Having checked with the site administrators I thought I would would post about a sideline I have making outdoor gear. I have always been surprised that, although there are many cottage makers in the USA, there seem very few in Canada. I sew a variety of stuff, mostly for friends and folk I meet but I also produce a number of toboggan packs for an outfitting company based in Ontario.
I have a range of off the shelf designs, like tarps, barrel organiser buckets and paddle joiners plus I like to tackle custom items now and then like an add-on pouch for the back of a pfd.
I do occasionally make clothing but it is definitely not my favourite and I do like to be able to fit the items in person.
I trend mostly toward synthetic fabrics and have a decent stock of Cordura ready to go. I do also sew canvas but leave the leather work to those who have mastered the art. Somethings have a fixed price whilst others I will quote a price for labour plus fabric. Unfortunately I have to order my fabric from the USA so the price goes up and down with the exchange rate.
I'm no Dan Cooke or Bill Ostrom but what I make comes from my own experiences with gear so I try to make things that I would want to use.
I also make a range of stick stoves (a.k.a fireboxes) that are made in the UK and Canada. I wanted one of these myself and discovered that to make laser cutting economical I had to cut several at one time so I made a batch and sold them.
I do have a website www.canoepaddler.me.uk that features my stoves and I hope to put some more gear on there soon.
Thanks for looking. If you'd like more details and/or prices please drop me a PM.
I have a range of off the shelf designs, like tarps, barrel organiser buckets and paddle joiners plus I like to tackle custom items now and then like an add-on pouch for the back of a pfd.
I do occasionally make clothing but it is definitely not my favourite and I do like to be able to fit the items in person.
I trend mostly toward synthetic fabrics and have a decent stock of Cordura ready to go. I do also sew canvas but leave the leather work to those who have mastered the art. Somethings have a fixed price whilst others I will quote a price for labour plus fabric. Unfortunately I have to order my fabric from the USA so the price goes up and down with the exchange rate.
I'm no Dan Cooke or Bill Ostrom but what I make comes from my own experiences with gear so I try to make things that I would want to use.
I also make a range of stick stoves (a.k.a fireboxes) that are made in the UK and Canada. I wanted one of these myself and discovered that to make laser cutting economical I had to cut several at one time so I made a batch and sold them.
I do have a website www.canoepaddler.me.uk that features my stoves and I hope to put some more gear on there soon.
Thanks for looking. If you'd like more details and/or prices please drop me a PM.