Fenix has recently released the RENEGADE: a lightweight and compact headlamp featuring a pretty impressive array of lighting settings. I’m currently producing a full long term review of the RENEGADE, but from my initial impressions, I really like what I’m seeing:

Features of the Fenix HM55R RENEGADE

Lighting Settings (so many!)

Spotlight: turbo/high/medium/low

Floodlight: […]

https://justinsimoni.com/fenix-hm55r-renegade-headlamp-first-look/
For any #ultralight #camping people out there (or regular camping folks) who are considering using #diy or #myog or even commercially available alcohol stoves but are concerned with the flames being invisible; I have just confirmed that 2 grams of common table salt dissolved in 100 mL of HEET makes the flames VERY visible. It does leave some salt deposits around the flames holes in the stove, but they rinse off very easily. Experiments with other alcohols to follow.

Hallo Zusammen,

ich bin neu hier auf dem mountains.social Server, daher auch hier eine kurze Vorstellung:
On-Trail bin ich Hiker7, leichtes Gepäck, weite Wege ist mein Ding. Ich beschäftige mich viel mit Gear und MYOG (Make Your Own Gear), also dem Selbernähen und -bauen von Ausrüstung.

Daneben blogge ich zusammen mit LaMa über das Thema Outdoor, oft aus einem politisch-philosophischen Blickwinkel auf https://www.ferals.eu

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Hello everyone,
I'm new here on the mountains.social server, so here's a quick introduction: On the trail I go by Hiker7 – light pack, long miles is my thing. I spend a lot of time thinking about gear and MYOG (Make Your Own Gear), meaning sewing and building my own equipment.
Alongside that, I blog together with LaMa about outdoor topics, often from a political-philosophical angle, at https://www.ferals.eu

#Introduction #Wandern #Hiking #Ultralight #UltralightHiking #MYOG #LongDistanceHiking #Langstrecke #Gear #Blogging #neuhier

Ferals.eu | Wanderblog über Ultralight, MYOG, Fernwandern, Philosophie

Wir sind Menschen, die das Gehen suchen. Wir entziehen uns den Wegen, um Pfade zu finden. Wanderblog über Ultralight, MYOG, Fernwandern & Off-Trail Abenteuer.

Ferals
One of the things I love about #capitalism is how often the desire to develop or serve a given market (in order to, gasp, make a profit, sin of sins) leads to a product being accessible and useful to another market. Pre-cut fruit, apparently for lazy people, is also apparently a nice option for people with certain #disabilities. The cheap PET plastic bottle? VERY popular with #ultralight #camping enthusiasts. There are examples all around you of this effect, if you look for them..

Having some fun with Pomelli Google's AI photoshoot software.

#ultralight #MYOG #DIY #AI #ultralightbackpacking

The backpack pattern thus far in Seamly2D (https://seamly.io). Piece mode shows the 3 pattern pieces: Back, Bottom & Front. The Variables dialog window shows some of the parameters driving the dimensions of the pieces.

#MYOG #ultralight #ultralightbackpacking #MountainGoatMade #sewing #patterndesign #patternmaking

A 2nd packpack prototype, this time out of Tyvek. The final version will be made out of Ultra 200X which has no stretch and rather stiff. This prototype out of Tyvek shows how the final pack will "feel".

This version is deeper, taller and wider than the 1st version. I refined the bottom shape, which was relatively easy to do thanks to the parametric design in Seamly2D (https://seamly.io).

#MYOG #ultralight #ultralightbackpacking #MountainGoatMade #sewing #patterndesign #patternmaking

First prototype in fabric after drafting a pattern in Seamly2D (https://seamly.io/) based on the initial paper prototype. Made from recycled cotton. This prototype validated the pattern while also identifying several areas of improvement.

#MYOG #ultralight #ultralightbackpacking #MountainGoatMade #sewing #patterndesign #patternmaking

Starting to prototype my first backpack. Made the initial prototype out of paper to get a feel for the shape I have in mind. I find it easier to iterate with paper and tape before continuing the design in software and fabric.

#MYOG #ultralight #ultralightbackpacking #MountainGoatMade #sewing #patterndesign #patternmaking