REI also went liberal - anti hunting, pro Biden, pro queers, the whole shot.
I make a lot of my own outdoor stuff. I have some 2" webbing. I might play around & see what I can come up with. I'm not going to be carrying over 30lb. If more weight is needed, I break out a llama or 2. That's what I have them for.
If you get back to this RockChuck,
I thought about your comment when I was looking for a boring web page to cure my insomnia.
https://zpacks.com/collections/backpacksI'm not suggesting that you pay all that money to buy it.
I plan to make one or two for packs that will have them sewed on or laced through big brass grommets. If you go most of the way down the page past the packs, they have belts. They're black so you might have to brighten your monitor. Zoom in. In addition to the padded belt, you just need 4 ladder locks for adjusters (also go by tri-glides) and the center buckle. Webbing of course. With button thread it should be a fairly non technical project and hold up to the thirty pounds and up. If you need thread, I can recommend what I consider best after a lot of research. Plain old button thread should be good enough for thirty pound loads though. If you can order ITW Nexus ghillitex, the hardware will be plenty strong for one inch webbing.
This design gets very good reviews on backpacker forums.
Most everyone likes other forward pull tighten.
There's a similar design, but different placement at
https://backpackinglight.com/forums...m-review-bump-32-and-little-big-pack-36/That's Dan Mchale, famous custom backpack designer. Everyone gives his rave reviews too. Not many buy them because of being so pricy though.
Link to original article near the top.
I think these links will provide two very good design choices.
Best regards,
Happy Backpacker
