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Working towards not quite ultralight gear

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In 2018 I did my first multi-week through walk and my first serious work on trying to get my pack weight down. I also created my first home made backpack. I'd made a variety of sacks and covers over the years, often from scrap materials and not really light weight. In 2018 I started to play with DCF and related materials. My pack was based on the ZPacks ArcHaul dimensions and used what I think is the same material for the body. I used a heavier netting for the outside and heavier carbon fibre components for the frame. I ended up around 1.3KG in total, respectable for a first go but somewhat heavier than the ZPack's pack. I also made a pack liner/travel bag and a variety of stuff sacks, pouches etc. The pack has performed well with the only serious issue being the carbon fibre frame uprights working their way through the webbing which formed the ends. I've since discovered that ZPacks recommend metal caps for DIYers. That fix would not have been viable with mine so I hav...
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Singer 300w103

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I acquired a Singer 300w103 machine in very poor condition sometime back and started a somewhat ill fated restoration job. One of those things where the machine was really cheap, getting it back to working condition not so much. I've struggled to find much online info about the machine, clear images etc. I'm based in South East Queensland and Sewing Machines Australia ( https://www.sewingmachinesaustralia.com.au/)  do a fair bit of work on these machines and speak well of them. I would probably have been better off taking the as bought machine straight to them rather than trying my own restoration (in particular overspray from painting caused a lot of issues despite me thinking I'd done lots of masking as I went). Tennessee Attachments ( http://www.tennattachment.com/ )  have some videoes on youtube and supply a variety of attachments and modifications for them. Another possible source for parts is  https://www.goldbergsupply.com/   although their shipping...
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