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On 1/17/2023 at 2:06 PM, Adam said:

 

 

Nice. These boards are pretty neat! It looks like there are already a couple of carbon fiber skateboard manufacturers out there. Seems particularly useful for longboards. On the shortboard side, I wonder if the longevity would outweigh the expense?

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I totally missed this one but it's way too cool and crazy to pass up!

Red Bull put together a floating skate/BMX park made out of composites suspended beneath a hot air balloon:

 

 

That's big NOPE for me, but maybe some of you would give it a shot?

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On 9/13/2023 at 5:38 PM, Jeremy Senne said:

Love it!

How long did it take to lay all of that up per set?

It looks pretty good! Was it done with a wet layup or prepreg?

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On 9/18/2023 at 11:32 AM, Jeremy Senne said:

It was probably 3 weeks of nights and weekend efforts to wet layup and trim all the parts.

That's actually way less time than I would have thought. Did you just use a regular storm trooper set to make the molds?

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On 1/12/2023 at 11:56 AM, lo_0l said:

You can grab an ultra-light Carbon Fiber Toilet from West Marine!

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I worked for Monogram Systems, now Safran Water and Waste Systems in Carson CA. 

They developed this carbon composite toilet (the pedestal is carbon fiber), and not only is it lighter than typical aircraft toilets, but still able to withstand a lot of crap!  On top of that, because of its lightness it's much easier for the maintenance techs to replace (they tend to get used often).

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16 minutes ago, james b said:

I worked for Monogram Systems, now Safran Water and Waste Systems in Carson CA. 

They developed this carbon composite toilet (the pedestal is carbon fiber), and not only is it lighter than typical aircraft toilets, but still able to withstand a lot of crap!  On top of that, because of its lightness it's much easier for the maintenance techs to replace (they tend to get used often).

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That seems excessive 😄

Those operate on vacuum right?

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Carbon Fiber Trekking Poles.  I used a set for over 2000 miles. They are so nice and light, and such a differences over the heavier standard ones. Such a huge differences in being able to control their placement, and not tiring my arms out over a course of 12 hours a day of hiking.

https://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en_US/product/alpine-carbon-cork/

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My near 1lb two person ultralight Z Packs Duplex tent can use the the above carbon fiber trekking poles for support, but I've also had a lot of success using 2.6oz carbon fiber poles with it. Really nice having the light weight and strength that the carbon fiber composite poles supplied.

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The tent:
https://zpacks.com/products/duplex-tent

The poles:
https://zpacks.com/products/48-carbon-fiber-tent-pole

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On 12/30/2023 at 7:14 PM, Tanoak said:

Carbon Fiber Trekking Poles.  I used a set for over 2000 miles. They are so nice and light, and such a differences over the heavier standard ones. Such a huge differences in being able to control their placement, and not tiring my arms out over a course of 12 hours a day of hiking.

https://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/en_US/product/alpine-carbon-cork/

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Check this out if you want to try your hand at making your own set of walking poles. Not telescoping, but super light.

 

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