Despite the non-racing, I'm still pretty excited about it. I plan on rising before the sun on Saturday, and riding to my checkpoint with a big ole' pack on my back. I get to hang out at a beautiful spot in the Forest, converse with racers all day, sip on rye, and sleep in the woods. I also get to do a real-world test of all of my DIY hammock gear. For those that don't know, I bought an old sewing machine a while back and made a hammock, then an under quilt, and this past weekend, I made a top quilt.
It is made of 1.1oz ripstop nylon, and stuffed with 11oz of 850 fill goose down. It was a pretty cool project, and not all that difficult. It should keep me pretty darn warm. I'll take some pics of my complete setup this weekend, and maybe describe how it all works together in a later post.
That's about it for now. I've been riding as much as possible, but haven't really been taking too many pics. I also have a dropper post now on my Altitude, but haven't been able to test it out yet, so more on that later.
Looks sweet!! I wish I could come down and hang out with you at the check point. Sound like a good day in the woods!!
ReplyDeleteLet me know if you need a tester for your new gear :-)