Myog ultralight

This "gear" wasn't designed to be gear. Some of it is really ugly. Some of it is surprisingly cheap. But everything is ultralight. And really handy. Hope there is something in it for you :-) Tiny jars from the pharmacy (2g) Use them for sunscreen, deodorant (if ever you get in contact with civilization), ointments, toothpaste, etc. Label it…

Step by step instructions on how to construct my MYOG tivy model and videos and pictures of it in use.

Hi all, I thought I'd share some photos of a pack I just built. I constructed it based mostly on my Zimmerbuilt ZB-2 Schmidt but reduced the volume a bit,...

Dear hikers, at the request of Jeremy Greene and Thom Darrah, I show you my: MYOG TYVEKBIVY 02 material: Tyvek: 45g/m² (1.3 oz./sq. yd.) Short zipper: 80cm (31in.) 19g (0,6...

Free pattern and tutorial for making your own ultralight hikers wallet.

MYOG Backpack Overview Continuing on advancing my sewing skills to create a perfect balance between hiking day pack and camera gear hauler I officially fini...

Learn how to make a modern version of the traditional Snapsack. This easy to make bag is a good beginning MYOG project.

Learn to Make Your Own Gear (MYOG). DIY sewing patterns for ultralight backpacks, technical apparel, and outdoor adventurers.

MYOG Ultralight Down Sleeping Bag/quilt: These quilts turned out to be about 21 ounces, with 13 ounces of that being down. This resulted in a loft of about 2.5-3", which means they should be toasty down to 20 degrees. The quilt design uses a karo-step baffle. Note that these are "quilts…

Can a needle newbie sew a DIY backpack that promises to save weight and money?

MYOG Goose Down Sleep Socks – Wilderness Quilter

Well, inspired by Chris Zimmer's great packs, and with a lot of his help (especially with regards to creating nice shoulder straps), I built my first pack. Basically, I wanted...

This is part three in a series of posts about my $100 Super-Ultralight Gear List. Part three is all about my shelter, sleeping gear, and how to make your own rain tarp out of window shrink wrap plastic or Tyvek.

Patterns for making your own backpacking gear. DIY and MYOG projects.

This is probably a problem all of us have faced at some time - what to wear when needing to wash our trail clothes (or go for a swim when there are others around). At just 28 grams, Luke Stegner has come up with a solution, his ultralight laundry Shorts at US$ 34.99 (Oct 2017)

Learn to Make Your Own Gear (MYOG). Sewing patterns and tutorials for outdoor adventurers.

Learn to Make Your Own Gear (MYOG). DIY sewing patterns for ultralight backpacks, technical apparel, and outdoor adventurers.

First of all I want to say that I’m not going ultralight by definition. The base pack weight of my coming trip’s gear is 6,6 kg. If you look in the code of law of ultralight backpacking, this means…

Hey guys; long time lurker, first time poster. (Skip to the copious pics for the Reader’s Digest version.) I’ve followed the typical gearstyle genesis, moving from a big Osprey pack,...