INVENTIVE GENIUSES - Help!!

[dahut]

Kenny, John B. (Edmonton) and all you other smart guys, I need a hand. I had a brain bubble and want to rig up a two-strap style back pack to mount a detector for taking bike riding.
I want the detector on the outside of the pack, so I can keep my possibles on the inside.
I have a couple of ideas rolling around in my head, but I reckon you guys will come up with something at least as good. What say you - anybody got ideas?

 

[Kipper]

How about one of the nylon bags those folding chairs come in?? You aught to be able to attatche it to a back pack. Kip...

 

[dahut]

Good idea, good idea....were getting the juices flowing. Any ideas on the attachment?

 

[NCgolddigger]

Check out the sportsmans guide. They have 3 different gun case/back packs that might work for what you're wanting to do.

www.sportsmansguide.com
Tactical Gun Case
Item numbers DX8M-130544C is 36"
DX8M-130545C is 42"
DX8M-130546C is 46"

 

[lainylainy]

Velcro straps will hold everything -just go to a fabric store and buy the thick stuff by the yard, attach a piece of each (fuzzy end and tooth end) to each other, and then you have a very strong strap that you can cut to size. I velcro my 1250 to the top railing of my double jogger stroller for going to the park.

You can velcro your detector to anything you want!

 

[Uncle Willy]

Yeah velcro works wonders.

Bill

 

[khouse]

If you don't mind breaking the detector down it would fit inside one of those cheap lightweight back packs.

 

[John-Edmonton]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_-mmym8g5E&NR=1

 

[John 'n' W.Va]

I know the white haired guy. He works part time for Kellyco. I would see him at the beach too.

 

[John-Edmonton]

A small world isn't it.

 

[Mick in Dubbo]

One of the guys in the club here, uses a rifle sling and wears his Quattro over his shoulder (fully assembled) and rides around town on an electric scooter (I mean push bike). I'm sure that if you went to an army surplus store, there should be plenty of webbing arrangements that could be put to good use.
Mick Evans.

 

[DavHut]

I like it John, especially the Mr Weiser part, as in Bud Weiser.

 

[cwilk]

That is why I switched to Coors.

Chris

 

[John-Edmonton]

n/t

 

[John-Edmonton]

n/t

 

[rmptr]

Just about any millinery goods store has all kinds of nylon strap and web, and velcro of different sizes.
They also have big needles for hand sewing... carpet or sack needles.

I've got a wooden handled stitcher with a bobbin inside it that holds different needles that is handy for thick fabrics.
You may not need one of those, but a man-sized thimble is good or you have to use a magazine to push the needle through thick stuff.

Most ladies won't sew, or let you sew, on their nice machines, so might as well forget that.
Knocks 'em out of timing and breaks needles.
It takes a Pfaff or other industrial machine to sew heavy fabrics well.

I use Firewire or dacron fishing line for sewing tough stuff like leather, webbing, and canvas.
A leg cut off an old pair of denim pants is a good place to start a bag. Leave the pockets in!
rmptr

 

[lordmarcovan]

While y'all are at it, if anybody knows a good way to make a chestmount harness for a Garrett GTI-2500 without TOO much cutting and destruction, I'm all ears.

Yeah, yeah- I know- it won't work.

I sure wish you could slide off the main control box and chestmount it, for easy meter viewing and lighter weight, though.

But that would probably throw the balance off and make things worse.