need your help to choose my bagstrap and buckle

bastoon · Post by **bastoon** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 5:37 am

Hi everybody,

I plan to buy at TAG a new bagstrap and Tod buckle to replace the originale bagstrap of my MK6.

But i don't know which is the most appropriate : with or without border grooves ? And what about the size ? 65" or 72" ? I'm not tall : 1,76 m

I want it to be more screen accurate. I will be glad to read your opinion !

JAN · Post by **JAN** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 5:42 am

I´d say : No groves, and pick the 65" - You´ll stumple in a longer strap.

Best regards

JAN

Indiana_Tom · Post by **Indiana_Tom** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 6:39 am

Bastoon, it depends on what style you prefer. If you're a Raiders guy, take the border grooves and the Raiders buckle (highly recommended; I own one).
If you're a Temple/Crusade-Fan, go without border grooves and take the Temple buckle.

But you can also combine the offered styles. Anyway, you'll be pleased with Richard's products.

BTW, take the 65" strap.

Regards,

Tom

bastoon · Post by **bastoon** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 8:03 am

thank you very much for your advise.

To be or not to be Raider or Tod ? That is the question !!!!

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 9:21 am

Do you have any pic of that poor lovely web strap?

bastoon · Post by **bastoon** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 3:24 am

this is my fault

i hate space travel

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 3:58 am

What a shame, dont throw it away anyway, it's the only strap i have ever seen with the date on it

bastoon wrote: i hate space travel

Neolithic · Post by **Neolithic** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:03 am

Definately go with the 65 strap- I'm about the same height as you and have both lengths- the 65 is a lot better on me.

VP · Post by VP » Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:42 am

Is there a length that if you're over it you should get a 72" and if you're under it you should get a 65"?

Swindiana · Post by **Swindiana** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 10:56 am

I'd say get a 72" and then cut it to fit exactly where you want it to hang and the buckle to be placed. They are the same price, right?

I know for sure that a 72" would be to short for me, even though recommended for a certain hight and above.

Just what I would do.

Regards,
Swindiana

bastoon · Post by **bastoon** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:49 am

Hi everybody,

Before i place my order to TAG i would like to know one thing : I'm not a "manual guy" you know... so : Is the buckle already attached to the strap ? or i will have to attach all things ? I just watched the tuto and it look like the buckle is attached to the strap...

By the way, am i an heretic if i choose raider strap and temple buckle ?

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 3:50 am

I'm not a manual guy aswell but i menaged to put the buckle on! Anyway i think there is a tutorial somewhere, i think it's on indygear.com in the Bag session

bastoon wrote:
By the way, am i an heretic if i choose raider strap and temple buckle ?

Not at all!!! Expecially if you have a wonderful ToD bag

IndyTaz · Post by **IndyTaz** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:49 am

Mmm I'm in the same place as Bastoon...I think this thread has solved what buckle "Raiders" and strap "with grooves" for my MK VII.
I'm 1.89cm... is the 65' still the best if you want the buckle in the middle of your chest?

Yeah I know...but I had to ask

Regards
IndyTaz

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:51 am

Quite tall arent you taz? I didnt know you use the metrical system in Australia.

IndyTaz · Post by **IndyTaz** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 5:55 am

Tall? I suppose. They make us big down here

Yeah we did use the imperial sytem at one stage but now we are metric. Well...ever since I've been around anyway. Did the AB dry out ok?

TAZ

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 6:01 am

IndyTaz wrote: Tall? I suppose. They make us big down here Yeah we did use the imperial sytem at one stage but now we are metric. Well...ever since I've been around anyway. Did the AB dry out ok?

TAZ

Good for you now you have the metrical system.
I'll post about my hat right now

in the proper topic

Sorry if i cant help you two with the lenght of the bag strap... i have one but it was a gift so... i didn't order anything peculiar nor i asked for anything peculiar, i just needed a strap!

Swindiana · Post by **Swindiana** » Mon Sep 12, 2005 6:02 am

Taz;
I'm 192.5cm myself, and the 65 version is way to short on me, and the 72 aswell. Both my straps are custom ordered from a leather shop actually.
I'd go for the 72, for sure.

Regards,
Swindiana

VP · Post by VP » Tue Sep 13, 2005 4:17 am

IndyTaz wrote:I'm 1.89cm

That's about ¾ inches.

Dre · Post by **Dre** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 4:22 am

Swindiana: how much did it cost you to get a strap made by a leather shop?

i'd like to get a leather strap...but i havent found an alternative to buying it from tpg or wpg or whatever they are. the cost of the straps + postage are just too much to me for a leather strap

IndyTaz · Post by **IndyTaz** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 4:55 am

Swindiana: Cheers mate

VP:

1 metre and 89cm ok? You?

TAZ

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 5:42 am

VP wrote:
IndyTaz wrote:I'm 1.89cm
That's about ¾ inches.

I thought in Finland you used the metrical system dont you?

Swindiana · Post by **Swindiana** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 5:44 am

Dre wrote:Swindiana: how much did it cost you to get a strap made by a leather shop?

I think the strap itself was around $12 or so, plus shipping in my case. It was made locally in Sweden and I just asked for it to be 1 inch wide, as dark brown as possible and long enough for my needs. If you have a saddle maker near by, or a leather shop you can think of that may be able to help you out you can get it pretty cheap if the shipping costs are cut out. I'd try the yellow pages.

Regards,
Swindiana

Dre · Post by **Dre** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 7:12 am

ah k...thanks for the advice swindiana =)
if i can find a strap here that's as cheap as that it should be alright...maybe ill look now for some saddle makers n email around

bastoon · Post by **bastoon** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:35 am

swindiana write :

the strap itself was around $12 or so, plus shipping in my case.

i think i'm gonna search once more for a local alternative

VP · Post by VP » Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:03 am

erri_wan wrote:I thought in Finland you used the metrical system dont you?

Indeed we do. I'm 188 cm.

Bufflehead Jones · Post by **Bufflehead Jones** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 10:26 am

VP wrote:
IndyTaz wrote:I'm 1.89cm
That's about ¾ inches.

Thanks VP. We don't use the metric system here in the US, but at least I thought that I knew how it works. That one confused me and I was about to run and get a metric measuring tape to try and figure out how tall he was.

Indiana Jerry · Post by **Indiana Jerry** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 4:15 pm

Bufflehead Jones wrote:
VP wrote:
IndyTaz wrote:I'm 1.89cm
That's about ¾ inches.
Thanks VP. We don't use the metric system here in the US, but at least I thought that I knew how it works. That one confused me and I was about to run and get a metric measuring tape to try and figure out how tall he was.

This IndyTaz is actual size :arrow: :junior:

Bufflehead Jones · Post by **Bufflehead Jones** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 6:16 pm

Jerry, that's what I thought. Now, I can see how one would get lost in the outback.

Indiana Jerry · Post by **Indiana Jerry** » Tue Sep 13, 2005 7:49 pm

Heck, even that measuring tape would look like the big boulder...

:arrow: :junior:

...look out, IndyTaz!!!

Mojave Jack · Post by **Mojave Jack** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 3:31 pm

VP wrote:
erri_wan wrote:I thought in Finland you used the metrical system dont you?
Indeed we do. I'm 188 cm.

I prefer to measure everything in Standard Popsicle Sticks. So VP, you are 16.4 Popsicle Sticks tall, and IndyTaz, apparently you are only .16 Popsicle Sticks tall. Note that that is the not the Imperial Popsicle Stick, which is quite different. Only the British still insist on using the Imperial Popsicle Stick.

I, myself, am fully 17.1 Popsicle Sticks tall.

Serial Hero · Post by **Serial Hero** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 3:58 pm

This IndyTaz is actual size

maybe the 65mm strap would work better for him

Erri · Post by **Erri** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 5:06 pm

Mojave Jack wrote:
VP wrote:
erri_wan wrote:I thought in Finland you used the metrical system dont you?
Indeed we do. I'm 188 cm.
I prefer to measure everything in Standard Popsicle Sticks. So VP, you are 16.4 Popsicle Sticks tall, and IndyTaz, apparently you are only .16 Popsicle Sticks tall. Note that that is the not the Imperial Popsicle Stick, which is quite different. Only the British still insist on using the Imperial Popsicle Stick.

I, myself, am fully 17.1 Popsicle Sticks tall.

i wonder how many stones you are then

Mojave Jack · Post by **Mojave Jack** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 5:57 pm

erri_wan wrote:
Mojave Jack wrote:
VP wrote:
erri_wan wrote:I thought in Finland you used the metrical system dont you?
Indeed we do. I'm 188 cm.
I prefer to measure everything in Standard Popsicle Sticks. So VP, you are 16.4 Popsicle Sticks tall, and IndyTaz, apparently you are only .16 Popsicle Sticks tall. Note that that is the not the Imperial Popsicle Stick, which is quite different. Only the British still insist on using the Imperial Popsicle Stick.

I, myself, am fully 17.1 Popsicle Sticks tall.
i wonder how many stones you are then

Well, in these parts we measure everything using the Kidney Stone.

I weigh in at a healthy 19,134.285714285714285714285714286 Kidney Stones, but I just round that off to 19,134 Kidney Stones. Using that old archaic British measurement, the plain old regular Stone, I come in at 13.21 Stones.

Post by **Michaelson** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 5:58 pm

And so, how many swallows would it take to carry you aloft?

Regards! Michaelson

Mojave Jack · Post by **Mojave Jack** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 6:42 pm

Michaelson wrote:And so, how many swallows would it take to carry you aloft?

Regards! Michaelson

Do you mean African or European?

Swindiana · Post by **Swindiana** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 4:45 am

Not a very common type of post by me, but I just had to.

High regards,
Swindiana

IndyTaz · Post by **IndyTaz** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 7:01 am

Gee folks...thanks for the laughs...I didn't think mentioning my height would bring me under such scrutiny

I enjoyed the laughs at my expense

VP- Obviously you are full of envy as I am a full 1cm bigger than you

Regards
IndyTaz

VP · Post by VP » Thu Sep 15, 2005 8:02 am

Well I'm probably a bit younger than you.

IndyTaz · Post by **IndyTaz** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 8:23 am

Yes... I bet you are VP...I turn 32 on Oct the 3rd...yippee and still kicking

Life just gets better and better

TAZ

bastoon · Post by **bastoon** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 3:08 am

i 've try to search for a TAG alternative near where i live : us stock army, shoe manufacture, bag for women shop, etc...

Nobody had be able to help me... So i definitly order to TAG...

Indiana Jerry · Post by **Indiana Jerry** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 3:10 am

OUCH...if you didn't already order it, Bastoon, I hate to be the one to break this to you...go check it out yourself.
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VP · Post by VP » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:14 am

http://www.lost-ark.net/
http://www.toddscostumes.com/indy/bag_strap.htm