Make Your Own Gear: Outdoor Equipment Ideas for Backpacking and Camping

By The Mother Earth News Editors
Published on March 1, 1984
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Learn to make a wool blanket poncho.
Learn to make a wool blanket poncho.
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Cook delicious and nutritious backpacking food. 
Cook delicious and nutritious backpacking food. 
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Build a candle lantern.
Build a candle lantern.

<p id=”subtitle”>In this special section on outdoor equipment, we’ve tried to present a sampling of some of the many functional, low-cost items you can make at home or–in some cases–on the trail . . . including several types of shelters, a backpack, a candle lantern, a compact cooking stove, a poncho, and a sleep-sack. </p>
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