Make your own hiker's umbrella!
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THE COAT HANGER UMBRELLA
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MYLAR CANOPY DEFLECTS THE SUN
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MULTIPLE-USE APPROACH SAVES WEIGHT AND BULK
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OVERVIEW OF MATERIALS AND TOOLS
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DETAIL: Trekking pole tip
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STEP 1: Cut the canopy to size and create its center op...
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STEP 2: Modify the coat hangers into spokes
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STEP 3: Create the coat hanger's center loop
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STEP 4: Apply duct tape to the spoke tips
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STEP 5: Orient the spokes beneath the canopy
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STEP 6: Secure the canopy corners using elastic bands
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DETAIL: Spokes crossing at the canopy opening
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STEP 7: Fit the spokes over tip of pole
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DETAIL: Pole, spokes, and canopy as an integral unit
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STEP 8: Fit an elastic band around the pole tip
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DETAIL: Completed umbrella, top view
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DETAIL: Completed umbrella, bottom view
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DETAIL: Modeling the finished product
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TIP: Bend coat hangers into loop for stowing on pack
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TIP: Fashion a piece of thin plastic to serve as a wate...
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ALTERNATIVE IDEA: Use only one coat hanger for the spok...
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ALTERNATIVE IDEA: Use no coat hangers for spokes
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DETAIL: Spoke-shaft interface when not using coat hange...
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Album Description:
Easily construct an umbrella from commonly-used backpacking equipment and simple coat hangers. My straightforward design adds only a couple of ounces to your packweight, since most of the parts you would often be carrying anyway. Use in sun or rain.
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This looks useful for my trips in Africa I do once a year, I usually carry an umbrella with me to shield me from the sun but it’s heavy and not a very practical or <a rel="follow" href="promotional">http://ezinearticles.com/?Your-Best-Customers-Deserve-Promotional-Umbrellas&id=1541448">promotional umbrella to carry in those conditions without a car. I think I could take this design and adapt it into something more foldable and sun proof :)
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timada42 10 months 14 days ago
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