DIY and Homemade Gear
This is a video of a design that I have been using for some time now. I hope this helps you in making your own.
Materials:
Stove insulation/fiberglass rope
JB Weld (Not the Quick Weld)
Budweiser Stadium Bottle (Looks glass but is heavy aluminum)
Denatured Alcohol - Can be purchased at a local hardware store but is more easily found at gas stations as dry gas. Look for the yellow bottles of HEET. They don’t work very well on your car but do wonders in powering your stove.
Ultra-light Alcohol Camping Stove
This is a video of a super one man tent that I discovered by reading, “Walking With Spring” by the first AT thru-hiker, Earl Shaffer. To begin you need to start with correct materials.
This poncho is perfect and costs just under $10. You can also get one at Cabelas but for quite a bit more money. If you want to use rope and stakes to set up your tent, than you are done, but I would suggest using the poles. The Nanolight tent poles can be found at QUEST OUTFITTERS. You will need six blank sections of poles all WITH the inserts. You also need four yards of Shockcord, and four electrical wing-nut connecters. In total, this tent weighs 1.3 lbs. without the ground cloth.
Ultra-light Tarp Tent
This vid is of two great pieces of gear that are indispensable but could also cost you a great deal of money if you go out and buy them.
Ultra-light Insulators
This is a video of the Super Cat Stove. It is easy to make and is both light and efficient.
Ultra-light Stove
