Chrome bag strap problem.
#1
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Chrome bag strap problem.
I'm the satisfied owner of a Chrome bag, but I'm having a problem with it that I can't seem to figure out. The strap that tightens/loosens the bag usually has a loop on the end that you can both use to grab onto and to reduce the amount of dangling strap you have when the bag's relatively empty. Somehow, my loop has disappeared. Now the strap is connected to the plastic adjuster-thing only when it's sewn around it. Has anybody else had this problem? And if so, can you recommend a way to fix it? Thanks...
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are you serious?
just pull it back through, its not broke
just pull it back through, its not broke
#3
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^ Just what I wanted to say. Fold the strap in half a foot away from the buckle thingie and stuff the folded bit through the buckle. Voila!
In other news, mine (bagaboo) kept slipping, so I made a permanent 5" loop by fixing the strap to the buckle. Sooo nice to always have something largish to grab. I'm skinny enough that I wouldn't need the full length anyway.
In other news, mine (bagaboo) kept slipping, so I made a permanent 5" loop by fixing the strap to the buckle. Sooo nice to always have something largish to grab. I'm skinny enough that I wouldn't need the full length anyway.
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I opened my bag and released the velco. How do I go about securing it again?
Okay, just giving you a hard time. I did the same thing last week and I have to admit that it took me a little while to figure out how to fix it. It was easy and I felt stupid when I was done. No harm done.
Okay, just giving you a hard time. I did the same thing last week and I have to admit that it took me a little while to figure out how to fix it. It was easy and I felt stupid when I was done. No harm done.
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Yeah that happened to me soon after I got my bag a few years back. It's obvious once you figure out how to do it.
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Quick, no body tell him where the stash pocket is!
#7
^ Just what I wanted to say. Fold the strap in half a foot away from the buckle thingie and stuff the folded bit through the buckle. Voila!
In other news, mine (bagaboo) kept slipping, so I made a permanent 5" loop by fixing the strap to the buckle. Sooo nice to always have something largish to grab. I'm skinny enough that I wouldn't need the full length anyway.
In other news, mine (bagaboo) kept slipping, so I made a permanent 5" loop by fixing the strap to the buckle. Sooo nice to always have something largish to grab. I'm skinny enough that I wouldn't need the full length anyway.
#8
Hey did you ever figure out how to reloop your strap?
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#9
I opened my bag and released the velco. How do I go about securing it again?
Okay, just giving you a hard time. I did the same thing last week and I have to admit that it took me a little while to figure out how to fix it. It was easy and I felt stupid when I was done. No harm done.
Okay, just giving you a hard time. I did the same thing last week and I have to admit that it took me a little while to figure out how to fix it. It was easy and I felt stupid when I was done. No harm done.
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You realize you're posting to a 7 year old thread, right?
I don't even have the bag anymore.
I don't even have the bag anymore.
#12
Yes I know the post is old. I was hoping one of you guys would still be active. Believe it or not, there is absolutely NO information on the Internet about this issue except this thread apparently. Would you happen to remember what you did to reloop your bag strap?
#13
Maybe refraining from calling people "a-holes" and accusing them of being illiterate might garner you better results.
My suggestion, throw out the Chrome bag and get a Mission Workshop. Problem solved.
My suggestion, throw out the Chrome bag and get a Mission Workshop. Problem solved.
#14
Fair enough. But I only called people a-holes who made fun of the OP and/or gave illegible responses. "Stick the loop through the thingy?" Do you understand what that means? I am just asking if anyone can actually explain it to me without ridicule like the OP received.I know a lot of people could benefit from this info. Thanks.
#15
I do understand what that means, and even without that bit of info provided it should take an able minded person 5-10min to figure it out on their own.
#16
Bro you're a troll. You just insulted the OP and other posters who stated it took more than 5-10 minutes to figure it out. I stand by my statement regarding a-holes and those who cannot clearly explain how to remake the loop because you embody both criticisms. Thanks for helping the community out.
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Looks like this:
make a loop an push it through near side
pull on inside part of new loop to drag the stitchd part through to the top
take that new loop, fold and push down through far side
pull outside part of strap till the stitched bit flips through again
there.
Took me 2 min. to "unloop" my strap and figure out how tie the loop back. then 5 min to upload the pictures and type this worthless post out
Maybe try thinking and acting before fighting and complaining next time
#21
Looks like this:

make a loop an push it through near side

pull on inside part of new loop to drag the stitchd part through to the top


take that new loop, fold and push down through far side

pull outside part of strap till the stitched bit flips through again

there.

Took me 2 min. to "unloop" my strap and figure out how tie the loop back. then 5 min to upload the pictures and type this worthless post out
Maybe try thinking and acting before fighting and complaining next time
make a loop an push it through near side
pull on inside part of new loop to drag the stitchd part through to the top
take that new loop, fold and push down through far side
pull outside part of strap till the stitched bit flips through again
there.
Took me 2 min. to "unloop" my strap and figure out how tie the loop back. then 5 min to upload the pictures and type this worthless post out
Maybe try thinking and acting before fighting and complaining next time
#22
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I actually just noticed this as well,

I fixed it by fiddling with it a couple more times, but I'm not sure that i did anything different. perhaps the strap was flipped over or something. Anyway that's the basic idea, good luck
#23
Bro you're a troll. You just insulted the OP and other posters who stated it took more than 5-10 minutes to figure it out. I stand by my statement regarding a-holes and those who cannot clearly explain how to remake the loop because you embody both criticisms. Thanks for helping the community out.
#24
How exactly am I the pot here? I criticized those who slammed the OP. I however was criticized by MidnightMaraud for giving them some of their own sh*t. I stand by my comments. The only person who made any sort of contribution to this thread was Wythnail. Everyone else who posted, including yourself, was at best not that helpful, and at worst an a-hole with limited English abilities.
#25
How exactly am I the pot here? I criticized those who slammed the OP. I however was criticized by MidnightMaraud for giving them some of their own sh*t. I stand by my comments. The only person who made any sort of contribution to this thread was Wythnail. Everyone else who posted, including yourself, was at best not that helpful, and at worst an a-hole with limited English abilities.






