Projects
DIY Boot Dryer
I have to admit I’ve pondered this project for at least two years (not full time – don’t worry) and had a few false starts. I’ve been thinking of a cheap, durable, compact boot dryer which could handle at least four sets of boots and had an easily replaceable heater unit, as that’s the part […]
Basic Workbench Design & Plans
This is a cheap & easy variation on a Fine Woodworking design and favors two of my favorite tools – a chop box and a cordless driver. It’s all about 90 degree cuts, shooting screws and avoiding notching as much as possible. The materials for this bench came to about $63 at HomeDepot (not including the […]
Trip Poster Series
Starting in 2006, I began putting together 8 x 10 inch “trip posters” to commemorate special outings. I stole this idea from Ruedi Homberger, aka The Snow Monster, while I was on a trip to Switzerland and saw a similar trip montage in his house. Ruedi’s version involved cutting mats and carefully placing photos behind, whereas […]
How to Build Wands
I know – the moment you’ve all been waiting for. Both of you. As detailed in my previous post, I’ve built a lot of bad mountaineering wands before arriving at this solution. I like this design as they stay put in deep snow for weeks on end, withstand wind, are easy to place, easy to […]
Avalanche Science Project
I’ve always wanted an excuse to make an avalanche board, and my daughter’s recent school Science Fair seemed like a perfect opportunity to try it out. Avalanche boards are pretty cool as they can show all of the elements of an avalanche (layers, triggers, slope angle, terrain) in a confined space and time, plus you […]
New Beacon Pouch
As part of my lightening-up bender, my old beacon pouch got the chop and was replaced with a new one. The old one was fine, but it succumbed to the Law Of Luggage, which states that the amount of crap you take with you will fill all existing carrying space and then some. It was […]
$2.00 Helmet Cam
If you have an old helmet, a Point & Shoot Digital camera and about $2.00, you have all the fixin’s for a dirt-bag helmet cam. More often than not, I’ll shoot POV footage just by holding my G9 camera in my hand and skiing with it, but at times, two hands come in handy for […]
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