Camping Gear

How to make camping gear, including stoves, tents etc.

This site, www.pcthiker.com, includes stoves and tents.

Backpacking Light Magazine (USA), (online and print) is dedicated to the ultralight and the super-ultralight movement. The content is a mixture of subscription and free articles. They tend to cover all the latest gear and do in-depth articles into the whole ultralight movement and kit.

In the page Make Your Own is a list of things you can make.

Stoves

How to make your own alcohol stove(s).

Zen and the art of the alcohol stove.
This link describes how the different alcohol stoves work and their advantages and disadvantages. There are also links to just about every alcohol stove ever described on the web plus the different types of alcohol fuel, performance and dangers.

Stoves and all the things related to them -

Stove FAQ

The Penny Stove

The Penny Stove instructions

The Penny Stove improved.

Tents

Jones two person tent

See also the pdf for the Jones' ~ Two pound, two person tent.

A worthwhile set of links for tents and other items -

http://www.permaflate.com/tent.htm

http://www.bushwalking.org.au/FAQ/FAQ_Ultralightweight.htm

http://www.bushwalking.org.au/FAQ/DIY_RNCDesigns.htm

http://www.bushwalking.org.au/FAQ/DIY_RNCTents.htm