Just Jeff's Hiking Page"Going to the woods is going home, for I suppose
we came from the woods originally."- John Muir |
My Homemade Gear Projects
- All-in-One, which serves as a 3.5 oz pack cover, gear hammock, hanging food bag, waterbag, tarp, groundcloth, sleeping bag foot cover, cover for the end of a hammock to protect from the spray that comes under the tarp, etc. It's so versatile that I think it's definitely earned a place in my pack.
- Hammocks
- WarmHammock Version 2 has 0.8" PrimaLoft insulation and better darts than the first version.
- WarmHammock Version 1 has 2.6" of integrated Primaloft insulation.
- Two Layer Hammock holds a foam pad between the layers.
- Jeep Hammock. I hung my hammock inside my Wrangler. There's enough room to sleep, but not much more.
- The Cinched Hammock copies the Crazy Creek's support channel. Doesn't work so well with stretchy 1.1 oz material.
- Kids Hammock, which can double as a gear hammock when I camp alone.
Hammock Accessories
- Half Underquilt cuts weight by using a torso pad for the foot insulation, like the DownHammock, but is adjustable for temps and I can use it on different hammocks.
- Blackbishop Sack is really just a stuffsack with a hole in the bottom...it's used about like snakeskins. Pretty convenient.
- Zippered SPE Mod puts a zipper on the SPE to put any bag on a pad sleeve like a Big Agnes, but also has SPE wings for use in a hammock.
- Kids Underquilt and Top Quilt, which can double as additional insulation for my JRB Nest.
- PeaPod Hood. Keeps the PeaPod's Velcro from scratching my neck and face, keeps the warm air in when I move around (no bellows action), and prevents my breath from condensing inside the PeaPod.
- HammockSock windblocker, provides 10+°F of warmth and a bit of protection from drifting fog and drizzle. (Versions 1 and 2)
- The TravelPod is a more user-friendly version of the Hammock Socks.
- Slingshot Tarp Tensioner to prevent Sagging Tarp Syndrome.
- Hammock Supports:
- Hammock Tubes (aka HH Snakeskins or JRB Python Skins...some mesh, some silnylon, some untreated nylon.)
Other Gear
- Backpack...basically a copy of the GoLite Breeze. Weighs 6 oz and uses a removable sit pad as the frame.
- My Super Ultralight Spoon weighs about ONE GRAM...doesn't even register on my digital scale!
- Alcohol Stove kitchen set that weighs 2 oz including stove, Foster's pot, pot stand, ground cover, wind screen and lid. I just need fuel, fuel bottle and cozy for freezer bag cooking.
- Nesquik Windscreen functions as a windscreen, ground cover and very stable pot stand.
- Fuel Bottles for denatured alcohol weigh about 3/4 oz for a capacity of 12 fl oz or 4 fl oz.
- Hand Loops from HH Tree Huggers give me a convenient way to hold my hands up while hiking so they don't swell.
- Jardine-style Headnet that I can use while hiking or laying in my hammock.
- The Half-Bag / Insulated Pants are a prototype I made to see if insulated pants would be convertible to a half-bag or elephant's foot for sleeping.
- Water Bag, 1+ gallon capacity, less than 0.5 oz.
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