Thread: Bush Huntng Pack Mod

So buy some elastic from spotlight or your local sewing store. They even sell fleece by the metre. But old swazi/Ridgeline tops are much better. The lighter stuff is fine. If you get the odd hole in it you just glue a piece of excess fleece you've saved on it with fabric glue. Next loop the elastic around the circumference of the back of the pack to give you a rough guide as to how much elastic you need. Next drape the fleece you've cut from your old top over the back amd and stretch it over the pack. Cut to fit. You want some stetch and give in case you have a full pack. But not too saggy. Then sew the elastic on the zig zag stretch stitch (note this is the exact stitch name on a Brother sewing machine). When you stitch it you have to pull the elastic as tight as it xan go but not the fabric For the sleeves just cut them off then put them on the waist band on your pack. I cut a hole in mine for my garmin gos which sits in a twin needle pouch on the left side. The fleece doesn't rip so it's easy to work with. I used fabric glue to close off the sleeve cuff so it just fit over the belt buckle. Doesn't have to look professional. Just has to work. For an A+ cut off the elastic strap and clip off an old nylon rain pack cover and sew it on two thirds of the way up the pack cover. This saved me a few weeks again when the cover was nearly pulled off in a Kaimai bush bash

Please note my wife did all the sewing. I drank coffee and pretended to watch. If you aren't a gifted sewer, take it in to a sewing alteration shop and they'll sort for you