New Backpacking Gear Ideas From My NEW Workshop

In this video I give you a tour of my new workshop where I design and build backpacking gear ideas for ultralight hikers. I recently renovated my workspace with new workbenches, 3D printer setups, a gear assembly station, and a quality control area for testing the gear I ship out. After the workshop tour, I show two new backpacking gear ideas I’ve been working on. The first is a Sawyer Squeeze cap with a swivel cord designed to help prevent contaminated water from the dirty side of your filter from getting into your clean water system. Even one drop of contaminated water can make you sick, so this is a simple way to keep your backpacking water filter system safer and more organized. The second is a new version of my tent stake pusher for MSR stakes that includes a built-in stake cleaner. This helps remove dirt and mud from your tent stakes before putting them back in your stake bag, keeping your gear cleaner and more efficient on the trail. You’ll also see how I use 3D printing, calipers, and prototyping tools to design and test new ultralight backpacking gear ideas in my workshop. If you enjoy backpacking gear design, MYOG gear, ultralight gear innovations, and workshop tours, this video is for you. 00:00 Welcome to my new workshop 00:22 Shrine to the FJ40 00:41 Shipping and assembly station 01:15 Workshop hacks 02:20 Second workbench with pegboard 02:59 Free files on MakerWorld 03:32 Chair Feet 04:13 Sawyer Cap 05:21 Tent Stake Pusher with Cleaner I make videos about: • Ultralight backpacking gear • Backpacking gear ideas • DIY / MYOG gear • Backpacking hacks • Appalachian Trail backpacking trips Subscribe to follow along!