JimDavies Report post Posted April 20, 2017 (edited) A 34 year old French made (Furygan) leather racing suit gets a new life as a contemporary style 20 litre rucksack. This was a collaborative design with my facebook followers. Edited April 20, 2017 by JimDavies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpymann Report post Posted April 20, 2017 Really good job. Are those premade shoulder straps or did you make them? If the latter HOW? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimDavies Report post Posted April 20, 2017 Just now, Grumpymann said: Really good job. Are those premade shoulder straps or did you make them? If the latter HOW? Hi. I use new seatbelt webbing for the straps. I just made a couple of leather tubes (28cm) to enclose the webbing and some foam padding. V. simple. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpymann Report post Posted April 20, 2017 (edited) Yeah. when you put it like THAT ..... I guess it is..... LOL Edited April 20, 2017 by Grumpymann Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZNightwolf Report post Posted April 20, 2017 Nice Job. Next level recycling at it's best Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David8386 Report post Posted April 20, 2017 Good job reusing something and looks nice. David Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
battlemunky Report post Posted April 21, 2017 Super cool reuse! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimDavies Report post Posted May 2, 2017 (edited) https://youtu.be/rg8WzV7-1dU @Grumpymann I made a video showing how I made this backpack. I show how I make the straps. This one is kangaroo leather. Edited May 2, 2017 by JimDavies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
