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Ripstop on the Record — 160 episodes
Fabric Trivia Goes Awry | with Matt Evans and Ryan Campbell
Why Better Makers Learn to Repair | Maddy Hem from Black Bear Gear Repair
Inside X-Pac’s Newest Fiber Technology
Making time for making after work | Mark Schatalow
How the Pros Build Tech Packs
Why this guy cuts up $400 backpacks | Kenn Walker
Wooden Pack Frames?! Hear Him Out | Ethan Goss
Sewing Machine Maintenance Guide | Matt Evans
The Crisis of American Sewing | Carolina Textile District
Sewing EVERYTHING For a Thru Hike | Eliza Sweeny
How to Think Like a Product Developer | Kyle Rogers
Why Your Projects Look Worse Than They Really Are | Chris Ellison
5 (non-sewing) Habits That Make You a Better Maker | Filip Raboch
Your Guide to Working with Foam | Matt Evans and Ryan Campbell
What makes KAI scissors so good? | Devin Head
How New Fabrics Come to Life | Carter Holland
The Hidden Power of Tailoring in Technical Gear | Alasdair Leighton-Crawford
What Factories Teach Us About Better Making | Douglas Davidson is Back!
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Built by hand, Designed for scale | Douglas Davidson
Fix These MYOG Mistakes Before You Start Your Next Project
These Materials Tell a Story Beyond the Performance
Fidlock is gone... Now what?
True or False about Tech Fabrics and MYOG
Fabric Draft 2025: Who Has the Strongest Roster?
Creating Original Work in a World of Remakes
Secrets from the Mills (in Asia)
Get More Projects Done in Less Time
Every maker NEEDS to have these skills
Inside Hyperlite's Production Process | Creating Minimalist and Functional Gear
Inside ULA Equipment with Pack Designer Owen Forbes
The Blueprint of A Great Sewing Pattern
How to Design a Fanny Pack Worth Wearing
Dan Durston’s Gear Design Playbook
Stop Making These Amateur Construction Mistakes
Why Your DIY Gear Doesn’t Look Pro—And How to Fix It
Ditch paper patterns and try this instead
Can you save money making your own gear?
How To Read a Fabric Data Sheet
Ask Us Anything - March 2025
5 Keys To A Great Bike Bag - NOT what you'd expect
Industrial Sewing Machines: Your Guide To Buying Used
6 Items That Improve Your MYOG Projects
Hardest pack I've ever made, NEW fabrics, and a maker meet up!
What Makes A Good Hammock Fabric?
Myth Busting Popular Fabric Facts
We test popular sewing gadgets PLUS 5 items for your wishlist
3 Ways to Mod Your DIY Kit
6 Components that you MUST Have At All Times
The CRAZIEST Materials You've Never Heard Of
Building or Upgrading Your Sewing Space
How to Make a Down Quilt
The Truth About ULTRA: Asking Challenge Outdoor Your Questions
Level Up Your MYOG Skills with Pattern Making - Re-release
10 Sewing Tips You NEED to Know
Company Spotlight: KEL Tech Gear
Listener Stories of MYOG Fails
How Zpacks teaches people to sew
How to Make a Tarp
Behind the Scenes of Reddit MYOG
The Story Behind THAT Nike x Ben & Jerry's "Chunky Dunky" Backpack
Mountains to Metropolitan: Gear that Performs with Arch Industries
From Sewing to Spacewalks: Kjell Lindgren's Journey as a Space-Making Astronaut
Custom Polartec® Alpha Direct : Innovations Unveiled with Houda Trail
Small Business, Big Mindset: Women's Roundtable
The DIY Classroom: Inside Utah State's Product Design Program
Is X-Pac® Underrated or Overrated?
How 3D Printing Transforms Your Outdoor Adventure with Loop Alien
Insulation Tips with UGQ
Tarp Tips and the Rolled Hem Foot with ANDA Ultralight
This is an MYOGers Dream Job
Our Favorite Products of the Year | The Rippie Awards
Navigating Cottage Company Realities with allmansright
How Fabric is Made
DIY Car Camping Projects
12 Tips From PRO DIY Experience
How to Make a Pack Frame
Top 10 Fabric Terms You Need to Know
Where to start: Making Apparel
What You Learn Sewing for Patagonia with Claire Beaumont
How AmSteel® is Made with Samson Rope
Making Gear Fun Again with OutdoorINK
How to Make a Pattern at Home
R&D Coordinator at Hyperlite | Josh Stein
10 Things NOT to Do When Making Your Own Gear
What Happened at Trail Days?
New Things from Carryology with Taylor Welden
Making Happy Accidents with Dustin Klein
Mad Scientist of the Cottage Industry with Terra Rosa Gear
How to Make Backpack Straps
The Sewing Machine Scoring Criteria
Women's Roundtable
Gear for Everywhere but the Backcountry | Travel + EDC
Designing Modern Gear - Evolved Supply Co.
Deep Dive on Zippers
Our 2023 MYOG Goals
Between Us Makers - Maker Spotlight: Amy Guan from MODOKOT
The Rippies: Our Favorite Products of the Year
How to sew with Polartec: Guests, Learn MYOG, Sam Bob, and High Tail Designs
The Ultimate Hang with Derek Hansen
Company Spotlight: Alpine Luddites
Built by DIYers: The Mountains-to-Sea Trail | Part 2
Built by DIYers: The Mountains-to-Sea Trail | Part 1
DIY on the Battlefield
Designing UL Hunting Equipment with Kevin Timm, Seek Outside
5 Ways to Cut Weight on Your Current Pack
History of MYOG with Henry Shires from Tarptent
Solving Problems with MYOG: Community Maker Challenge
The Seams You Need to Know
What Makes a Good Camo with Kryptek CEO, Butch Whiting
Ask Us Anything: Part 2 (Bonus Episode)
Ask Us Anything: Part 1
Makers That Inspire Us
BONUS: Community Maker Challenge
Talking Fabrics and New Products with Dan Durston
Your Sewing Machine Needs Remastered
What you don't know about Dyneema®
How to MYOG: Part 2 | Fears of MYOG with Tim Martino
How to MYOG: Part 1
Designing High End Components with Austere MFG
Let's Talk About Tape
Making Avalanche Rescue Sleds | Company Spotlight: Sew Alpine
DIY UL Backpacking Tent: Adventure Spotlight with Sara Quackenbush
Everyone Is Using This Stuff With Challenge Sailcloth
Venom™ on the Hayduke Trail with Jonathan Davis: Adventure Spotlight
Maker Questions
ROTR: After Hours | Bike Commuting and Seam Sealing
Our Favorite Products of the Year
Tent Attempts and Pack Attacks: Adventure Spotlight with Lea Geibel
Packs Should Do More with Superior Wilderness Designs
Backpacking The Great Divide Trail: Adventure Spotlight
New Fiber from Dyneema®
One Year Anniversary! Sew-off with Red Paw Packs
Company Spotlight: Broadfork Bags with Jacquelyn Van Jura
Great Walks of New Zealand: Adventure Spotlight
Colorado Trail: Adventure Spotlight
Butch Whiting, co-founder from Kryptek
Make Your Own Gear Journeys
Company Spotlight: PAST Outdoors
Company Spotlight: Rockgeist Backpack USA
All About OutdoorINK
Lifecycle of a New Product
Company Spotlight: Samson Rope
Wind River Range Ski Traverse: Adventure Spotlight
Bikepacking the Tour De Los Padres: Adventure Spotlight
Maker's Questions: Round 3
What We Are Making?
What do Bushcraft and UL have in common?
From MYOG to Building a Small Brand with Julianne from Wild Brush
Ask a Mechanic - Your Sewing Machine Needs Part 2
Your Sewing Machine Needs
Deep Dive with Dimension Polyant
Ultralight Backpacking with Nashville Pack
Maker's Questions: Round 2 for 2021
Company Spotlight: allmansright
Bike Bag Sew Off
Fabric Application Details
Inside the Minds of Dyneema®
Maker's Questions: Carter Keep Your Shirt On
Inception Story of Ripstop by the Roll