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Jan 28, 2012 at 11:43 am #1284819
Heres some cellphone pics of my new pack. It is technically my 2nd pack since I started another and scrapped it for being too large.
This one is 11" wide, 6.5" deep, and about 20" tall with a 15" roll top closure. Capacity is around 1900 cubic inches. Its 2.2 Silnylon from Oware. It was like $3 / yard since I bought enough to make this pack and a bivy in the future. The webbing came from a craft store, the straps are made with the Silnylon and edges finished in grosgrain, the CCF padding is from an old sleeping pad. So this pack cost less than 20 bucks to make.
Jan 28, 2012 at 12:35 pm #1830922Good job but I should warn you. MYOG is VERY addictive. Watch out or next thing you know you'll have a whole closet full of stuff you've made. I gotta admit its a fun addiction though (when usually, when things don't quit fit together right you want to pull your hair out).
Looks very nice.Jan 28, 2012 at 1:07 pm #1830932Very nice pack! I'm liking the orange with black trim :) Roll top is looking good too, and the straps are much better than my first attempt.
Jan 28, 2012 at 1:17 pm #1830936Very nice. I like the black and orange color combo.
Jan 28, 2012 at 2:47 pm #1830973That's a nice and clean looking pack. How well does it carry your load? Do I see correctly that you didn't add a hip belt?
Jan 28, 2012 at 3:35 pm #1830986Good job on the pack, it looks nice and clean, your shoulder straps look great as well!
Jan 28, 2012 at 5:13 pm #1831028Thanks for the compliments. I had never used a sewing machine until I attempted my first pack last month (which I resisted the urge to cannibalize for this pack since I think I will finish it in the future to a point where I am happy with it as a 2400 ci pack.
Well, in regards to carrying loads; in the pictures I had it filled with my main gear and some food to represent a 2-3 trip. And I have walked around the house with it loaded up like that and it feels good. I think keeping it narrow, shallow, and tall keeps the weight in close to the body. With the tarp and bivy combo I will be at a 8 pound base or so, with food and water added to that, and I think it will carry that 15-17 pounds comfortably.
Yes, no hip belt! Even with heavier loads in the past I still only alternated using a hipbelt off / on throughout the day and I think with these light loads its not necessary. Most importantly, the foam pad as a frame inside the pack gives it cushion as it hits my back.
Best of all…. this pack weights only 7.48 ounces!! And the roll top closure uses thin strips of plastic cut from a flimsy placemat type thing, fyi. I found a sheet off it at Hobby Lobby for 1.99.
Jan 28, 2012 at 6:44 pm #1831057Great little pack design I like the top nylon webbing compression wrap strap and the shaped water bottle pockets. Great job for you first pack and and welcome to the MYOG addiction.
TerryJan 28, 2012 at 7:53 pm #1831086Awesome, did you use a pattern?
Jan 29, 2012 at 1:08 pm #1831294Nope, no pattern. I just looked at a lot of other people's packs first.
The idea of making the front / bottom / front panel one continuous piece rather than seperate pieces (to minimize seams at the bottom) was taken from someone here on BL but I can't for the life of me remember.
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