Secret pocket

K on the run · Post by **K on the run** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 6:06 am

I've made a small modification to my
Wested pre-distressed cow hide ToD jacket
and thought you guys and girls might be interested.
I ordered it with the larger LC inner pocket just in
case I actually get time to make a grail diary.
Now the thing is that my ipod made a ugly
lump very low on the jacket and the thought of
my lucky zippo from Relic Raider rubbing against
the ipod didn't please me. (I know the zippo is supposed to be in the left pocket

)
So I bought a zipper and sewed it in to the
inner pocket, about half way down, this way creating
a secret pocket accessible only by opening the zipper
at the bottom of the (now regular sized) inner pocket.
The secret pocket contains the lucky zippo
(I stopped smoking before I bought it so it's
for good luck) + money when there's pickpockets around.
The top pocket is occupied by my number one gadget: the 40Gb ipod.

-K

Links to (self)

explanatory pictures:

http://www.flugel.dk/jacket.jpg
http://www.flugel.dk/pocket_diagram.jpg
http://www.flugel.dk/half_ext_pocket.jpg
http://www.flugel.dk/closed_zip.jpg
http://www.flugel.dk/open_zip.jpg
http://www.flugel.dk/ext_pocket.jpg
http://www.flugel.dk/zip_detail.jpg

Swindiana · Post by **Swindiana** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 6:46 am

Ah! Clever Clover Compartment!

Regards,
Swindiana

Post by **Jens** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 9:40 am

Hey - THAT's a cool idea! Thanks for sharing this with us!

Canyon · Post by **Canyon** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 10:57 am

K, fantastic idea.

Hemingway Jones · Post by **Hemingway Jones** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 11:00 am

That is very clever, indeed. Man, that predistressed cowhide looks great. Everytime I see one of those, I really want one. I think I will have to order one after my fall trips. That is a beautiful jacket and an interesting and handy innovation.

J_Weaver · Post by **J_Weaver** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 11:51 am

Thats a pretty good idea. And the predisressed cow look great!

IndyFlyer · Post by **IndyFlyer** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 11:58 am

Good idea indeed, thanks for sharing. I am still putting together my Wested order and was not going to get the larger pocket, but now......?

J_Weaver · Post by **J_Weaver** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 1:07 pm

I thought that the larger inside pocket was standard on all of the jackets now?

Post by **Jens** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 1:19 pm

Yes ... you're right, I think.
One have to special oder smaller pockets ...

nicktheguy · Post by **nicktheguy** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 11:26 pm

You know - that looks brilliant....whay didn't I think of that? Well done!

Herr Jones · Post by **Herr Jones** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 10:50 am

Ingenious, where did you find the matching lining material?

K on the run · Post by **K on the run** » Fri Jun 17, 2005 12:13 pm

dakine wrote:Ingenious, where did you find the matching lining material?

I didn't, all I bought was the zipper. The lining is the pocket it self. I turned the pocket inside out then stuffed a little less than half back inside. I fastened the zipper with pins. I then opened the zipper and sewed it in place, the last bit by hand as the sewing machine couldn't get in to that last corner.

I'm glad that all of you liked it but as I mentioned I don't have a grail diary and therefore don't know if it will fit in the zipper modified pocket.

Swindiana, what a clever wordplay. I wish I had thought of it, a better name than "secret pocket" AND more fun!

-K