DIY Foot Retention Follow Up…
So I spent a few hours today working on the straps and I finally finished them. I went to two hardware stores before finding the material I needed at a hole-in-the-wall backpack repair store on San Pablo Ave. in Berkeley. I ended up having to go back to the store later because I didn’t get enough webbing. I had to get 8 feet of it in all and used the 2″ wide strips. The instructions I posted earlier are pretty hard to follow and are more complected than the have to be. In the end I looked up the Chicago Wigg design because I remembered they used an all velcro and simple design. After a little tweaking I finished my design and from there it was all easy. After an hour of sewing and cutting I was finished. Here are some pictures that i took with my phone (sorry for the quality), if you have any questions just post a comment I guess, or send us pictures of your guys’ designs cause we’re interested. Overall making them wasn’t all that hard if you have a sewing machine. Upsides: I spent 10 dollers, they seem to hold up well, and you can make them any color/size you want. Downsides: They’re hard to adjust, and they probably won’t last as long as professional ones. What I learned though, is that if you don’t want to cash out on Hold Fasts, all the other brands that make street straps aren’t worth the money, and that making your own is definately better. Hope this helps someone out there!
These are some pictures before I sewed on the velcro.
These are the straps with the velcro on but not together.
And finally, COMPLETE!
