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We do share some suppliers but I think it's a not a good idea to disclose such things on public forums. 7D soft and 10D ripstop were made custom for us. 7D is a little more difficult to process as it stretches quite a bit.

Glad that you found it! Denatured alcohol is hard to find in a normal supermarket because we don't want to waste alcohol for cleaning/burning They have it in hardware stores like Merkur, Bauhaus, etc... You can occasionaly find it in some small village/farmers markets. A yellow metal bottle with "denaturiran alkohol" text on it is the most common one.

Yeah the photo is a bit off, it is dark olive in reality. I would hide nylon from the sun though

It's about 10g/m (pair) +/- 1g

OT: Thanks, it's indeed 100cm (~40") my abacus is broken at the moment

Yes I tested it, the tape still holds on! At the bottom ob the backpack it started to peel off slightly on some places, but not critical. However, the 50gsm DCF fabric abraded so much it is not waterproof anymore, maybe still has 300-500mm HH. Most notably on rolltop closure. So taping doesn't make any sense on the long run. The photo is from the roll-top area. It would probably be better with fabrics such as x21 with thicker PET film but I prefer good old pack liner. I think taping added about 26g so it is not that light at all.

I am pretty sure It is strong enough for this application. I have my food bag and backpack sealed for the PCT hike this year. I will comment more on durability when I get back. LG, K

I am now testing transfer tape + polycro for backpack sealing. So far results are very promising. Will report back after some months. Big advantage of polycro over DCF is stretch. DCF has almost no stretch, so it is very hard to seal small/micro wrinkles on the backpack. Polycro has a bit worse adhesion to 1163/9485PC tape compared to DCF, but it is still ok. Temperature shrinkage should't be a problem.

Friction is possible explanation but I doubt it is that much of a difference. I think it would be the friction from the needle going back up then. In this case friction is increased mainly because you used thicker needle before rather than needle type. I would say if microtex 80 works fine for you then just use that. Best to turn off the machine when doing that so no accidental pressing on the pedal Not sure if this works with computerized machines.

@Peschamel I'm suprised it works better with the microtex 80 needle. This might also be the cause: Tension discs open up after the presser foot is lifted beyond a certain point. When material is too thick (eg. shoulder straps) tension discs on some household sewing machines tend to open up and loose all upper tension resulting in underside loops like those on your photo. You can check when that happens by pulling the upper thread and slowly lifting the foot. If your machine has adjustable presser foot tension then try to put more tension to it. Method that also works is pressing down on the presser foot with your finger and hand-crank the machine, be careful with that tho

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New packs at Gramxpert 20€ Off on orders above 175€ Coupon: xmas2017 valid until 31.12. Now the domain also changed: https://www.gramxpert.eu/

From 16.-31.12. -20€ on orders over 175€. Coupon: "xmas2017". I'm doing a new web site and it takes a while

Yes! On top of that, a bank transfer (-3%) discount is also possible. If you wait a week or so, there will be some christmas discounts as well. Cheers

Speaking of linelocs, I mostly finished our small shop, welcome to take a look https://www.adventurexpert.com/ Some prices are a bit higher because we don't buy large quantities.

No they don't hold the 1.5mm at all. Very similar to lineloc3 just ~20% lighter. Nifco tensioners are very good but heavy.

Hey @dc1wh I already replied you on FB

The inner part is made out of 2 pieces because there is a hole where the quilt is turned arround when we finish sewing. At first we had the opening on the side of the quilt but now we figured out it's better to have it there (~28cm from the bottom) because it is more convenient in case of repair. It is slightly more work and ~0.4g more but I think it is well worth it in the long run. Now all of our quilts have this seam except for the haLite where it can be hidden elsewhere. Climashield durability test

Huh a lot of replys. As mentioned, companies don't have to accept returns of a special custom items (not listed in our site), but we will accept returns of anything, we just want to find a solution where you as a user and we as designer are satisfied. As I said we try to prevent such situations by good communication before the order. We have presented arguments why we don't like to work like this at the moment, but as this topic went quite far me and Maj decided to make you @Lookas 2 quilts. Further communication if the selected quilt model will work for you will go through email. Thank you guys, for understanding our situation.

Hello everyone, This is some kind of misunderstanding. Maybe because you were talking with me and my brother Maj separately. We don't have any problems with returns, neither with deffective items or if customer is not satisfied with our product as @BruderLeichtfuss already mentioned, we even offered him a free return shipping in case he wouldn't be satisfied with his eLite. Generally ordering from such small custom gear cottages includes a lot of communication between customer and gear maker. I think that's the reason why it is called custom gear and I am glad you @Lookas called me yesterday and we talked almost one hour to clarify what you need. We didn't finish our talk because it was a late afternoon and I promised we will continue discussion today to find the right fitting product for you. The change of our return policy mentioned in the email you received, was an immediate response of Maj to your idea of buying 2 custom quilts of the same length just different widths just to test them and then sending one back. We are a micro company which just started, and we can't afford yet to purposely make items in stock because we are very limited in our resources. We can't operate this way like big corporations do and we don't even want to be like them. Maj just meant to update the policy which would prevent such orders where the 14 day return policy is purposely used to return one item and keep other one, that was all he wanted to do. That's why is important to talk with us into details before purchase and then buy item that we recommend. Running such bussines is not an easy task which also Marco of As Tucas pointed out when he wished us good luck. I think this is also the charm of the cottage gear makers; sharing gear advices and creating some interesting products.Iit is a win-win combination. We have good and friendly relations with all our buyers and they can confirm that. We consider ourselves as a part of european UL community and we prefer to be on a more personal level with costumers than just ordinary buyer-seller relation. That's why we would never do things that would harm our customer. Please be reasonable and understand our point of view. But to make it clear we do accept returns. LG Kajo

There are some options to close the hole at the bottom. Make the cord channel on top of the apex:

Yes there is a trick The eLite has no draft hole. This is because the drawstring channel is placed inside, on top of the apex and when cinched together it actually compresses the insulation which fills the void. Works very well. I will attach a scheme in MYOG section.

Hi guys, I really appreciate the positive feedback! @Dr.Matchbox Connect the top snaps together, and then connect the second snap with the last snap (the one next to the zipper end). Closing the zipper is optional. Arms can be moved freely even if it doesn't look like @milamber Yes it is possible of course. Customization is limited by your own imagination We just recently made a similar quilt based on eLite (3 season - Apex 133 + body sized Apex 67). About the quality of the fabric: We use the same 10D 0.66 OZ taffeta fabric as many of US brands use. Very good reports so far. Cheers, Kajo

Thanks for your wishes! Yes we are completely new, videos and some more closeup photos are planned, but unfortunately at the moment we have so much to do with bureaucracy...

Hello everyone! My name is Kajo and I am a co-founder of a new EU based (Slovenia) UL cottage gear maker - GramXpert, which just started to sell custom UL gear. I really like this site, especially the MYOG section, because is more technical than other UL forums. I got much inspiration from you, so I published the announcement here first You are welcome to take a look at our website: www.gramxpert.com Currently we are mostly making quilts but we also plan to produce packs (summer/autumn), shelters (probably next year) and other accessories. Also in few months we will open a small UL specialized MYOG shop, with some very interesting items to complement other EU based shops. Current production time is 3-6 days We offer free worldwide shipping on all our items Until the end of june you can buy our items with up to 10% discount and get free gift with all purchases over 100€. Additionally we offer 5% discount for all UL forum members Code: ULforums2017 (this code is valid till the end of 2017 and discounts do stack up ) Regards, Kajo