Osprey Exos Re-model

Awesome job! Great way to improve what you already have! How did you sew the cuben onto the bag?

Nice way to hack a Osprey Exos pack you did a great job. I would have liked it better if you used 1.9 oz Grey ripstop nylon for your fabric choice. Not a big fan of Cuben.
Terry

Nice work!I love my Exos 46.Great with 35lbs in it….Fantastic with 15lb load. I tossed out the lid.A great off the shelf sub 2 lb pack. I've hauled 10 days food and packraft in mine.I'd love to make a Cuben pack bag for it and just use the frame and side pockets.

For those with an Exos who simply forgo the lid, do you have any other method to prevent rain entry into the pack?
I too dislike the lid, but this would be my primary concern with removal – not because anything would get wet (it wouldn't), but because small rain pools in the bottom of a pack = carrying more 'water weight.'
I can never get the top cinch cord to stay tightly closed, either.

do you have this cord lock? http://assets.trailspace.com/assets/1/d/a/750042/Stratos-Review-090.jpg

if so you could switch it out for a normal toggle style or the 2 hole design my exos 34 came with
http://www.lanyardsupply.com/cord-lock/images/cord-lock-P064.jpg

for light coverage you could use a plastic shower cap for over the top.. not pretty but effective when it's raining so who cares.

"I would have liked it better if you used 1.9 oz Grey ripstop nylon for your fabric choice"
Yeah i wish i had something that matched a little better too….but all i had was the cuben…
I was hoping to pick up a new pack…but this should get me through til next spring!