[pct-l] Make Your Own Gear...Brilliant JMT Reinhold idea

[Reinhold Metzger]

Kathi,
For my JMT speed hikes, in quest of getting as UL as possible, I made my 
own tent & pack which are lighter than anything on the market and are my 
favorite gear for the kind of of hike they were designed for.
Most thru-hikers make their own alcohol stoves now-a-days.
Also, a few years ago, I attempted to make the absolutely, positively 
lightest sleeping bag ever made out of plastic bubble wrap.
The concept appeared to be another  ''brilliant JMT Reinhold 
idea''....air trapped in plastic bubbles for insulation at the absolute 
minimal weight and retaining it's insulation even when wet.
It seemed to work OK in San Diego in the summer, but not so good in the 
Sierra.
To make a long story short, I almost froze to death.

JMT Reinhold
Your brilliant  UL innovator