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« Reply #60 on: January 02, 2006, 10:17:05 PM »
You're right Hawk....it's a ugly piece of crap.  You should give it to me immediately.
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« Reply #61 on: January 02, 2006, 10:32:35 PM »
www.paragear.com and look under "raw materials"  "binding tape"
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« Reply #62 on: January 02, 2006, 10:36:51 PM »
thanks, i could've sworn i looked there.
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« Reply #63 on: January 03, 2006, 09:14:01 AM »
Quote from: "RangerBob"
You know the man is good at what he does (aside from the obvious photgraphic proof) by the fact that, while a flight is delayed he goes home and whips something up.

On the other hand, found an old photo...Here is something I made.
Maybe not high-speed, but very essential.


Note the tactical watch....


What'd you do, sneak into the shop and make a pillow?  :lol:
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« Reply #64 on: January 03, 2006, 05:18:52 PM »
Gear for today:

I made a bunch of these triple mag pouches and adjusted a few things from my previous design to be more accomidating to guys who sport gloves out on the field.





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« Reply #65 on: January 03, 2006, 05:31:38 PM »
Thats PRETTY gear
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« Reply #66 on: January 03, 2006, 05:41:02 PM »
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Thats PRETTY gear


Naw, just pretty well-executed. ;)

Looks good, Dave.

BTW, I have a new armor design for ya, insipred by someone very cool!
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« Reply #67 on: January 07, 2006, 10:46:04 PM »
Here's a hydration pouch I made today. I didn't put any webbing on the front, because the only tan webbing I have is very shiny, and I wanted to make this as plain as possible. This one's just a prototype to see if one could actually be made. It's a semi-tight fit, because the camelbak is a slightly different shape laying on its side than standing up, but I think it almost a perfect fit.





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« Reply #68 on: January 07, 2006, 10:47:26 PM »
Nice.
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« Reply #69 on: January 07, 2006, 11:36:57 PM »
Chris, you're turning out better and better stuff every time you post. Keep it comin!
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« Reply #70 on: January 08, 2006, 05:41:53 PM »
thanks, here's a pistol mag pouch I made today -



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« Reply #71 on: January 08, 2006, 06:16:16 PM »
Looking Good. I think  your moving up in the ranks of Gear builder
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« Reply #72 on: January 08, 2006, 09:37:47 PM »
I'm no expert, but all your stuff does look clean and functional.
You guys(The gear-makers) need to collaborate and see what comes out of it.
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« Reply #73 on: January 09, 2006, 07:59:13 PM »
Quote from: "RangerBob"
I'm no expert, but all your stuff does look clean and functional.
You guys(The gear-makers) need to collaborate and see what comes out of it.


Competition between builders has spawned some very interesting designs in military equipment in the past few years.  "One-upping" each other is nothing but good for the consumer.  I think they should stay separate and always try to be better than the other guy.  

Design input is the most important thing, in my opinion.  End-user design input is best, but if you're making gear for the masses you better have some empirical knowledge from BTDTs that have used various kinds of kit in the sh*t.  Some of the best-selling pieces of kit were originally designed by a specific unit that required a product that wasn't available off-the-shelf.  Who do you think designed the SOTech Callahan, Paraclete RAV, and Lightfighter RAID pack?  Not civilians

Hawkins, that some very nice, CLEAN-LOOKING work there.  You're headed down the right path!
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« Reply #74 on: January 10, 2006, 03:04:31 PM »
Gears for today:

A variation on the sidewinder.







A new dumper.







And on the topic of collaboration, you must know something about gear to have any idea of what to make next. The best gear ideas come from what cbone said, the end users.
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