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MYOG (Make Your Own Gear)

4/9/2015

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MYOG, to me,  is the more manly way of saying DIY, but I think it is directed at functional items (gear) that are made to be comparable in quality to mass produced items but that are custom to the user's needs and cheaper to make than buy.

This entire idea describes me perfectly.  I'm all about functionality and usually feel I can make my own stuff better than buying it because it's exactly how I want it to be.  

That said,  I want to share a few of the MYOG items I've done lately.
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sleeping bag materials. rip stop nylon, thin fleece and color coordinating thread, and snap buttons
Do you have any cool MYOG or DIY stuff? please do share!
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the tarp tent ground sheet put to use
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a really simple project, but this is a ground sheet I cut to shape from standard tarp material as a floor for my Appy Trails tarp tent.
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for the upcoming summer, with ultralight hiking and bike packing in the future, I decided to make my own summer sleeping bag. $40 of materials and a few hours of work. that's it rolled up by my sleeping pad. now I have to get a smaller sleeping pad!
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framebag complete. maiden voyage to the park at the lake. worked perfectly!
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bike framebag in progress. took 12 hours.
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