What percentage of your gear is homemade?

[hungryhowie]

several hammocks, down quilts, tarps (for hammocks and/or ground use), a couple of packs, pack covers/liners, stuff sacs, etc. I've always got items on the drawing board...but currently have no sewing machine. It's only a matter of time.

-Howie

[Chef2000]

none, nine,

[Tha Wookie]

One of these days Wookie's gonna make himself a hammock...

NO! I'll never join the dark side!

NOooooooo!!!]

Well.... ok.

[jasonklass]

By styles:

Rayway (made by me):

2-person Quilt
pack
headnet
stuff sacks
knife handle/sheath
bow drill
water filter bag
seep collector
umbrella cover
soon: tarp and bugnet, need to sew

Island Mama (made by her):

Cozy hat
Cozy socks
Cozy mitts
110 camera lens case
soon: making me a journal from scratch & elkskin journal case

Wookie (my design & I made them):
stove
other bow drill style that I carry
discoidal blade
cane tube
filter belt case (adapted from cd case)
debris hut (don't carry)


Other things:
REI shirt
REI pants
Marmot rainjacket (about toast by now)
housewrap groundsheet
evazote foam pad
patagonia capaline top (from 1981)
Ray-stlye tarp and bugnet that I currently carry
journal
pen
film camera
film
tripod
camera case
pot
spoon
fork
toothbrush
ankle wrap

That's all I think of.... about 60/40 homemade?

WOW! Ladies and gentlemen...step aside...we are in the presence of greatness! That's a pretty impressive homemade gear list. If I could ever discipline myself enough to sit down and learn all the controls on the sewing machine I'd aspire to something like that! Well done.

[mweinstone]

carved from a carrot with a pebble for a screen.i make one after each store that sells carrots.the big gigantic organic ones can last a month. matthewski bobes.