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Make your own hiker's umbrella!
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THE COAT HANGER UMBRELLA
- last edit: 23-Jan-2003
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MYLAR CANOPY DEFLECTS THE SUN
- last edit: 29-Jan-2003
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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
- last edit: 29-Jan-2003
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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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Uploaded by: blisterfree
In Webshots channel: outdoors - Album created: Jan 23, 2003
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- Views: 19,711
- Downloads: 13
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2 comments
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 :)
said timada42
Feel free to add any questions or comments here. Hopefully the feedback will be instructional to others, and will help to improve the design. Happy brolly building! Brett Tucker (blisterfree)
said blisterfree
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