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Permalink Reply by Lane Martin on April 21, 2016 at 5:33am

If you want a cheap and quick way, you might wrap it with bubble wrap really well, then put it into a cheap duffel. Use the handles of the duffle to lash it on somehow.

Or get one of the gig bags that Gitty sells.

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Permalink Reply by Alan Hergert on April 21, 2016 at 7:14am

Sounds wonderful!

No idea how to protect the git but sounds wonderful!

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Permalink Reply by Rusty Summer on April 21, 2016 at 8:34am

collapsible, That give me a great idea!  I was planning on building a new git for this trip anyway. I'll post pics when I am done.

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on April 21, 2016 at 7:24am

bring minimal  tools  instead  ,  make  the guitar  in the bush  ..  then  it only   has  risk   one  way  , and  you  have a spiritual keepsake  .  ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Rusty Summer on April 21, 2016 at 8:38am

Good idea.  I don't think I will go that far but in that same spirit, I will have to find a way to decorate the guitar with something I discover on my journey.

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Permalink Reply by Kigar on April 21, 2016 at 2:11pm

A few random thoughts - make it stout, have it be openable to stash stuff inside, have some tie down points like a hole in the headstock, if you are tonedeaf like me have a tuner app or small tuner, use sealed tuners

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Permalink Reply by BP - RabidSalad - on April 24, 2016 at 4:04am

Just a thought, no idea if it'll work but maybe you can put a 'hinge' on the neck and body.  When hiking fold the neck back against the body and strap it to your pack.

Or if you are in bear country you might want to just strum away while ur hiking in...  Bears appreciate music too...Hope your trip is successful as He's never far away...

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Permalink Reply by Blues Frog on April 24, 2016 at 2:47pm

If you're building one for the trip, look at the strum stick design, or the mountain dulcimer look. Thin and lightweight.

The Gitty bags are nice to carry it in, and will keep it safe, unless of course you fall on it.

Let's hope you don't, and that you come back safe and sound.

Enjoy your trip!

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Permalink Reply by Titch the Clown on April 24, 2016 at 10:48pm

Make something while you are out.

To build a canjo all you need to bring are a pocket knife, some string, a tuning peg or two, find a stick and recycle your bean cans.

With just a pocketknife you can build heaps.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-ukulele-with-a-pocket-knife/

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Permalink Reply by Titch the Clown on April 25, 2016 at 9:21pm

Most places I go there is always a bundle of discarded fishing line. Sometimes you even get lucky and find some line with a lure at the end of it.

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