there is an ebay vendor who has the black ones in choice of 4 different lengths, pair, for $6.24 shipped. search Coghlan's Arno Straps
On Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 8:39:54 AM UTC-5, Philip Kim wrote: > > Yeah these are nice. I believe REI has different lengths as well. > > On Monday, June 1, 2015 at 8:58:11 PM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >> Arno strap it is! I'll decide if I can wait, or buy a couple from REI. >> Thanks! >> >> On Monday, June 1, 2015 at 4:46:36 PM UTC-7, john muhl wrote: >>> >>> I think Arno straps are what you're looking for and probably readily >>> available at your nearest REI. They're longer than the Riv Irish strap but >>> the buckle and strap width are identical enough. >>> http://www.rei.com/product/833518/coghlans-arno-straps >>> >>> On Monday, June 1, 2015 at 6:22:49 PM UTC-5, Bill Lindsay wrote: >>>> >>>> I need a few Irish Straps. $8 is a bit pricey, but I love how they >>>> look, so I'm usually happy to spring for them. Turns out Riv is out of >>>> them for now. A couple years back I was in the lame camping aisle at my >>>> Ace Hardware. They had a Coleman brand tie-down strap that had the >>>> identical buckle to an Irish strap. It was totally the same thing, and it >>>> was $4 for a pair. I bought a pair on a whim and have used those black >>>> Coleman straps and Irish straps side-by-side and interchangeably. Now, >>>> the >>>> tie-down strap that Coleman sells is a lame chinese plastic buckle thing >>>> and is just not an acceptable replacement for the Irish Strap. >>>> >>>> Is there a suitable replacement for an Irish strap? Same length and >>>> width, same metal spring-loaded buckle? Or should I wait a few more weeks >>>> for Riv to have the real deal? >>>> >>>> Bill Lindsay >>>> El Cerrito, CA >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
