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Polycryo Elesticated Backpack cover :)
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Mar 12, 2015 at 6:22 am #1326731
ok so now I have caught the polycryo bug
Here is the next thing, backpack cover, channels made in the edge, threaded with 2mm bungee cord, and a cord toggle.
The corners are turned in before channel so the shock cord is exposed at each corner, so I can stake it down for a mini ground sheet, or as a mini gear tarp :)
turned out really nice, and no shocking color that came with my backpack lol.
Mar 12, 2015 at 7:57 am #2181969Looks good. In prolonged rain, the pack will still get wet from seeping in from the exposed portion.
Apr 29, 2015 at 9:00 pm #2195714Have you tried using this? How is it turning out? And what tape did you use to make the channels?
Apr 29, 2015 at 9:07 pm #2195717One bush or branch and it's a goner. Good luck. Did you pre shrink it with heat or will you shrink wrap your pack?
Apr 30, 2015 at 7:10 am #2195769I haven't actually used it just experimenting with polycyro
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Apr 30, 2015 at 9:13 am #2195793What shape is the Polycryo itself? I might try to make this with the excess polycryo just to see how it works.
Apr 30, 2015 at 10:56 am #2195817> One bush or branch and it's a goner.
You'd have to be somewhat careful, but I used a hefty bag as a pack cover on brushy trail and it never tore. I used polycro as a ground sheet and it seemed surprisingly resistant to puncture and tearing. As long as you're not bushwhacking in thorny stuff it ought to work fairly well. And it's cheap enough to make another one.
Apr 30, 2015 at 11:31 am #2195824was just a rectangle of polycyro just an odd scrap, would be better if if was shaped.
Apr 30, 2015 at 4:05 pm #2195890> One bush or branch and it's a goner.
Of course plastic film is a silly idea. It will never last or stand up to use on the trail. Couldn't possibly work. Fool idea.Then some silly begger goes and tries it, and finds it actually works….
That's what I like about MYOG at BPL.
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