I just got a whole bunch of vinyl printed with some really neat designs that was formerly part of an art exhibition at the Museum of Design Atlanta. Thanks goes out to Ansley Whipple their directorof operations for keeping these goodies from the trash bin, and to Christopher Rampton for referring her to me. Let me know if some part of these looks like something that you might want either on the outside of you gear or on the inside. To give you some perspective these pictures cover each show around a 10' x 20' space, so the component images are all pretty large. The last two pictures are of smaller banners. All of this is printed on 16 - 18oz vinyl so it should hold up well.
Enjoy.
Here is my new prototype backpack design. It has a roll top at this point, but I'm going to be offering a flap top as well. This one is a little smaller than I think I'm going to end up making them generally. I'm sending it out for testing and suspect that there will be at least one more design revision before I start generally selling them. Please shoot me an email if you have a comment on my design, or a comment on the design of two strap bags in general.
This bag is much wider at the bottom than any bag I've ever made. I think David is planning on smuggling small children. He also wanted a extra long flap and some custom stitching of the F holes that you see in the picture at the left, along with a clear pouch for his tail light to go in and an x strap so that he could carry all of it without breaking his back. Well maybe it won't help that much, but it will help. Enjoy.
O, I almost forgot, If you like this color forget it. David Made the color by dying a bunch of my red material using some magic chemicals. Serious DIY cred.
O, I almost forgot, If you like this color forget it. David Made the color by dying a bunch of my red material using some magic chemicals. Serious DIY cred.
This is my suspension system sewn onto a Manhattan Portage bag. For some reason even though they make great bags, MP doesn't focus on the straps very much. This bag originally came with a single simple strap, and it didn't have a sternum strap. Anyway, Daniel wanted a little more robust solution, so I made him a new set of straps. If you've got a bag that's otherwise good, but needs new straps I'd be happy to sew them for you. I'm all about recycling, and in my view it's better to fix a bag that's already made and just needs tweaked than to make whole new one out of new materials.
Byron wanted a bag that would work both as a handlebar bag and as a hip bag. I made a little pouch that the hip bag strap can fit in when the bag is in use as a handlebar bag, and added ladder lock mounts for the handlebars themselves. This particular bag also has a small side release clip instead of the usual velcro closure. So if you prefer to carry our map and CO2 on your bars instead of on your hip, I'm your girl.