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>1993
>family is poor
>my older brother is an Eagle Scout
>he’s going backpacking with the scouts
>all he can come up with for a shelter is a blue tarp
>said it’s kind of heavy and bulky
>mom has been sewing since the 60’s
>she had made rain coats for us before so easy peazy
>decides she can make something smaller and lighter than a blue tarp
>has a fabric store order a specialty fabric
>makes a simple flat tarp, seals the seams
>works beautifully
>she never once heard of Ray Jardine
I’m buying a sewing machine and she’s teaching me how to use it.
>family is poor
>my older brother is an Eagle Scout
>he’s going backpacking with the scouts
>all he can come up with for a shelter is a blue tarp
>said it’s kind of heavy and bulky
>mom has been sewing since the 60’s
>she had made rain coats for us before so easy peazy
>decides she can make something smaller and lighter than a blue tarp
>has a fabric store order a specialty fabric
>makes a simple flat tarp, seals the seams
>works beautifully
>she never once heard of Ray Jardine
I’m buying a sewing machine and she’s teaching me how to use it.
