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new "close enough" bag
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 4:47 pm
by shadwell55
Got this for 8 bucks from a surplus company
It would be easily converted to a leather strap with a few stitches
There is another strap that appears to be for going around the waist. Cannot decide whether to cuit it off or leave it.
The color is close and the size is almost identical.
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 8:46 pm
by DanielJones
Shadwell, That should work nicely. Well worn and broken in. No need to distress it. Now all you need is the leather TAG strap.
Cheers!
Dan
second strap
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:41 pm
by shadwell55
any advice re: the second strap? Should I just snip it?
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 12:29 pm
by DanielJones
You could do that. But if you can draw it up tight to the body of the bag that wouls be better. Then it remains useful at another time, yet is out of the way.
Cheers!
Dan
drawing up
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:57 pm
by shadwell55
I have tried that, but it still hangs out there a bit. I am hesitant to just lop it off at this poiont.
By the way, I bought some brass snaps and replaced the old army snaps that you see in the pics. Hammering those snap rivets is hard. I fouled up an entire pack before I had success.
Looks a little more like a Mk vii now.
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 12:05 am
by Ark Hunter
Looks good for $8 and some time and new snaps.
Hmm, don't know about the strap. I guess it's no great loss if you cut it for $8.
side strap.
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:05 pm
by shadwell55
the strap, which looped around the back of the bag and really served no function for me ( I am sure I wasn't going to secure this thing around my waist) was removed by me with scissors this monring. But I did leave enough of it to go back and stitch together and make a hook looop if needed at a leter time. Placing new snaps on is no easy thing. I went through at east 8 or 9 befire I realized I was using the tool in the wrong manner!
I gave it a wash today. I like the canvas strap a lot right now and am in no hurry to replace with leather, though I just might go ahead and buy one of todd's straps since I have about 20 bucks in my gear budget
Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2005 10:17 pm
by Ark Hunter
Personally I'd go for a TAG strap as he will costomise it however you want. I like his buckle better too.
