Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 22:49:14 -0700
Reply-To: Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: [NVC] long skinny nylon stuff sacks?
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Thanks, Joe. Technically, this would not be my first project, having put
together several Frostline down jackets and vest kits in the 70's, but
it's been a darn long time since I've hemmed anything.
--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR
Joe Federici typed:
> Mike-
>
> I make most of my own outdoor gear it's another hobby of mine and making
> the bag is a great first project. I would take a look at the
> www.thru-hiker.com website. Look under work shop and he's got some easy
> to follow directions on how to make stuff sacks. He also sells fabric
> and is happy to answer any questions.
>
> JFF
>
>
> On Jul 3, 2007, at 5:22 PM, Mike Rocket J Squirrel Elliott wrote:
>
> Okay, Mike S -- you have shamed me into getting a sewing machine. Been
> wanting to make our own curtains for the Westy anyway. Both the
> originals and the new Sunbrella set we got from GoWesty are a fairly
> dark material. Mrs Squirrel always thought the inside could use some
> brightening up. A cheerful butter yellow or maybe white with happy red
> flowers or something like that.*
>
> * "We're all a little gay." -- Jimbo. South Park Episode #9, Season 3:
> Two Guys Naked in a Hot Tub.
>
> --
>
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
>
> On 7/3/2007 1:31 PM Mike S wrote:
>
>> A trip to the fabric store, and 15 minutes on a sewing machine will get
>> you a custom sized one. Quicker than that with experience.
>>
>> At 03:07 PM 7/3/2007, Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott wrote...
>>> I have a collection of miscellaneous tent poles, lantern stands, hiking
>>> staffs, light stands, tripods and other long skinny things that I take
>>> camping.* For e-z packing, I'd like to slip them all into a nylon stuff
>>> sack -- maybe 6'' diameter, 40'' long. Such sacks usually come with
>>> cheap family-sized WalMart tents, but that seems a wasteful way to go
>>> about getting one. Anyone know of a source for oddly-sized stuff sacks
>>> and duffles?
>>>
>>> * A fellow never knows when he'll be called upon to erect a canopy or
>>> something.
>>> --
>>>
>>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>>> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
>>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>>> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
>>> KG6RCR
>>
>>
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