I had a weird year. There’s no getting around that. But I also didn’t do as much as I probably should have in the way of creating and developing my product design skills. This one probably won’t have many (if any) pictures or product insights, but I’m hoping to write my way to a conclusionContinue reading “CHWOT and Revision”
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The Year of the Half-Framie
The second half of 2023 has been a time in which I’ve accomplished little in the design/build realm, relative to my general hopes for myself and the quantity of projects I want to produce. A longer meditation on that will follow this post, and I won’t blame anybody for skipping that. But in this post,Continue reading “The Year of the Half-Framie”
slap your eyeballs on a new 500D Cordura variant
In constructing and ordering supplies for my latest pack, I stumbled across a fabric I hadn’t seen before. It’s not groundbreaking, but I thought it warranted a spotlight nonetheless. After buying and handling samples, it looks good and feels easy to work with, and should be plenty burly for everything outside of the most demandingContinue reading “slap your eyeballs on a new 500D Cordura variant”
this pack’s better
And it packs better. I’ve been “reading” through Dave Chenault’s blog recently. Actually, I discovered how to get google to read me articles and have been audiobooking my way through his back catalog over the past month or so. I’m still only to about 2011 and have many many posts to go, but most ofContinue reading “this pack’s better”
shirt happened
It had been a couple years since I started sewing, and I hadn’t tackled any clothing projects. Last summer, I intended to make a button–down, relaxed–fit bike jersey, but the pattern intimidated me a bit and I couldn’t find a material I really wanted to work with. A year or so ago, I also beganContinue reading “shirt happened”
Cross-body update: one for a friend
Highlight photo is a shot of Matt and I in the headwaters of Little Elk Lake Creek in the Marble Mountains. (photo by our friend Julia) Are you sensing a theme? There are a few things that help me get projects done. Either I need it for an upcoming adventure, or I’ve promised a friendContinue reading “Cross-body update: one for a friend”
Krysta’s bar bag
aka a stretch and some new skills A friend recently posted that she had started making themed bracelets as an outlet for creative energy. I’d recently been in a bit of a creative slump (read: unmotivated), so I messaged her to ask if she’d like to do a swap. Bar bag for bracelet. She saidContinue reading “Krysta’s bar bag”
An APEX quilt
As much as I hate to admit it, a lot of my projects live in a barely started or half-finished state until they are desperately needed for a trip. My shoulder season Apex quilt was no different. I’d love to save weight and use down in my insulation pieces, but for as long as IContinue reading “An APEX quilt”
The Backpack? Not quite
It started as it always does: with an idea. I wanted to lighten my pack for the 2022 iteration of the Bob Marshall Wilderness open. I didn’t want to spend $400+ on a very nice backpack from any number of excellent small, cottage pack-makers. I did want it to be lighter and smaller than myContinue reading “The Backpack? Not quite”
A bar bag for Korbi
A good friend of mine has the coolest full name I’ve ever come across. I won’t type it all out here, because I’m not sure that he wants his info all over the internet, but I feel like “Korbi” is a good teaser. And it’s what he goes by anyway. Some exposition: Korbi was theContinue reading “A bar bag for Korbi”
Elliot DH 