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Pack cover problems- a solution
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Jan 19, 2009 at 12:06 pm #1233354
I got tired of pack covers blowing off or blowing around loosely and buckles that gouged my back.
I added straps that wrap around the pack to the front and buckle there. The straps hold the cover to the pack and there is no buckle in back to gouge.
Jan 21, 2009 at 10:08 am #1471760A strap that buckles in front is one solution. I went a different route.
I have 4 open points along the hem of my pack cover. At the "top," one opening allows access to the ends and to a spring-loaded barrel-type adjustable closure. Opposite this access point is one to which I added a "mitten hook." Two more openings are fairly evenly-spaced along the sides, one has a loop tied in its section of shock cord and the other has a second mitten hook tied into its section of shock cord. I can pull the elastic cord across the back of the pack and clip from either or both directions, depending on how full my pack is at the time. If necessary, I can then also pull the elastic tighter, and hold it at that tension with the barrel closure.
Regards,
Rosaleen
Jan 22, 2009 at 5:57 pm #1472161Rosaleen,
Could you post some photos? I'd like to see what your system looks like.Jan 26, 2009 at 4:37 pm #1473117I will be glad to, once I can get hubby's help. He is pretty wrapped up in his own projects, but is the one with camera expertise, the computer with software to handle photos, etc. My laptop is so short on memory, it is beyond pitiful…
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