I sewed a stem bag for my bike and I'm really excited about it! It's my first time sewing one and I made up the pattern so I'm pretty delighted with how it came out.

I used bits of a bag I disassembled for parts, some fabric my mom gave me (the green turkey tail mushroom print fabric) and bands I wove.

There are some things I'll do differently next time, like probably making the bottom square instead of a circle, and making some slightly different fabric choices, like not waxing the lining and drawstring sleeve fabric. And maybe I'll add some ease to the pocket, which can't really fit anything when my water bottle is in there on this one. #biketooter #sewing #bandweaving #cardweaving #myog #diy

Hydration packs are great:
- Water is hidden away from the sun.
- Drinking pipe is always available for a quick sip.
- Easy to carry 3lt if a backpack has a hydration sleeve feature.

Hydration packs are a pain when:
- It comes to refilling them with a full pack.
- Having to filter water first to fill them.
- Cooking time, and it is your only water container.

So I have been experimenting with bottles and I bought a wide-mouth Nalgene bottle as part of the testing.

Well, it's a pain if you do not want to take your pack off for a quick sip. You always have reach back to wiggle it out of the side pocket.

So I decided to mod the system to take a drinking pipe. Although the US has some nice mods in the cottage industry, they are not readily available in Europe. Here is my story in a couple of toots...

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Phase 1: Interest in the #fediverse and #mastodon due to <reddit>
Phase 2: Sign-up on an instance
Phase 3: Use mastodon or #bookwyrm or #kbin or #pixelfed and become comfortable
Phase 4 (I am here now): move instances and make a new #introduction
Hi! I am an aging #nerd. I play #boardgames and #videogames. I like to #camp. I sewed my own #hammock for #hammockcamping, #myog style. I like #learning from, but not worshipping, #history.
Phase 5 (maybe?): admin my own instance