You've probably heard me talk (brag) about my bag. I just love it. At 2 lbs 10 oz the bag is pretty light weight (light enough) and very comfortable. The best parts of the bag are the double front (suitcase-open) zippers and the comfortable back pad and hip belt. But it is, admittedly, a bit too big for what I need.
On the inside of the bag there was one feature I decided to cut out. Inside the double zip there was a second cross-bracing system (which you can see in the shot below) which I've never found necessary, considering the outside straps have always held things in with no real problems. So as you see in the picture I cut those straps out, and I used the straps to add to the front.
I tried to make a little square patch area to sew the straps onto the bag. And again, if you are easily upset by bad sewing skills, maybe just stop here and assume all went well...
The finished modification takes the top of the bag and folds it down and clips it so that the bag has less awkward excess bag material at the top of the pack, and it also gives me another place to strap something (like a soggy wet tent) to the outside of the bag.
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