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Silver Needle said:
Nice packs.

Great set up for your dog. Could that doggy pack hold all her food for the trip?
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I havent tried yet but, I think so. It is 16 liters. I had 2 600ml water bottles in each side on our last hike and there is tons more room. Its just a matter of slowly getting her used to the weight. It has a reinforced leash attachment on the top too which works really well. It prevents the leash from ever getting tangled on her paws.
 
Tachead7075 said:
I havent tried yet but, I think so. It is 16 liters. I had 2 600ml water bottles in each side on our last hike and there is tons more room. Its just a matter of slowly getting her used to the weight. It has a reinforced leash attachment on the top too which works really well. It prevents the leash from ever getting tangled on her paws.
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Sounds awesome :thumbup:
 
Tachead7075 said:
Bahaha:D. Here is one solution I recently picked up...

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Now my dog can carry some of her own gear:). Its the Approach by Ruffwear and is 16 liters. I have been getting her used to the weight by slowly increasing it with water bottles.
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Or you could just strap a couple of these army ammo crates to your pet!😵 (::facepalm😕)

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Ronin_Jedi said:
Or you could just strap a couple of these army ammo crates to your pet!😵 (::facepalm😕)

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Lol, that may be a bit uncomfortable for her:)

Nice wood collection you have there. Do you make your own scales?
 
Tachead7075 said:
Lol, that may be a bit uncomfortable for her:)

Nice wood collection you have there. Do you make your own scales?
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Picture: I cheated on that, stealing it from gun forum I just finished reading after saw doggie and pack. (Need get my dog one of those.) Those crates are actual ammo crates. Guy bought them, filled with ammo, at a gun show.

Scales: Not out of wood, though I do want to do more wood working of all sorts. I did make a set of denim micarta scale for a folder a while back. Not sure if I did it "right" as I think I rushed it a bit. Was very surprised at how light weight it turned out.

As knife was cheap and broke, never used the scales ass they were already shaped. But do want to try again as I get more into knife making. (Only two "trial runs" at the moment. Need make a forge)

Want to try wood stabilization and make scales out of those as well. But that's a future project requiring research and equipment.

Best to ya.

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Ronin_Jedi said:
Picture: I cheated on that, stealing it from gun forum I just finished reading after saw doggie and pack. (Need get my dog one of those.) Those crates are actual ammo crates. Guy bought them, filled with ammo, at a gun show.

Scales: Not out of wood, though I do want to do more wood working of all sorts. I did make a set of denim micarta scale for a folder a while back. Not sure if I did it "right" as I think I rushed it a bit. Was very surprised at how light weight it turned out.

As knife was cheap and broke, never used the scales ass they were already shaped. But do want to try again as I get more into knife making. (Only two "trial runs" at the moment. Need make a forge)

Want to try wood stabilization and make scales out of those as well. But that's a future project requiring research and equipment.

Best to ya.

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I see, nice:). I am very impressed with this pack so far. Yep, their Mil surp. I have bought similar ammo.

Cool, sounds like a fun project.

That's too bad. Go for it:thumbup:

Wood stabilization is cool. You need a vacuum chamber to do it properly. I have been gearing up to try it.

You as well:thumbup:
 
Tachead7075 said:
I see, nice:). Wood stabilization is cool. You need a vacuum chamber to do it properly. I have been gearing up to try it.
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Yep. Might go back to my old univ and see if I can claim the vacuum pump off the old electron microscope I used way back when! LOL

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Ronin_Jedi said:
Actually, was thinking old vacuum cleaner.

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I dont know if you would achieve enough vacuum. I doubt it. You need a vacuum gauge on your chamber to let you know how much vacuum you are achieving. It should boil water at room temperature very easily if you have close to enough vacuum. Ideally you want above 29 Hg. Make sure the chamber you use is very strong. You need proper vacuum lines as well so they dont collapse. There are a lot of forces involved and it can be quite dangerous so make sure you are careful and wear safety glasses. I recommend a Robinair VacuMaster if you go for a pump. They can be found for decent prices on Amazon. I am going to try Turntex Woodworks Cactus Juice first for resin when I give it a go. There is a lot of info on forums about stabilizing if you look around:thumbup:
 
Tachead7075 said:
I dont know if you would achieve enough vacuum. I doubt it. You need a vacuum gauge on your chamber to let you know how much vacuum you are achieving. It should boil water at room temperature very easily if you have close to enough vacuum. Ideally you want above 29 Hg. Make sure the chamber you use is very strong. You need proper vacuum lines as well so they dont collapse. There are a lot of forces involved and it can be quite dangerous so make sure you are careful and wear safety glasses. I recommend a Robinair VacuMaster if you go for a pump. They can be found for decent prices on Amazon. I am going to try Turntex Woodworks Cactus Juice first for resin when I give it a go. There is a lot of info on forums about stabilizing if you look around:thumbup:
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Thanks for feedback. You may be right on vacuum, given the pressure.

Will look into pumps and resin. Only type of resin I read about, forget name, is a water-based, oven cured resin. Givens more flexibility as no need to rush as much.

Thanks again, best to ya!

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Ronin_Jedi said:
Thanks for feedback. You may be right on vacuum, given the pressure.

Will look into pumps and resin. Only type of resin I read about, forget name, is a water-based, oven cured resin. Givens more flexibility as no need to rush as much.

Thanks again, best to ya!

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No problem.

Let me know what kind of resin it is if you remember, thanks.

Best to you as well:thumbup:
 
Tachead7075 said:
No problem.

Let me know what kind of resin it is if you remember, thanks.

Best to you as well:thumbup:
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Couldn't find forum page where I read it but remembered I did a search online afterwards. Ran it again and here's two:

http://www.packardwoodworks.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=woodprep-stabsys

http://rrpwhite.com/wood-stabilizing/

And I'd image that since they're temperature cured, you might be able to use a lower pressure vacuum, it'll just take a bit longer for the resin to fully penetrate. Where's Igor? Sounds like experimentation time!

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Ronin_Jedi said:
Couldn't find forum page where I read it but remembered I did a search online afterwards. Ran it again and here's two:

http://www.packardwoodworks.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=woodprep-stabsys

http://rrpwhite.com/wood-stabilizing/

And I'd image that since they're temperature cured, you might be able to use a lower pressure vacuum, it'll just take a bit longer for the resin to fully penetrate. Where's Igor? Sounds like experimentation time!

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Thanks:thumbup:
 
Best thing since bells for night fishing.

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I ordered a UCO headlamp from Badger Claw but this Petzl has been amazing. Reeks of old stinky sweat and a couple dozen sprays of picardin but it's the easiest thing to use when you're fumbling for a net.

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Headlamps are absolutely a must for nightfishing or any hunting where you are out before or after the sun is cooperating. I generally use princeton tec. I prefer the models that have a red light option to protect your night adjusted eyesight
 
+2 headlamps are a must for all of the above and camping and backpacking too. They are also great around the homestead for everything from working on cars to shovelling/snowblowing. I used to use a Petzl similar to gorgimus's but got a couple of 18650 powered Zebralight high CRI models this winter(H600Fd/c MKIII) and am super impressed. I highly recommend Zebralight for anyone who hasnt tried one, especially the hi CRI neutral white models. They make some nice flashlights too.

Here are my ZL's with a spare battery in nice case I found.

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