstop and poly web straps. Not hard - just time consuming. |
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Beavers |
So a single layer of ripstop works fine instead of the two layers you did on your first buckets? |
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Grandma L |
e light weight bucket has a draw string "lid" and an attached stuff sack. The Sturdy bucket has two layers of water proof fabric and the Nalgene cozy is made of material with water proof outer with laminated inner fleece/foam. |
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Grandma L |
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