19:20 12.11.2022

AUX pack - second prototype
Rare thing for me - disassembling the piece of gear and assembling it improved. Now, AUX pack is heavily modified to the degree it can be considered a new pack. Let’s inspect it entirely. The most important part of backpack is back and straps. Back seems the same, with the seatbelt strap to prevent ( Read more... )

17:56 12.11.2022

Padded backpack straps - simple, fast and comfortable
After making a padded straps for the AUX pack, I’ve figured another design, even simpler. Take a piece of fabric and fold with sewin its narrow sides. Take a wide (around 5 cm) strap and sew a piece of fabric along one side of a strap. Sew soft hooks for pack and strap ends. Sew ( Read more... )

19:31 06.08.2021

High-visible universal beavertail for AUX pack
For outdoor activities “beaver tail”, or transport panel, is sure a must-have accessory for outdoor packs. I decided to make completely removable beavertail with mesh bucket placed entirely on the tail, i.e. not connected to the main pack. 13.7 cm between bottom straps, to be connected ( Read more... )

13:40 01.08.2021

Padded detachable straps for AUX pack - 2nd prototype
Development process in the evaluation phase indicated some iprovements to be done. First, padding moved more close to pack. Second, soft hooks on the pack are re-sewn so they are inserted only forth into buckle, not forth and back. Note they are sewed now with crossed box pattern ( Read more... )

15:35 08.06.2021

Padded detachable straps - AUX pack update
I am aware about opinion that only sew-in padded straps give real comfort and stability. To be honest, I like simple seatbelt straps very much and consider them comfortable. But just in case of, say, heavier than usual load, or anything else, full-scale straps are nice to have. Inspired ( Read more... )

15:50 01.06.2021

Dirt-cheap detachable chest rig
Compact chest rigs that integrate into the backpack’s straps are not new - D3CR+FlatPack from HSP (read - VOCR from EGL), Ventrapack from CivilianLab, to name a few. I’ve always wondered how pricey they are, noticing the small dimensions and overall amount of labor put into them. Now, let’s make one ( Read more... )

22:20 11.05.2021

Compact scalable all-round backpack - AUX pack
Several months I hesitated to make my dream pack for EDC and outdoor. But the time had come, and here is my very own concept - AUX pack. Think about it as “military beavertail pack without beavertail” (Eagle Yote, Blackhawk Cyane). Tough, compact, able to be upgraded with beavertail and ( Read more... )