Does anyone else make their own gear?

NixKustoms

NixKustoms

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So I've been on a kick lately, and today I make a light weight ripstop nylon tarp. Other things I've made are a fleece sleeping bag, and a Alice pack frame.

What have you guys made?


Here are pix of my sleeping bag and my frame.
Those are SS and I got 'em for $1.50 each at a local store.
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My frame. Made with only a pic from Google so I could have an idea what I was going to make.
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I made this wood stove and heat exchanger out of stainless to keep me warm.

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I made these snow pegs for my shelters.

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Without them I have to do this sometimes and that sucks.


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My homemade Pepsi can stove/wind screen. Kinda common place but I like it.

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I made some hobo stoves as well and other stuff .
 
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so far only firesteel handles out of rifle shells. i have a .50bmg shell that i'll put a 1/2" misch metal rod in to pair up with my bk-2 :D

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JV3 said:
so far only firesteel handles out of rifle shells. i have a .50bmg shell that i'll put a 1/2" misch metal rod in to pair up with my bk-2 :D

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Thats a pretty neat idea, I am gonna have to try that. :thumbup:
 
I took a video from a campout in early February with a buddy.

CLICK ON PHOTO TO VIEW THE VIDEO. THIS IS BEST DONE IN A SEPAREAT WINDOW.


Testing the heat exchanger outside my tent. It re burns hot gasses and unless it’s -10F or lower will run me out of my tent so it had to be dampened down.

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Just cooking some rice.

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I made these camp lanterns out of containers and flashlights.

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Tyvek makes for a great DIY multipurpose ground cloth/tarp.

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The feared and often misunderstood mega hobo stove.

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Homemade fan for a Trailstove. Also made a pot support for it.


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Arizona can alcohol burner aka the Jumbo.

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JV3 said:
so far only firesteel handles out of rifle shells. i have a .50bmg shell that i'll put a 1/2" misch metal rod in to pair up with my bk-2 :D
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What did you use to glue the fire steel into the shell? JB weld etc? I like it! :)
 
I've made a few of my own bits

takedown grill for cooking fish while backpacking

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diy trowel out of pvc pipe (pic'd here as a stake when I inadvertently left one out of the stake sack)

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homemade windscreen/wood stove w/ the addition of two tent stakes

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my most recent foray- a ti heat exchanger to quicken melting of snow

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not homemade :) purchased from fourdogstoves, not on his website, but pretty sure he still sells them (also for a variety of other pots)
 
yup. When i was a kid, you either made it yourself or went without. many things i could buy, i would not be satisfied with unless i made it.

i make my own :
knives, sheaths, holsters, ammo, anything needing welding, ect. making it myself is usually my first option, as i am cash poor right now. I am finishing a gas forge that will cost me around $300, but that would cost me at least $1200, IF you could find it commercially made.
 
I CNC cut these pot holders from 6061 Aluminum. I was a sponsor a 20 kid hiking trip with my Church's Youth Group last year and we needed a method to support stock pots:

Clean:
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Dirty:
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I make my own sandals... My video also includes a flip flop modification to turn it into a secure sandal...

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