Very clever. I got a similar one as schwag at a running race I did in Baltimore in October. (but not high vis, and it advertises an insurance company's Gecko on it) It's great for those "just in case" events.
How 'bout specs? How did you do the straps? Length? One or two pieces? Did you reinforce the bottom attachment point?
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Thread: Homemade backpack, 1.7 oz
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01-10-2011, 03:07 AM #1
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01-10-2011, 04:34 AM #2
Grease Monkey
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I used 2 sleeves and cut open all the seams to get the max fabric out of them. The cuffs where I removed the elastic were the natural place for the drawstrings. For the bottom drawstring attachments, I sewed in 2 small pieces of grossgrain ribbon. I double sewed across the grossgrain ribbon and the bottom and top seams. The final dimension are 17" tall, 12" wide at the top, 17" wide at the bottom. The straps are drawstrings that run through the top sleeves in both direction from opposite sides and through the bottom anchors. See additional photos.
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01-10-2011, 01:14 PM #3
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Kale, chips, and a homemade ultralight backpack. You're my kind of style!!
Now I must suppress the urge to hit all the thrift stores in the area RIGHT NOW to go find a high vis garment to snatch the sleeves off of!Sit bones = ~135 mm, saddles that work ~ 155cm/6.1 in wide
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01-10-2011, 03:59 PM #4
Randomeuse
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Very nice!
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