Thanks for that link, Stephen. It's terrific, lots of good info. I surfed through the links. It's clear that even without having sewn a frame bag, or even touched a frame bag, I know more than many of the posters, because I know how to sew.
Here is my pro tip for people who want to sew packs and related items: You think you need a stronger sewing machine. Probably not. You need a better needle. Use a 100 Jeans to sew heavy material. Oh, and for any kind of sewing, change the needle for each project! On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 10:35 AM, Stephen S <[email protected]> wrote: > Anne, > > Have you been looking at the threads on bikepacking.net ? > They have a forum for DIY / Make your own bags. > > http://www.bikepacking.net/forum/index.php/board,10.0.html > > Stephen > > > On Monday, January 13, 2014 10:12:09 AM UTC-8, Anne Paulson wrote: >> >> I ordered my new Krampus next week. Night blue pearl. >> >> And I want to take it camping. So I need carrying capacity. So I'm >> thinking about sewing a frame bag. >> >> f you have done that, what fabric did you use and where did you buy >> it? I'm looking at 1050 denier coated ballistics nylon or 330 or 500 >> denier Cordura from Seattle Fabrics, or 840 denier coated ballistics >> nylon or 500 denier Cordura from Quest Outfitters. I definitely want >> something waterproof, but I'm not sure how to choose between weight >> and strength. >> >> Also, if you have made a frame bag, how wide did you make it? Did you >> flare it at the front? What did you use for padding for the edges, if >> anything? How does it attach to the bike? >> >> My bike is going to be a size small. The Krampus has a sloping top >> tube, so that means a tiny little triangle, and lots of seatpost >> showing. That suggests room for another triangle-shaped bag above the >> top tube, in the triangle between top tube and seatpost. Has anyone >> tried that? >> >> -- >> -- Anne Paulson >> >> It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- Anne Paulson It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
