I’ve been meaning to link to this blog for awhile; it’s the work of a guy whose goal is to hike the Appalachian Trail with a five-pound pack. He has page after page of do-it-yourself shelters, packs, pot cozies and other trail essentials. All illustrated to show how he did it. The guy might seem like a bit of a fanatic, but given the fanatics we see in my line of work every day (seems like they’re always blowing something up), I’ll take the guy reverse-engineering a backpack any day.