The stickers look iffy- all the colors the same. Look at the variation on the one just above!

I used silicone spray waterproofing on mine, so as to avoid changing the look.

Wetting the bed, regardless of *how*, is unlikely to have a high Female Acceptance Factor...

Exactly. I thought I once saw an ad for sort of panels of perhaps four hooks that could be positioned to serve in place of the grommet lacings.

Or perhaps there are other options?

I recently bought some winter boots, lace-up. I've looked... didn't there used to be a means of making the top few, hooks instead? The "rubber shoelace" options I can find, don't thrill me... TIA for any help!

http://indygear.com/cow/viewtopic.php?f ... ng#p748216" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Evidently, caulking gun discs strongly resemble the lanyard toggle.

I just figure he gets everything from Reuben Kittlemeier, just like everyone else...

My ruck arrived. It's green, and in basic structure seems tough. Good stitching. But it is not a replica of the old bag in every way. There is nylon here and there, and Velcro (!) used to hold the sleeping bag pouch shut. And the pouch is made of a cloth resembling handkerchiefs. Good enough, I gues...

Doggone it! I was gonna wait until http://www.military1st.co.uk/30303b-german-mountain-rucksack-mfh-olive.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; arrived and surprise everyone with a review... I had to buy a used pad, elsewhere- the new pads are not expensive but the shipping m...

Lantzn, saw these on another board I am on. Looks like they are in stock. https://www.varusteleka.com/en/product/bw-mountain-troops-rucksack-used/1014" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Interesting! Those strap connectors, the ones that release by squeezing with two fingers......

http://translate.google.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; is terrific- just paste the url after selecting the languages! My thanks!

Does the ruck come with the pouch for holding a folding sleep mat? How wide a mat- 20, 22 inches? Is the mat still available?

I appreciate the good word about paint, but since food is involved... I've emailed one tinner's business, no reply though. The ones I can find seem dedicated to tinning worn copper pans, or electronics parts...

Many thanks! I figure an Indy backpack deserves period camping gear, so... Just got a (WWI) Model of 1916 bacon can and a (WWI) condiment tin (holds 3 days coffee in one end, three days sugar in the other, and a cap *in* one cap to hold the salt ration). I wish I knew a place that does hot tin dippi...

I've given up hope that those guys will ever restock- any current sources around anywhere? If I do find it I'll have to look into longer straps... While I am posting, not worth a second thread... I recently got a vintage canteen just like the one in Secrets of the Incas. The 30 mm. safety orange str...

You have something against crazy obsessions?

Some wimmenfolk decorate with stuffed animals- imagine how thrilled they'd be to find a fedora on their favorite teddy bear! I think a nice fedora would really spruce up a 3PO or Slave Leia figure, myself...

Nice render! How long did it take?

I just went looking on several 3D model sharing sites... and apparently, no one has put a nicely bashed ROTLA fedora on a scanner for the sake of posterity... While no one would be likely to print out a full-sized fedora, I imagine the smaller sizes might be popular. Imagine being able to fit an Ind...

"It belongs in a museum!"

In my quest to make my real M7 bag an approximation of what Indy would have carried, I ran across a quote at a WWII reenactor's site, to the effect that the real soldiers weren't issued antiques! The stuff should only look reasonably worn for the time of the action. I just bought a WWII mess kit, no...

I go for "not smash stuff with car door" over SA, myself...

We all know his is a dolled-up modern light- so I got to looking on the Net to see what he might actually have had. I don't know the earliest date of issue, but the Navy TB-8 Flashlight has a terrific "look" for someone who will be reading a lot of maps in a lot of dark places... I found a...

No helmet, no goggles either...

Hope you can add a pic of it *on display*! Must feel nice to have stuff so cool that it is on display!

My thanks to all! The bag ( I just re-watched the movie!) *is* the musette bag, beyond reasonable doubt. The jacket logo is clearly a painted-over logo of the ferry command listed in the other thread. I'll have to look around at hats to confirm if Heston's is the Australian hat the other thread ment...

I was watching TOD today and noticed several items... in the plane. They looked interesting, so I thought I'd ask about them. In the plane, in the cockpit and in the fuselage, there are maps stuck on the wall. My copy wasn't too sharp, but I was wondering if anyone had ID'ed them. Also- over the doo...

I found an olive drab umbrella that folds down to fit in the Mark 7 bag, at the dollar store. I can provide UPC code etc. if anyone is interested enough to PM me... Here in KY this is gonna come in handy- it already has!

Wow! Excellent! May I ask its size and of what it was made? Number of holes, etc.? TIA for any help!

I watched TOD last night. The little bag Lao Che tried to palm off in place of the diamond looked cool, and looked like it would make a nice change holder for the Mark VII bag...

Any info on this, or have I stumped the experts? My copy wasn't terrific,so I didn't bother with screensnaps, sorry...

The Mark VII bag is terrific and wonderful and all, but has anyone ever found a way to make those two half-sided compartments useful as compartments? I just spent way too long onna Net looking for pouches that would well fill those spaces... If you can't fish out what you need, fish out the whole po...

I have trouble getting around, and needed a good, utilitarian bag that did not scream "purse". So I thought I'd find out what kind of bag Indy used... and wound up here! I ordered a bag from Magnoli, and a strap from... elsewhere. Rather not say, as it was not much of a strap. Parts were n...