I hear you , I am a big STIHL fan also. They make great stuff, well I haven't had to buy anything in the last 6 years so I assume they are still great quality. Keep us posted on what you decide to make.Lol that's hilarious. I've had this username across all sorts of platforms for years. No ones ever noticed. Yeah exactly that haha. But still os stihl as in their chainsaws and weed eaters and other power equipment. Love my stihl chainsaws
What do you have? I’ve got a 361, 362CM, and a 251 Woodboss. All great saws. I’d like a 462 at some point and a 260. The 361 and 362 are pro series saws. They are all great saws.But still os stihl as in their chainsaws and weed eaters and other power equipment. Love my stihl chainsaws
Try a 500i first before you buy any new saws, the power to weight ratio is like nothing you can imagine, they absolutely scream, expensive but if you look around deals can be had if your patient on a nice used one, for general firewood cutting the Stihl 400 is also in a class of it’s own, another screamer that weighs nothing, 462’s are great saws but the 400 and 500i really take it to another level, I generally hate new saws but those 2 are legit.What do you have? I’ve got a 361, 362CM, and a 251 Woodboss. All great saws. I’d like a 462 at some point and a 260. The 361 and 362 are pro series saws. They are all great saws.
Just curious, what material do you use for a rain fly.Maybe a hammock, there was an old thread on here where a guy made a saddle, combined with a rch. Might want to try that. Bags or rain flys. Who knows. Was a good deal and the store will be gone next week
Pretty much any silpoly or silnylon will work well as a rain fly. If I remember correctly, the poly has less stretch than nylon but I've never had a big issue with either one. If you're looking for ultralight, cuben fiber (dyneema fabric) is also pretty popular. It's more expensive and harder to sew, though lots of people just buy the tape and don't bother with sewing it. Homemade underquilts aren't that hard either. I modified some small down throw blankets from Costco that we bought for $16 each. Work great down to 15 F or so. Unfortunately Costco no longer sells them. You can buy kits, though, from places like ripstopbytheroll.com and people seem to like the kits a lot. They're a lot easier/faster than sourcing materials and designing your own.Just curious, what material do you use for a rain fly.
I don't have any sewing experience or even know what brand my wife has. However, I priced a rain fly and under quilt a while back that may have me trying this. Trying my own is just hilarious if you understood how many irons I have the fire.... but it fun to think about it.
I like the older 0 series.
I have a 034, 36, and share a 28 with my brother.
Id love an 088 or 066. But they are getting harder and harder to find
My dad had one of those old Homelites, ran like a top for years and years.My uncle used to have a Homelite shop back in the day when they were all USA made saws. I just gave my wife’s uncle my last Homelite, a beast of a saw with 88cc of displacement it was their last USA made saw the 8800 which was made in 1996. Too big and heavy for what I do anymore but that thing runs. I like my Stihls but it’s sad there are no more USA saw manufacturers.