no nothing is too big to patch it will just take some finess

Somewhere here or on his blog or something Dan said he's still thinking about how to make zippers practical, but it's going to be a flap for now. Flikr rig is a prototype - liner will also be different (lighter color).

please tell me that's just your bed or something under there

i'd really like to see someone throw together a bag that will hold as much stuff as i need. seriously though...like some magical bag *****. if you could get on that that'd be great. thanks ladies.

http://www.ortliebusa.com/cartgenie/...rer_action.jpg

pwneded

wig loves you guy's... stop talking on the internet and get out on your bike's....... with that said im going for a midnight ride with my flashing lights on my back..... and my seat post and on my head tube...

isaac what the hell did you smoke man

that's what i thought i was just checking
and yeah that's a pillow in there

a quick question for the pros. at what point in the bag construction do you add the pockets? do you add them once the main bag form is complete? or before you make the bag form? im just curious because i added my pockets after the main bag was done and i found it difficult to maneuver around the sewing machine. thanks for the help!

definitly not a pro...

But I add my pockets first, a lot easier that way. Also if your doing a floating liner type design it's really the only way I can think of because if you waited till the bag was all put together, you would be sewing through the liner.

-ray

Always before.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/186/3...845df15c0b.jpg

So, I have a pattern idea in my head (I mean, a mess bag is a pretty simple bag design), but how do you guys go about attaching straps? I'm wondering how to add that to the design.

since the strap ends see the biggest stresses of any part of the bag under most conditions, i'd assume you'd want to do those pre-bag formation as well in order to grant them best access to a stitch machine. if you have a strap that disconnects with a buckle you could probably do it at any point, but if you have a continuous strap with a cam adjuster or other type of pass-through adjustment like a timbuk2 i think you'd want that to be the last thing you do before main bag formation(putting the seams together that will make it not flat anymore)

thanks for the response. bag number 2 will go smoother.

For me, the strap is the last thing. But, it depends on the shape/cut of the bag. What design do you have? Also, i have this new buckle that i am dying to show you guys. It's amazing. Not as big as the cam buckle, but really easy to adjust. I will snap some pics and post it as soon as i get the chance.

what he said

dan my cam locks I get I have to find out where to get em in bulk but they are smaller than yours and just as tuff looking they are also black!

Well, it's basically a bucket with a flap and a strap as of right now. I need to prototype it to see how it works out. I'm just curious as to how to make the strap structurally stable.

Thier small hands are better for stiching

FlippingHades, what is the reflective material used in that pic and where can I get some? I'm not a bag maker, but would love to be able to sew that stuff on to some of my gear.

I've seen a few sites that carry different types of reflective tape and fabric but can never decide which would work best.

Thanks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQa4HHkhwVg

That movie was not without its charms.

It's 3M Scotchlite - you should be able to get it from many places. Ask at your local fabric store, or search for "3M scotchlite sew-on". If you're sewing it, don't get the adhesive-backed version.

I have a Push bag. I've been using it daily for about 4 months now, and I absolutely love it. It's gotten me through all the snow and slush days without a drop of water in the main compartment. And it's comfortable, and made by someone local (Toronto).

What do you guys do for the velcro? I have tried using the adhesive stuff then tried to stitch around the edges to attach it to the bag but it seems the glue they use always gums up my machine. I've resorted to hand stitching all the velcro on which works fine, it's just time consuming. I was just wondering; are there ways around this or are there any techniques or tips I'm overlooking?

biggest i know of so far is the PAC Ultimate OS 3600 cubic inches

Yeah, use velcro without the adhesive backing :D