[pct-l] new resource for home-made equipment (was: REIpast&present)

[jjolson at uwyo.edu (Jeffrey Olson)]

Here's a link to follow...

Jeff...

http://sewing.about.com/library/blfrostline.htm


----- Original Message -----
From: "Diane Ely" <littlemazdatruck@hotmail.com>
To: <blisterfree@isp01.net>; <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] new resource for home-made equipment (was: REI
past&present)


> There used to be a company named "Frostline" which sold instructions for
> making your own backpacks, bike panniers, tents, sleeping bags, jackets,
> etc.  Are they still in business?
>
>
>
> Diane Ely
>
>
> >From: "Brett" <blisterfree@isp01.net>
> >To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> >Subject: [pct-l] new resource for home-made equipment (was: REI past
> >&present)
> >Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 16:35:49 -0400
> >
> >For more and more of us, the ultimate solution to the problems of
> >capitalism-gone-awry at the backcountry outfitters is to dispense with
the
> >outfitters altogether. These chain stores are no different than any
other:
> >the more their greed compels them to compete on a large scale, the more
the
> >cutthroat business climate incites further greed; they fulfill their
> >manifest destiny to overpopulate themselves throughout the country, and
> >suddenly they must be all things to all people (read "very little to
anyone
> >in particular") in order to turn the kind of profit that will cover their
> >massive overhead.
> >
> >We don't need this, at least the many of us who enjoy hiking, camping and
> >such. We don't need to be dependent on the outdoor gear industry in order
> >to
> >enjoy the wilderness safely. Instead, we can skip the end retailer and
> >purchase our materials a bit closer to the source, then make our own
> >equipment at home. And we can do so for less money, while at the same
time
> >producing the items exactly as we want them. Sleeping bags or quilts,
> >outdoor clothing, stoves, tarps. Am I preaching to the choir yet?
> >
> >Many on this list are likely on this path to self-sufficiency already.
For
> >those who would like to learn more, or who are just getting started, one
> >option might be to read a new book I've edited: "The Ray-Way Tarp Book"
by
> >Ray Jardine. This text explains how to easily make a 1 or 2 person
> >"ray-way"
> >tarp, as well as a net-tent that clips to the tarp for use during bug
> >season. All of the materials needed to make these items are now available
> >through www.ray-way.com, and at less cost than one would find at the
online
> >fabric outlets, for instance. And of course for much less than if buying
> >the
> >equivalent commercial items from GoLite.
> >
> >The book also explains, in detail, how to use these items to best
advantage
> >in the wilderness, in various seasons, locales, and types of weather. In
> >essence, it's a greatly expanded version of the tarp-related discussion
in
> >Beyond Backpacking.
> >
> >We don't anticipate that REI will be carrying this cottage-industry book
> >any
> >time soon, so if interested then see the above website or
> >www.rayjardine.com
> >for details.
> >
> >- blisterfree
> >
> >
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