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Recent content by Allegheny Tom

  1. Allegheny Tom

    DIY Saddle Platform

    You must live in flatland! I could get my mom's 1972 Pinto up to 70 on some of our hills around Pittsburgh!
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    Anyone run a Ghille Suit or Leafy top?

    @Andrew here you go. I know you wanted to see the hat but I thought I'd show the coat too. I haven't had any issues with string interference while shooting my recurve but I really don't use the coat very often. I can't say that I've used it in a whole range of conditions. I do wonder about wind...
  3. Allegheny Tom

    DIY Saddle Platform

    I used seatbelts on a few of my Andy rigs and that was back in the days of using no harness or fall prevention. I have to think that seatbelts would be safe. The amount of testing done by Traffic Safety Bureau (is that the agency that tests auto safety?) makes me confident that seatbelts would...
  4. Allegheny Tom

    Anyone run a Ghille Suit or Leafy top?

    Sorry for the delayed reply, I've been logged off for a while. I don't have a pic right now but I will get some. Give me a day or so.
  5. Allegheny Tom

    DIY Saddle Platform

    The side attachment was the only thing I tried so I can't com.ent on a top or bottom attachment other than this... Unlike most hang on stands, the Andy strap (or chain, etc) won't be perfectly horizontal IME. A cam-down technique usually has the chain slightly above horizontal and a cam-up...
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    Anyone run a Ghille Suit or Leafy top?

    I made a ghillie coat and hat. I chose synthetic fiber rather than jute which any jute I've ever seen had a strong chemical smell. I rarely use the coat because I'd have to transport it rather than wear it in and out of the woods. We have multi flora rose which makes it impossible to walk while...
  7. Allegheny Tom

    Timber Hitch Adjustable Bow String

    No experience with one of those. You would probably get more responses if you posted this in the trad section.
  8. Allegheny Tom

    LWCG | Ranger Hybrid | Customizations

    Yeah I did have it on the wrong side, duh. I'd taken the hook on and off several times trying to get the loop just right. I lost track of which side it was on for that pic. In the end, this wasn't working out as well as I hoped BUT, I think I could have solved the issue but I'd need to slit a...
  9. Allegheny Tom

    Toilet paper pills

    I never saw these before. Seems like a good item to toss in a pack, field dress kit, glove compartment, etc...
  10. Allegheny Tom

    Mesh Base Layer Test

    Mesh top long sleeve. No mesh bottoms. Very uncomfortable after prolonged knees against the tree, even with Arc' Terryx knee pads.
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    Adding thumb holes to clothing...

    Seems like a decent plan.
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    Adding thumb holes to clothing...

    Repairing a hole is probably more complicated than it is to secure the edges of a thumb hole from unraveling. Maybe?? I really don't know for sure. But it seems to me that a repair needs to follow the pattern of the weave, but just securing the edges so they don't unravel might just be a matter...
  13. Allegheny Tom

    Mesh Base Layer Test

    Rick, I know Wiggy suggests wearing a c-c-cotton layer over his mesh in order to absorb sweat away from the mesh. Do you do that with your Wiggy mesh? I can barely type the word "cotton" in this context, let alone actually wear any in cold weather.
  14. Allegheny Tom

    Adding thumb holes to clothing...

    Thumb holes are nice just for slipping your arms into coat sleeves. Some fabrics are "sticky" to other fabrics. I hate slipping my arm into the next layer and have the one layer's sleeve bunch up inside the other layer's sleeve. When layers bunch-up, they are less efficient and certainly less...
  15. Allegheny Tom

    Adding thumb holes to clothing...

    With wool knit, I think you'll probably need to darn the edges. I bought a wool sweater from someone on SH and there was a small hole in the chest area and I know the knit was going to start to unravel unless I had someone darn the edges. Like with everything else, there are YouTube vids on how...
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