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AV2 Pack: Part 3, Finished

P1040656

Last I left the pack, I needed to finish the front piece before I could close up the main body. I added plenty of haul loops so attaching trekking poles, climbing helmets, etc. shouldn’t be a problem. Next step was to sew up the body. Very exciting as it now is truly a function pack!

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AV2 Pack: Part 2

Mostly assembled!

Back to work! It’s been a busy week–I joined a funk band an we’ve been rehearsing quite a bit. It was nice to get back to the pack over the weekend.

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AV2 Pack: Part 1

Finished shoulder straps

We will be hiking the AV2 in the Dolomites starting at the end of August. In true European fashion, you are required to stay in refuges each night, which means no sleeping bag, no tent, no sleeping pad, etc. are required. The G4 pack I made previously was therefore much too large, so I’ve started [...]

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G4 Pack, Part 2: The fabric arrives

G4 Fabric

I was a little unsure of whether I had actually ordered the fabric or not.  Placing orders over the phone is pretty unusual these days, but Point North’s website was acting up, so I was forced to interact with a human being.  Two weeks later, the package still hadn’t shown up, they weren’t responding to [...]

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  • Current Projects

    AV2 Frameless Backpack:

    • Finished!
    • Time Spent: Not sure, probably around 20 hours
    • Total weight: ~16 oz.

    SXSW 2011 Songs

    • Total Songs: 1154
    • Songs heard: 1154
    • Percent complete: 100%
    • Songs kept: 184
    • Percent kept: 16%

    as of June 26th, 2011