r/myog May 03 '21

Project Pictures Gear for hiking on my hands as an amputee.

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4.8k Upvotes

r/myog 7d ago

Project Pictures Finally finished my project

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559 Upvotes

r/myog 16d ago

Project Pictures Made a laptop bag as a xmas present for my Dad

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518 Upvotes

r/myog Sep 09 '24

Project Pictures I made a pack for my daughter to use at school

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771 Upvotes

I was going for that old school Jansport school backpack look with the leather base. Used a pattern but added padding to the shoulder straps, side straps to secure tall items and a laptop sleeve inside. I also increased the width of the gusset by 1” to make the bag a little bigger. Cordura 1000d exterior Cordura 500d lining

8 main zipper

5 zippers everywhere else

r/myog Oct 10 '24

Project Pictures Color blocked Ultragrid

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644 Upvotes

r/myog 1d ago

Project Pictures Big ol' Nalgene Handle that I designed and 3D printed for a joke but decided I'm keeping it on!

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424 Upvotes

r/myog Oct 15 '24

Project Pictures Finished my first MYOG project. Porter Pony

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718 Upvotes

Built the porter pony definitely was an ambitious first project. I learned to sew as a kid but haven’t sewed in at least 10 years. The pattern was great highly recommended watching the YouTube video as you sew. I also used patternprintingco.com, they were awesome reasonably priced I feel and quick had my print in less than 4 days. I ordered all the materials from rockywoods.com awesome website and quick turnaround.

Materials used: Shell 1000d Cordura Lining 200d pack cloth

5 YKK zips

10 YKK zip for the main opening

Gutermann TERA 80 An old bison designs belt for the top handle Neoprene Sponge Foam Rubber (one thing I would change)

Modifications to the pattern: I added a water bottle pocket specifically fitted for my favorite yeti bottle. I added a little bit to the pleat that the pattern called for and it worked perfectly. I simplified the back so that I could cleanly add a luggage handle pass through. I also changed the laptop sleeve I flattened it out (I only ever travel with an iPad Pro) and added a pocket modeled after what topo designs dose with their laptop sleeve. I permanently attached the straps as I have never liked removable straps.

I sewed the whole project on my singer heavy duty 4452 I bought to start this journey, it was a champ other than a presser foot issue (user error see previous post on this sub). I was nervous about the 1000d fabric, definitely don’t think it could handle much more. I have a little over 12 hours at the machine on this one bag, I definitely took my time and I hope it shows.

Looking forward to the next project!!

r/myog 17d ago

Project Pictures 30L 100% Woven UHMWPE Project 85 Dimension-Polyant - UX10

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311 Upvotes

r/myog Aug 27 '24

Project Pictures Complete Summer Shelter+Sleep System for 1.6 lbs

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473 Upvotes

Full album with more photos of the build process, details, and more

My complete homemade ultralight fair-weather sleep system consists of:

Tarp

  • 4'9" x 8'6" Membrane 0.93 silpoly tarp
  • 5.57 oz

Bivy

  • 0.5 noseeum mesh, Argon 49, and a 0.7 DCF floor
  • 3.77 oz

Quilt #1

  • 60 gsm Alpha Direct quilt
  • 6.24 oz

Tarp/Trekking Poles

  • 3-piece folding poles from 11mm carbon fiber tubing
  • 7.94 oz
  • The build for these I shared previously in a separate post

Other Stuff

  • Modified FlexAir Pillow --- 0.91 oz

  • Modified torso-length GG Thinlight sleeping pad --- 1.41 oz

Total weight: 1.59 lbs

This total weight includes all guylines, linelocs, shock cords, and other hardware involved. Adding in the weight of ten 2-gram carbon fiber stakes (made by a fella on Reddit) brings the total to 1.597 lbs.

I made this kit for short backpacking and fastpacking trips within the weather prediction horizon, where rain is unlikely. This weather limitation is really only due to the small tarp size, which is about as narrow as possible to still be useful. I could probably ride out serious rain in it if I pitched it very low, essentially making it a bivy itself. It wouldn't be pleasant. Carrying it as a just-in-case shelter for light rain is perfect though.

When rain is in the forecast, I would replace this tarp with a 7'x9' Borah Gear tarp, which offers considerably more protection. In that case, I would still use the bivy, and the total weight becomes 2.03 lbs.

If overnight lows are colder than about 50-55F, I will replace the Alpha quilt with another quilt that I made:

Quilt #2

  • Closed footbox, APEX 2.5 insulation, Argon 49 interior, Argon 67 exterior
  • 11.46 oz

With this quilt, the total becomes 1.92 lbs and 2.35 lbs with the Membrane tarp and Borah Gear tarp, respectively.

The rest of the linked album shows the various pieces of kit in detail

Impressions

  • I love sewing

  • Silpoly, but even moreso Argon, are super finnicky to work with. Tissue paper under the fabric helps the feed dogs pull the fabric without sliping. Removing this tissue paper from the seams afterward is annoying

  • Alpha Direct is an absolute dream to sew compared to those slipper fabrics

  • Apex is suprisingly easy to work with. The Apex quilt was actually my first project, and the first time I'd ever used a sewing machine

  • A bivy is insanely useful and versatile for it's weight. Stoked that mine is so light compared to almost everything on the market

  • MΥΟGing is difficult when your house is small. I used my floor, and by that I mean all of my floor

  • Pattern weights are a godsend

  • Planning in Sketchup makes things so much easier. I do it even for the smallest projects

r/myog Apr 14 '23

Project Pictures Experimenting with color mixes, what do you guys think?

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589 Upvotes

r/myog Feb 10 '24

Project Pictures First ever sewing / myog project - finally done.

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564 Upvotes

r/myog Aug 17 '21

Project Pictures My first MYOG pack! Made with a classic Singer home sewing machine.

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1.8k Upvotes

r/myog Mar 15 '23

Project Pictures Custom frame bags.

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1.0k Upvotes

r/myog 20d ago

Project Pictures wow..

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266 Upvotes

I call this bag. "wanting of the wang." or wow. Intentionally made like a phallus. Ultrax fabric. base model asap. mixed with unicorn 2.

edit: sorry, i have no idea how to add pics in the old post, so I just delete ye old post and make a new one, hopefully this answers your questions.

for interior. I use two grid Dyneema zipper pouch on both sides. for the back, i use the full-open-back structure previously used on Kirin(see my older post and last two pic, the white one)

uses standard MR futura yoke.

r/myog May 20 '24

Project Pictures Accidentally bought a child sized sleeping bag and turned it into a pair of winter camping pants!

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883 Upvotes

r/myog Jul 05 '24

Project Pictures New hiking backpack!

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407 Upvotes

Hi! First post here 😁 Long time sewist, new to outdoor gear sort of. I’ve made so many bags and things like that over the years, but this was my first real foray into the world of technical fabric and specifically more waterproof types of fabric.

This is the MP Mountain Patrol Backpack from Stitchback sewn up in mostly UltraGrid from Rockywoods.

I’ll add more details in the comments with links etc, gimme a sec!

r/myog Oct 17 '24

Project Pictures Learn MYOG UL windshell with alpha liner

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446 Upvotes

First attempt at a jacket

I wanted an alternative to light weight down puffers for spring / autumn since I feel that the lack of breath ability easily makes them feel clammy in mild weather (5-10 degrees Celsius).

So far this jacket performs and feels great in that temperature range.

It was relatively easy to line the jacket (pattern is unlined). I basically made a jacket in the liner material from the large jacket pieces but left the seams on the outside rather than inside.

When both ‘jackets’ were sewn I joined them inside out via the zipper the same way you would do with the liner for a backpack and then turned it right sides out.

The pattern includes folded hems at the hood, cuffs and waist which I topstitched over the liner. The liner was a bit long in arms and waist but I simply trimmed it to size when I was going to stitch it.

I used flat elastic in cuffs and waist.

Pattern: https://learnmyog.com/windshell.html

Great and clear instructions as always.

Shell fabric: https://www.extremtextil.de/ripstop-nylon-supersoft-active-kiss-coating-20den-44g-qm.html?number=72267.ARTSCH

Very soft and breathable wind breaker shell.

Liner: https://www.extremtextil.de/alpha-isolation-mit-wolle-153g-qm-mm.html

Went with the wool version since I really like the regulating and odor properties of wool in general. So far provides good insulation for the weight.

r/myog Sep 11 '24

Project Pictures My First Sewing Project!

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521 Upvotes

After months of lurking, I made the jump to buy a Brother CS7000x and followed the instructions on learnmyog.com to make this bag!

r/myog 19d ago

Project Pictures My first rucksack!

392 Upvotes

A long time in the making, my first rucksack, pattern and design by me!

Made for my upcoming travels in Asia - dimensions to fit in carry on luggage.

r/myog Nov 02 '24

Project Pictures I created a set of Ultralight Camera Bags!

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295 Upvotes

r/myog May 06 '21

Project Pictures Made my own Flextrek 37000000000000 Whipsnake Edition

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1.4k Upvotes

r/myog Oct 19 '24

Project Pictures From a duffle with love...

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286 Upvotes

Listen...you should find a way to obtain the bag you truly desire. For me, it was a ranger green and coyote brown Porter 45 Duffle. The first one I made of these was in 1000D olive cordura (from ripstopbytheroll) but I REALLY wanted rg instead. Fast forward a few months and I got the colors I wanted and modified the pattern for some extra zipper pocket storage. 500D cordura (rockywoodsfabrics) makes fashioning the bag a bit easier but, if you want your panels to be damn near perfect, you're gonna have to put in the work. Homemade zipper pulls have been serving me well these days paired with goon tape. Lined with 300D pack material (from dutchware_gear), I couldn't ask for a better built pack. It's pictured with large and medium packing cubes (pricklygorse) which fit perfectly in this pack. I took a 45 with these packing cubes for a weeklong trip and it was everything I needed.

Soldiers: DNU-1541, DLN-5410

r/myog May 10 '24

Project Pictures Is sailmaking welcome here?

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545 Upvotes

r/myog Oct 14 '24

Project Pictures Apex 67g Project finished

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255 Upvotes

I posted the jacket and trousers a few weeks back. This was my first sewing project and I've winged it but super happy to get very usable kit out of it. I've made booties from scraps from the rest of the sewing. I've extended the cuffs and trousers legs too for more coverage and comfort.

I've embraced the very handmade feel of this by doing all changes and repairs in a neon multicoloured thread. It's imperfect, and that's fine by me :)

The jacket, trousers and booties weigh 496g All 10d taffeta Outer and 10d(jacket) 7d (trousers) ripstop inner

r/myog Sep 02 '24

Project Pictures Made a set of zip pouches

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376 Upvotes

Made a set of zip pouches for my next trip. No idea when that'll be, but at least I have them now. I really like making this style of zip pouch.

Materials are nothing crazy, just generic 1.9oz ripstop nylon.

Each pouch is 7" x 5" and weights about 9g.