Todds bag
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- jacksdad
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Todds bag
hi all,
I orderd my Todds bag and still waiting, my question is has anyone gotten theirs yet and the one I'm talking about is the undersized one? How much of a difference was there and if anyone can post the measurements would be great
Thanks to all.
I orderd my Todds bag and still waiting, my question is has anyone gotten theirs yet and the one I'm talking about is the undersized one? How much of a difference was there and if anyone can post the measurements would be great
Thanks to all.
- Comic Sidekick
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I have one of Todd's new bags and an original, unissued MK VII from WPG. My original measures approximately 10"x10.5"x3", and Todd's bag is 9"x10.5"x3". So Todd's is pretty close, being just about an inch shorter than my original. The material is good, though softer and more flexible than my 66-year-old MK VII (Hey! Almost as old as Harrison Ford!). The Todd's bag also lacks some of the internal dividers found in my original.
I have a well-distressed Todd's deluxe strap installed on my original. I'm still waiting for a second strap I've ordered to arrive. They must have had a run on them.
As an aside, I would advise caution to anyone who seeks to follow Todd's distressing instructions on his new bag. I tried the bleach and scouring powder mix on my Todd's bag and it removed all the olive drab color instantly! I rinsed the bleach mix out as quickly as possible, but in just a few seconds my entire bag had turned a ghastly banana yellow color! I decided to redye it with some RIT tan dye, and the result was rather pleasing. It came out looking like a well-used and somewhat mottled dark khaki; not at all SA, but rather nice nonetheless. Now my wife wants to steal it from me!
Hey, this is my first post. Thanks for having such a great forum here. I've learned a lot in the few weeks I've been lurking.
Michael
I have a well-distressed Todd's deluxe strap installed on my original. I'm still waiting for a second strap I've ordered to arrive. They must have had a run on them.
As an aside, I would advise caution to anyone who seeks to follow Todd's distressing instructions on his new bag. I tried the bleach and scouring powder mix on my Todd's bag and it removed all the olive drab color instantly! I rinsed the bleach mix out as quickly as possible, but in just a few seconds my entire bag had turned a ghastly banana yellow color! I decided to redye it with some RIT tan dye, and the result was rather pleasing. It came out looking like a well-used and somewhat mottled dark khaki; not at all SA, but rather nice nonetheless. Now my wife wants to steal it from me!
Hey, this is my first post. Thanks for having such a great forum here. I've learned a lot in the few weeks I've been lurking.
Michael
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ordered mine the later part of april. I have not seen the bag, strap, or XL Shirt. Also ordered a usw kids indy and they keep moving out the ship date too. Seems like some of the vendors got caught with their pants down.....Never trust outsourcing from outside the USA IMO. The cost saving if any is just not worth it. Still looking forward to all these items as I know they will be of great quality.
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I need to clarify an earlier post. I thought that my bag and bag strap were arriving today from Todd's, but it was my replacement Indy whip that arrived. Sorry for the confusion.
Todd's is expecting buckles for the bag strap to arrive soon and then the bags and straps can ship out, hopefully before the end of June.
Todd's is expecting buckles for the bag strap to arrive soon and then the bags and straps can ship out, hopefully before the end of June.