I've made a lot of things for myself when there hasn't been anything similar available in the shops.
Bags for camo nets, bags for various small items and a cover for an inflatable sleeping mattress.
At the bottom is a cover for three tent poles that fit perfectly, making it impossible for them to rattle.
You can see some of the bags have the same width and the same distance between the fastening
points.
The colours are prefect for this type of terrain.
The big Sacci backpacks all have metal D attachments for pulling a sledge, but I prefer to have
the sack packed on the sledge, so I've built a harness for pulling the sledge with.
It is very rugged and will probably endure whatever I subject it to.
The white release buckles are for when I fall into the snow and have to get away from the sledge...
The skis I use are old school and the wax used is tar, which I don't want all over my car, so I've built
a bag for them.
It has padding built into the short sides, to protect from sharp ski tips and ski poles. The zipper
has a snow protection and can be opened from both sides.
One of the sleeping systems I use is a Snugpak 'Military Combo' double, with a -30 degrees comfort
rating. If that isn't enough, I can put another DPM Snugpak one I have on the outside!
I'm no longer tough enough, so I always use a pillow when I'm outdoors.
My best tent is a Hilleberg Staika of the old model with whole pole channels, better and thicker fabric
and the better Easton poles. It might be the most wind secure tent on the market.
I have improved it in many different ways. Like the numbers and colours on the pole holders.
Just by looking I know which corner I'm holding and where the doors are.
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It is a mistake to think that products always get better with time. The quality, like many other things,
tend to follow the 'normal distribution curve' over time. As a company grows the management gets
more and more interested in cost cuts, which will eventually affect the quality, or price, in a negative way.
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