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Grayfox's instructions are spot on. The hardest part is trying to sew those LONG seams while struggling with the slippery fabric.

With silnylon, sometimes masking tape works better than pins when...

If your are into DIY, try this: http://mysite.ncnetwork.net/resp320s/ParchoSeworBuyInfo.pdf

It works well for me.

Check the hipbelt first. locate it on your hips, then move the frame up or down on the hipbelt fasteners so the curve of the frame matches the curve of your back.

As for the distance between...

Yes, I switched to a homemade hammock/tarp about 4 years ago. Just finally got to the point where I couldn't sleep comfortably on the ground.

I use the same external frame that I have had for 34 years (Damn, I'm getting old :eek:). I have tried internals, but have not found them as comfortable as my old frame. For me, an external carries...

Old mid-70's no-name frame with a homemade sil-nylon bag. hip belt and shoulder straps are also homemade as it is darn near impossible to find factory replacements.

Originally posted by MoyToy:
Same here. Every few years I sew a new hip belt and straps. It is currently wearing a bag made of silnylon--total weight is just under 3 pounds. As long as the...

Maybe this will help:
http://www.fs.fed.us/outernet/r8/gwj/gp/pdf_files/pedlar-district-trails.pdf

The Frios pouches work very well. I am an insulin dependent diabetic, and use one to keep my insulin cool on summer hikes.

3 or 4 years ago I was dong a day hike on Three Ridges in VA. I saw an older gentleman heading nobo with a large (plastic, I suspect) garden gnome perched on top of his pack.

I was taking a...

A Red Wolf, perhaps? They have been reintroduced in North Carolina. It's possible they have migrated north.

I use the 30 + year old external frame I had when I was a Boy Scout. It still fits my torso perfectly--I haven't grown much over the years, except sideways :D

I have made a couple of sets of...

That would be cool. It's sad to run across a rotted chestnut stump that thrown off 3 or 4 saplings that have all died back to the root because of the blight.

Not "old", Mudcap.....

Just well seasoned! :D

"Do not pay too much for the whistle." Benjamin Franklin

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Whistle

Plodderman; it's a homemade cinched end hammock--sort of like the type Crazy Creek sells. I finally got to the point where I just couldn't get a good nights rest sleeping on the ground even with a...

Only two Old School items left. My external pack frame is 30+ years old; the pack bag, shoulder straps and hip belt have been replaced several times; but I love that frame and won't give it up as ...

I bring a light plastic groundcloth for somewhere to stand and put gear on if the ground it wet. I have never had any problems with rain blowing in under my tarp. The biggest problem I have had in...

If a First Need filter messes up, there is no way to clean or repair it in the field. My preference is the Katadyn Mini (8 oz.). Some folks dump on it for being a slow filter, but I'm in no rush...

I tie my poncho under the bottom of my hammock.

I am a type 1 diabetic, and have been hiking for many years. Bfitz has covered most of the basics. I have found I need to reduce my fast-acting insulin pretty dramatically after a day on the trail....

Do you like a poncho versus a rain jacket is the same question as do you like a Ford versus a Chevy.

You can debate pros and cons till you turn blue. It all depends on what YOU prefer.

That...

Hammocks overrated? :-? I wonder if you have tried one yet?

My vote for overrated equipment is anything made out of titanium.

I'd say 80% of my gear is either homemade, from the thrift store, or from the local stuffmart. You're nuts if you pay full retail price!

For three ounces you will have a garment that will extend the range of your clothing system in ways you won't appreciate unless you try one. I bring mine on EVERY trip I take--winter, summer,...