Recent content by jtrent90

go with pro-fabrics/point north. Solid company, deal with them all the time - proper materials too. I live locally to fabric land and the quality is very much hit and miss, also the fabric linked isn't ripstop/pu coated ripstop

Very well done, try a ridgeline/catenary cut tarp next, it's as simple as learning a flat felled seam!

point north (pro-fabrics) do a fabric called silicone elastomer nylon which is fairly well proofed, as far as packability, its about halfway between your standard ripstop pu nylon and silnylon.

A bar tacker? No, it's next on the list. I have a straight stitch and a cylinder arm (dedicated binder) Bar tackers are fantastic, they make doing molle and other webbing assemblies much easier, but you can get just as strong a stitch using the bartack function on a straight stitch (just...

I make bags for the cycling community and other outdoor people, It's modern military style stuff (1000d Nylon/Cordura), inspired by old school hiking kit. I'm continuing to expand into more bush/outdoorsey stuff - especially as the durability of the kit is a huge bonus within this hobby...

Thanks chaps, I'll most likely get a trader/maker account on here, upon which time I can show you what sort of thing my workshop is kitted out to produce!

Hi there, I've been lurking this forum for a while, decided to become a member. I'm 22 years old, been into outdoor stuff forever. Avid road cyclist and self employed bag-maker within the outdoor sector. Every great past time needs a great forum, and the bushcraft community is clearly well...