I've been toying with the idea of building a duplex style frame. I figure my current pack has about a year left on it, and with my sewing abilities I figure I better round up supplies and get an early start.
Reading Tartan and 5shot's posts from their builds couple years ago has given me some great ideas, and really helped with the thought process.
Just a couple questions:
For the aluminum stays 5shot posted a link to a supplier on ebay that sells pre-bent stays 7075 aluminum stays for the Marine ILBE, has anyone used these or have you bent your own?
Next on the HDPE sheet, can you heat it up with a heat gun to shape it? Or does it require another method. I have made things out of PVC heating them up and forming them, but I've never tried HDPE.
Another question on the HDPE sheet, is 1/16" HDPE is rigid enough or would you use 1/8" like the previous version of the duplex? I realize there would be a weight penalty, just curious if there would be any benefit to using a thicker plastic.
Appreciate all the good ideas on this forum, there's a lot of first class craftsmen on here
Reading Tartan and 5shot's posts from their builds couple years ago has given me some great ideas, and really helped with the thought process.
Just a couple questions:
For the aluminum stays 5shot posted a link to a supplier on ebay that sells pre-bent stays 7075 aluminum stays for the Marine ILBE, has anyone used these or have you bent your own?
Next on the HDPE sheet, can you heat it up with a heat gun to shape it? Or does it require another method. I have made things out of PVC heating them up and forming them, but I've never tried HDPE.
Another question on the HDPE sheet, is 1/16" HDPE is rigid enough or would you use 1/8" like the previous version of the duplex? I realize there would be a weight penalty, just curious if there would be any benefit to using a thicker plastic.
Appreciate all the good ideas on this forum, there's a lot of first class craftsmen on here