ATERIALS AND et HODS Material Cost Ids eds of duckcllh a heavy canvas $ al? "warthererseSing’ (a shower cotheity tnegy of tative vinyl) §2-$8 eve spools of Mental Slosss not dental tare, this is ovr thread 7 $3 fhe os Weeki lies” $4 A" wide straps one 15"length and one 26" length. rip sone sent belts o-B out ofa car if you have acctss 40 a junkyard + A buckle Haat Sits 4 2! wide _strae® $2 2" wide velero, approx. 18" in length $ $2 “beat Goan” two pices about IS4 ¥ 264 by A" thick. Sind this im $4 Stat cuthions of « Sabrie Store. Yy" wide velcro, batons, or buckles (Sr balling the smal pacels shut) T $2 Vi vide strap, ateovt 364 in length, $ $2 a buckle that Sits a A wide strap, preferably with a ceslector anit. $ $9 (you probably need te go to a Sabrie 5 tore Sor this, Needle, thimble, seissers, ruler, aud measuring tape. (harrow fiom Sritre), = easily liberated Geom WalMart, big chain Stores . Total =$27- $36 Hophinaly see Pages 15-18 Ger eyplanntion Pandan second S buy this From nice small Gabric shop. threading & knotting + long Pe Sloss Hhrowgh the needle and make a slip husk make like 5 more knots on top of the knot to make sure your stitches RAY chorStitchin aS Se ~~ Single stitch, Good! Bad op all the way Hough don't scrunch ws then Sey lack ia the Sor each stiteh, up the Saleric’, Sealing im ont divtekion. abner diveckon Make your stitches big and strong. its 4 handmacle bagy no need to make it look like a maching was used. HS fon, its easy. Hs self-soffcioney. Hs cheap iS an avstsone bag! i've held over 6O lbs. in mine and i#5 no worse for weak, i get inte « bike wreck where i Slew over ry hava bas and skidded on my bag; it's unharmed, you can Fit two [I packs of cans mm it: ids also a beavtisel, cartoony bag that you'll have Forever. your stus§ will stay ary im downpours, and Sel comfy on your back, do it yourself, ancl customiag itas yev will. q Ain Gin @lasereave.org)heep this IBS Tach segnent omhermed on to suds, cheek ouk Ae net uy Pa3e te set hat IF Shoeld Look like, 185) note: keepin mind that the. soos < large dashed lines ace not indicaking a shh, bot eather shoving bow the tong ill fld op. 8 | oas" to prepare the sides, just fold % inch of each ply and seu then together, leave the other edges free for moun if you want te, you could sli in Sone wentherp flasticyand flow tre trocess deseribed Zor the Uohy of the bag. seu a Ya inh hem along the lengths of the body Ieaving 45 ihes on ome Ona untenred Gornen). alo, lent Ye ich {eee om she ote end (he Fronhnast edge in. fiche above), aa ainow we are ready 40 shart altaching the cides Ses a Ya taal, hen thab atleches the Side 4e Hoe Body, along te heen you sewtd onthe body. double oF tyighe he ty ladbearng HH4ch for the whole lage repeat this proens for Hie other side. Mow the bag iy beconing alleen.an Shp the whole thing over. tld Phe front op as shown and stort ataching the sider. easy: «eave Linch unsewm on the feet, well deal with ¢hi- P40" ale. 145 really, Starting 44 lok eaggish, cial? 04, sha mae. sore te doublets Pind V8 Gam SEY the ack om, ivle Stith these sears, Seu the back on, which should leave the [8.5 inches Ue [ebb unbenenedk haning loose, TE i tales mart, ne cules!now ten what is very much a bag inside-out..or ovbide-In, the main Struduee 13 all dong, 50 mow lels wake poche for the front of te lag T keep a caleleby, organizes, and markess Jn mise al all tines, 50 its Kinet cusbined For me if you have S404 yoy lhe te have With you, tailor the pochels to your whim, ‘turn the whale thing inside-out and te pee 1S nearly deve, add velcro, Dettons, buckley or ties, al HS Finished. wa Sipit Ovtrand hemtre top like soPick a good spot for your pocket nd tape/pin 19 on taert. den Epi Harough the weather ¢tofing Slip ene hand inte the unbemmed cont of +the bag. sev along the hen of +he pocket os theough goly dhe First layer of dack cloth, you shouldend up with an jnwsible stitch, Only St 4N6 lefd, helen, and right sdes, 90 05 40S€w both pitces together Whe this, slip inn pen-sizvd Aowel (Iuse two Sharpies taped end to end) and stw it along Hx side. continue this untl you tvs abet Fabric, and hen up dhe edge. 500 it onto the bag along the Ft right, aad lotion of He perholder Soas te leave a mice pocket bebind Hie whol Hring. pertinbes, don't sew throwyh the weatherproofing.if you want to use something other than velero, ignore this section aud figure ovt how you want to altach Stops, buckles, toggles, ete. 1f you Wawt ty vse veka, fad on, sewon your velefo as such, tape or pin it on, then sew inctothe. Fronimost layer of duckcloth, trynat 40 poke throngh the Weatlee pooling. his ns haed +o draw, ut T hope it makes sense, onthe unhenmea ‘top scam of the eng, tuck jn the Frontmost plece of Avchcloth so i4 is Flush with the sears on the sides of the bag, then tape together the weatherproofing and +e tor layer of duckclatly, and tuck Henin too, sesrit uppenlane Front of oe bag 1S done! if tee is jys4 to much extra etackrial timid up befere tucking 1 jn,Sew on the other piece of velo tue inches Fron the edge, don't sew rough the weather Proofing. then hen up the top, which you know how te do well by now. A if you wankto put in faded slot for late /deladts, check ovt page [5 befure ov Stu He tap closed. check 4o see how it fits, the bag is basically done, look a how blank the flap is! iis fecfect material te screen pent on. now all ve need to do is Sew on stenps,here isa suggested patteen. triple stiteh his whole aren, 45 it vital te wake i+ strong. Sew through all 3 layers of the side panel, and tie-off the stitching inside with a strong slipkwot Sew the [5inch strap owte the other (ight)side 0 the bong. You'll want ty use a lighte to melt nylon frays ab the ends of the Sta25 to prevent vnmvtlling. attatch place the 26" strap on the left-hand Side Gren front of loag Is Faring yor) Vike this, hen pin/tage ikon, the buchle, and...DONE!!! row, there are sone other things we can dofcovld've dont. to add to the oad, if youre satisfied here, congtadvlokons! now, bat, bag is feally » Blawk canvas to add to, modify, ad play with, here are few suggestions...this width +025" ill be the width 05 the pad the height of +he pad will be approe. 12% slip the pad all the way in, behween Hoe wentcrprosing and Hee metas layte of duck cloth, sew it te He innermost layer of duck clott on the XS shown. teace a Yainch beeder avound your nou Hace # by jnth bender ama Atop aod cob this atte 0d oF Hat foun “Hoe ones Sap, and oh ub 2 pies oF nas 0.35" —_— vow Mima lntow ont of at Inger (aetheeries 035 job makes $0 Heres asauy, BE) Ripetesaimeneeran‘lip the fave sheel inside-out, slip in the Lormm, and tightly seu it up om the Fight, Left, and bation sides (the op side having efevievily been srum uph, dom't Werty about hiding rhe cot ees, it will ve inside the bag Serr in the Soom/eoth pad like this, now tere is a Sweet foam sandwich 49 pvt stuf in. 1 use nine fora Compute as wtll as For Vegetables £tom the farm, sew the Sides and baton Haewugh the Fiest layer of cloth. now sew up The sop edog of He Slap a5 shown on page 12,this mod:Geation vill make +he bag easier to ride your bike with, this ig dhe bach of the bag. Aske a length of one inch sting and make a loop big enough to barely ft over the shoulder strap, $@ it Aoesn't slip over the buckle, inch all eee layers with oneiaed stag ties " Sev on the buckle 48 Shown,this modification adds « focker Sor a wate bottle, and a Search focket for deugs, guns, oF other awesome stuff. ” Zz et two pieees of cleth to thes. dimenions, JQS YN S001 Hat hue alates tage ve ann Ave in Ya inch on ont of the Finch the sidus and the bottom. you might ends om each sheet, aval hem waht to inshll velere in between the sheets to heey your secrets Secreb, oe 0.5" Sew the whole asserbly to onc of Ave sides, done,