{"id":116406,"date":"2022-04-22T17:58:08","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T22:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/boys-life-1944-01-snow-goggles-w-ben-hunt\/"},"modified":"2023-01-17T01:05:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T01:05:10","slug":"boys-life-1944-03-pack-rack-w-ben-hunt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/boys-life-1944-03-pack-rack-w-ben-hunt\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy’s Life – 1944-03 – Pack Rack – W Ben Hunt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Boy’s Life – 1944-03 – Pack Rack – W Ben Hunt<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boy’s Life Magazine W Ben Hunt Articles<\/a><\/d3><\/center>

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Pack Rack<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The need to build back pack rack has been bypassed by easy and relitively inexpensive aluminum pack frames<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I read of these articles I can find, its an interesting concept, making something instead of buying it from store <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which is better, store bought or homemade? There are a lot of factors in deciding this, including skill of the builder, wealth of the builder, and mindset of the builder<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A builder has to decide he is either has the skill to make the rack, or the ability to learn the skill<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Builder has to decide if its really cheaper, does the builder have access to free or cheap wood that would be significantly cheaper than store bought wood or finished product<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Them mindset of the builder is the most important factor, the skill and satisfaction gained from building your own equipment is very powerful motivator<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These articles led to a monthly column in Boy’s Life – The Slide of the Month by Whittlin Jim Column<\/p>\n\n\n\n

W Ben Hunt created the Whittlin Jim and Lone Eagle names, and published articles under all three name – Ben Hunt wrote 2-4 articles per month for Boy’s Life, and I think he created the Whittlin Jim and Lone Eagle to make is seem like there were multiple authors writing the articles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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