Managed to make some straps... cut off the buckles (or whatever the nylon bits are called for the actual strap to run through and tighten on itself) from my Deuter bsckpack as well as some standard straps donated me by (I think) Escape Goat.

The upgrade was that I used the original Velcro dual sided (if it was Planet X they might wanna rename it: Sticks Like sub standard as taken from the bonding stuff sold at Screwfix)... Took an age sowing it all together (not sure how uphoslterers and seamster make it seem so easy).

Used Guttermans thread and a thimble with (for) leather needles...

Pics coming up (as soon as they uplaod into Flickr and then I can drag them onto here... not sure why it takes so long uploading into flickr thwse days!!

Nice trowel/crud catcher combo!

Thats what the plan is when the non bikepacking crew asks on Strava... the types that cringe at us sorts of mud plugging (storm sleeping, mtb-rigid riding) bikepacking folk... As far as they're concerned its just an orange bottom bracket crud catcher

techno mail wrote:Nice trowel/crud catcher combo!

Crud catcher/crud hider, surely?

belugabob wrote:

techno mail wrote:Nice trowel/crud catcher combo!

Crud catcher/crud hider, surely?

someones been watching you: http://www.wohobike.com/product/62