Comments on: Experiments in Bag Making http://stupidhurts.org/2008/07/experiments-in-bag-making/ Just the random adventures of a guy with a bicycle and camera. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:07:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: BK http://stupidhurts.org/2008/07/experiments-in-bag-making/#comment-384 BK Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:22:00 +0000 http://stupidhurts.org/2008/07/08/experiments-in-bag-making/#comment-384 I found out about your blog after you donated a bag to the tres cafe alley cat here in Birmingham. On the fabric you use, what denier Cordura were you using? I don't know what the cost on Sunbrella is, but you can find some generic nylons/polyester in the higher deniers (200 - 1000D) for much less than Cordura ($5- $10/yd vs. $10+ for Cordura). Don't get me wrong, Cordura is great stuff, but for your applications, and since you are kind of in the "development" phase , it couldn't hurt to give some of the generics a try. If you are comfortable with mail order, these are some places that have a good rep amongst the DIY backpacking community: questoutfitters.com Outdoor Wilderness Fabrics (owfinc.com) Seattlefabrics.com (not quite as good as the others, but worth a shot) Hope it helps! I found out about your blog after you donated a bag to the tres cafe alley cat here in Birmingham. On the fabric you use, what denier Cordura were you using? I don’t know what the cost on Sunbrella is, but you can find some generic nylons/polyester in the higher deniers (200 - 1000D) for much less than Cordura ($5- $10/yd vs. $10+ for Cordura). Don’t get me wrong, Cordura is great stuff, but for your applications, and since you are kind of in the “development” phase , it couldn’t hurt to give some of the generics a try. If you are comfortable with mail order, these are some places that have a good rep amongst the DIY backpacking community:

questoutfitters.com
Outdoor Wilderness Fabrics (owfinc.com)
Seattlefabrics.com (not quite as good as the others, but worth a shot)

Hope it helps!

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