This strap is from Todd, and while the screws have come loose once or twice before, now I can't keep them tight at all. Hard to be an adventurer when your toys are spilling out all over the trail. Now, here's an odd question: I keep the flat head section of the screw (where you'd stick the screwdriv...

So, the Chicago screws on my MKVII are starting to become perpetually loose. I could permanently attach them of course, think epoxy, but that defeats the whole purpose. Two questions: 1) What are people doing to keep their Chicago screws from falling out? 2) This one's more theoretical: why would an...

Ancient thread but questions of masculinity seem a perennial issue. For the few comments I've gotten, simply saying, "This is a World War II Mark VII gas mask bag" shuts people up instantly and leaves them in a certain degree of awe. Ain't nothing more manly than that, and I take mine ever...

Swindiana, thanks for the links! :D I thought the small differences were really interesting because they maintained the "look & feel" of the bag. For example, the internal pocket in figure 7 has a flap with folded over corners, just like the bag's outer flap. I'm impressed with the att...

Looks like 15" at least... I think that bad boy qualifies as a sword...

Where in the world do you adventure that you'd need a knife like that?? :shock: I take it that you're not planning a Club Med vacation... :lol: (I'm guessing you already know this, but carrying a knife like that is illegal in most of the US.) Here's a pic for the curious: http://www.kitrae.net/other...

I think having it sewn back together yourself just adds a little more character to the bag. Sort of like instant distressing...

Hi Redmon, That brass snap closure sounds really nice. Do you know of any pictures online that show it? I think I'm going to have a professional seamstress modify my bag, rather than doing it myself, and any pics of what I want would help a lot. I hadn't thought of using the extra space in the flap ...

Can you point me to any pictures?

jack wrote:If you need a bag with dividers in get a 37patt small pack on a shoulder straps, very practical, and in my opinion would make a good indy bag.

My MK VII's are pretty well broken in and that may help them seal better. How stiff is the canvas on your bag? Ah, that's the catch -- the canvas is very stiff. I actually like carrying the bag in the rain just because I want to break it in naturally. But until that happens, everything gets wet! I ...

murphy, if you have some extra room in your mk vii, maybe you could carry some of my @#$%? I think I'm likely to bust a seam with all the junk I tote around.

Murphy, thanks for your great suggestions! I really like the zipper in the trekdirect bag, but unfortunately, that's the only part of that bag I like. I've been wondering if it's possible to retrofit a zipper into a WPG, but I think I'd have to find someone with a little more tailoring skills than I...

Welcome, Jupiter, It's funny how different we all; for me, there are too many pockets in my MK VII. If I were to alter it, I'd be taking compartments out. But that's not what you want to hear about. Hmnn, just curious -- what do you use your mk vii for? I can't imagine what you do with it that ther...

Thanks for your welcomes! :D Seems JJ, that what you want is a bag that isn't a MKVII... Good luck :-) Aw, that would be the easy way out. :lol: What I really want is something that looks genuine Indy on the outside but is a little more functional on the inside. I'm hoping any changes I make will be...

Howdy all! Greetings from an obi-wan newbie! :D I've been using my WPG bag for a little while now and I really, really like it. And even though my wife likes to tease me about my "murse" (man purse), I think she secretly wants one too since these bags just scream cool. (Even my no-nonsense...