Hardcore DYI

[Phoenixdadeadhead]

Are there any sites that others know of that have hardcore homemade gear guys? I know the Hammock forum is great for Homemade hammocks, but I have a lot of other DYI gear that I need ideas for.

[Two Tents]

Hey! Try practicalbackpacking.com. Good luck! ---Two Tents.

[Skidsteer]

bplite.com for stoves.

[mr. dribbles]

Anders Jonsson (http://www.andersj.se/)-- a bit of an over-achiever, but awesome results. I believe he also posts on hammockforums.net. Click on the language icon on the bottom of his homepage.

Happy Trails.

[Phoenixdadeadhead]

Got to love the over achievers, the guys who will try 500 different mods on a piece that works fine, fail miserably 499 times, but that 1 time they will make that small change that greatly improves piece, and makes us all say "I should have thought of that".

[Phoenixdadeadhead]

Anders Jonsson (http://www.andersj.se/)-- a bit of an over-achiever, but awesome results. I believe he also posts on hammockforums.net. Click on the language icon on the bottom of his homepage.

Happy Trails.
Does he have an English page?

[mr. dribbles]

Yes- try this link (http://translate.google.se/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.andersj.se&sl=sv&tl=en&hl=sv&ie=UTF-8). It's under the British icon at the bottom of his home page. Also try seaching google or youtube videos- pros like Skidsteer, Shugs, and others come up. You may have to sort through a lot of junk to get to the pearls, though. I often use Google Images, too, for things like Reflectix, etc.

My next project is the Caldera Cone (http://hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=7145)- don't really need it, but I'll be giving a seminar on DIY gear at an expo next month.

[Phoenixdadeadhead]

That link worked maybe if I were smarter I would have noticed the flags lol.
I have been debating myself over whether or not to build a cone. They seem like a really good idea, but I would think they would take up space I am not ready to give up, then I thought about just making a cylinder, but I thought lighting my stove would prove to be difficult, so I have decided on a personal design. B4 I start the frame of it I want to figure out if I should use silver solder for the frame or JB weld. I am afraid my new stove may get hot enough to melt the solder, but as much as I like JB, I worry about it holding up. I also haven't decided what I should build the frame from, my first thought was coat hangers, but I worry they may be too week (I plan to have 4 vertical posts welded to a circle top and bottom and 3 posts at about 15 degrees from bottom to a small shelf for the stove). If hangers are too weak, I have thought about welding rods as well, but then the weight of the frame begins to concern me. So then I thought about a tebular frame from aluminum.
I guess you can see why I would like an over achiever lol, they save me all the guess work.

[Phoenixdadeadhead]

My next project is the Caldera Cone (http://hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=7145)- don't really need it, but I'll be giving a seminar on DIY gear at an expo next month.
Nice link, I stole 2 or 3 ideas from those videos.