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Ripstop on the Record — 154 episodes

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Wooden Pack Frames?! Hear Him Out.

2

Sewing Machine Maintenance Guide

3

The Crisis of American Sewing

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Sewing EVERYTHING For a Thru Hike

5

How to Think Like a Product Developer

6

Why Your Projects Look Worse Than They Really Are

7

5 (non-sewing) Habits That Make You a Better Maker

8

Your Guide to Working with Foam

9

What makes KAI scissors so good?

10

How New Fabrics Come to Life

11

The Hidden Power of Tailoring in Technical Gear

12

What Factories Teach Us About Better Making | Douglas Davidson is Back!

13

This episode will never see the light of day...

14

Built by hand, Designed for scale

15

Fix These MYOG Mistakes Before You Start Your Next Project

16

These Materials Tell a Story Beyond the Performance

17

Fidlock is gone... Now what?

18

True or False about Tech Fabrics and MYOG

19

Fabric Draft 2025: Who Has the Strongest Roster?

20

Creating Original Work in a World of Remakes

21

Secrets from the Mills (in Asia)

22

Get More Projects Done in Less Time

23

Every maker NEEDS to have these skills

24

Inside Hyperlite's Production Process | Creating Minimalist and Functional Gear

25

Inside ULA Equipment with Pack Designer Owen Forbes

26

The Blueprint of A Great Sewing Pattern

27

How to Design a Fanny Pack Worth Wearing

28

Dan Durston’s Gear Design Playbook

29

Stop Making These Amateur Construction Mistakes

30

Why Your DIY Gear Doesn’t Look Pro—And How to Fix It

31

Ditch paper patterns and try this instead

32

Can you save money making your own gear?

33

How To Read a Fabric Data Sheet

34

Ask Us Anything - March 2025

35

5 Keys To A Great Bike Bag - NOT what you'd expect

36

Industrial Sewing Machines: Your Guide To Buying Used

37

6 Items That Improve Your MYOG Projects

38

Hardest pack I've ever made, NEW fabrics, and a maker meet up!

39

What Makes A Good Hammock Fabric?

40

Myth Busting Popular Fabric Facts

41

We test popular sewing gadgets PLUS 5 items for your wishlist

42

3 Ways to Mod Your DIY Kit

43

6 Components that you MUST Have At All Times

44

The CRAZIEST Materials You've Never Heard Of

45

Building or Upgrading Your Sewing Space

46

How to Make a Down Quilt

47

The Truth About ULTRA: Asking Challenge Outdoor Your Questions

48

Level Up Your MYOG Skills with Pattern Making - Re-release

49

10 Sewing Tips You NEED to Know

50

Company Spotlight: KEL Tech Gear

51

Listener Stories of MYOG Fails

52

How Zpacks teaches people to sew

53

How to Make a Tarp

54

Behind the Scenes of Reddit MYOG

55

The Story Behind THAT Nike x Ben & Jerry's "Chunky Dunky" Backpack

56

Mountains to Metropolitan: Gear that Performs with Arch Industries

57

From Sewing to Spacewalks: Kjell Lindgren's Journey as a Space-Making Astronaut

58

Custom Polartec® Alpha Direct : Innovations Unveiled with Houda Trail

59

Small Business, Big Mindset: Women's Roundtable

60

The DIY Classroom: Inside Utah State's Product Design Program

61

Is X-Pac® Underrated or Overrated?

62

How 3D Printing Transforms Your Outdoor Adventure with Loop Alien

63

Insulation Tips with UGQ

64

Tarp Tips and the Rolled Hem Foot with ANDA Ultralight

65

This is an MYOGers Dream Job

66

Our Favorite Products of the Year | The Rippie Awards

67

Navigating Cottage Company Realities with allmansright

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How Fabric is Made

69

DIY Car Camping Projects

70

12 Tips From PRO DIY Experience

71

How to Make a Pack Frame

72

Top 10 Fabric Terms You Need to Know

73

Where to start: Making Apparel

74

What You Learn Sewing for Patagonia with Claire Beaumont

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How AmSteel® is Made with Samson Rope

76

Making Gear Fun Again with OutdoorINK

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How to Make a Pattern at Home

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R&D Coordinator at Hyperlite | Josh Stein

79

10 Things NOT to Do When Making Your Own Gear

80

What Happened at Trail Days?

81

New Things from Carryology with Taylor Welden

82

Making Happy Accidents with Dustin Klein

83

Mad Scientist of the Cottage Industry with Terra Rosa Gear

84

How to Make Backpack Straps

85

The Sewing Machine Scoring Criteria

86

Women's Roundtable

87

Gear for Everywhere but the Backcountry | Travel + EDC

88

Designing Modern Gear - Evolved Supply Co.

89

Deep Dive on Zippers

90

Our 2023 MYOG Goals

91

Between Us Makers - Maker Spotlight: Amy Guan from MODOKOT

92

The Rippies: Our Favorite Products of the Year

93

How to sew with Polartec: Guests, Learn MYOG, Sam Bob, and High Tail Designs

94

The Ultimate Hang with Derek Hansen

95

Company Spotlight: Alpine Luddites

96

Built by DIYers: The Mountains-to-Sea Trail | Part 2

97

Built by DIYers: The Mountains-to-Sea Trail | Part 1

98

DIY on the Battlefield

99

Designing UL Hunting Equipment with Kevin Timm, Seek Outside

100

5 Ways to Cut Weight on Your Current Pack

101

History of MYOG with Henry Shires from Tarptent

102

Solving Problems with MYOG: Community Maker Challenge

103

The Seams You Need to Know

104

What Makes a Good Camo with Kryptek CEO, Butch Whiting

105

Ask Us Anything: Part 2 (Bonus Episode)

106

Ask Us Anything: Part 1

107

Makers That Inspire Us

108

BONUS: Community Maker Challenge

109

Talking Fabrics and New Products with Dan Durston

110

Your Sewing Machine Needs Remastered

111

What you don't know about Dyneema®

112

How to MYOG: Part 2 | Fears of MYOG with Tim Martino

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How to MYOG: Part 1

114

Designing High End Components with Austere MFG

115

Let's Talk About Tape

116

Making Avalanche Rescue Sleds | Company Spotlight: Sew Alpine

117

DIY UL Backpacking Tent: Adventure Spotlight with Sara Quackenbush

118

Everyone Is Using This Stuff With Challenge Sailcloth

119

Venom™ on the Hayduke Trail with Jonathan Davis: Adventure Spotlight

120

Maker Questions

121

ROTR: After Hours | Bike Commuting and Seam Sealing

122

Our Favorite Products of the Year

123

Tent Attempts and Pack Attacks: Adventure Spotlight with Lea Geibel

124

Packs Should Do More with Superior Wilderness Designs

125

Backpacking The Great Divide Trail: Adventure Spotlight

126

New Fiber from Dyneema®

127

One Year Anniversary! Sew-off with Red Paw Packs

128

Company Spotlight: Broadfork Bags with Jacquelyn Van Jura

129

Great Walks of New Zealand: Adventure Spotlight

130

Colorado Trail: Adventure Spotlight

131

Butch Whiting, co-founder from Kryptek

132

Make Your Own Gear Journeys

133

Company Spotlight: PAST Outdoors

134

Company Spotlight: Rockgeist Backpack USA

135

All About OutdoorINK

136

Lifecycle of a New Product

137

Company Spotlight: Samson Rope

138

Wind River Range Ski Traverse: Adventure Spotlight

139

Bikepacking the Tour De Los Padres: Adventure Spotlight

140

Maker's Questions: Round 3

141

What We Are Making?

142

What do Bushcraft and UL have in common?

143

From MYOG to Building a Small Brand with Julianne from Wild Brush

144

Ask a Mechanic - Your Sewing Machine Needs Part 2

145

Your Sewing Machine Needs

146

Deep Dive with Dimension Polyant

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Ultralight Backpacking with Nashville Pack

148

Maker's Questions: Round 2 for 2021

149

Company Spotlight: allmansright

150

Bike Bag Sew Off

151

Fabric Application Details

152

Inside the Minds of Dyneema®

153

Maker's Questions: Carter Keep Your Shirt On

154

Inception Story of Ripstop by the Roll