I’m new here but have been a DIYer for several years. I’ve done everything from lightweight mountain shelters to packs. I’m new to the saddle hunting world and this will be my first one.
I think the Kestrel is what I would like to try. Here lies the problem though. “Hi, my name is Carl and I am addicted to Kryptek “. Yes, it’s so bad that I should probably be attending meetings.
Unfortunately the Kestrel is not made in Kryptek and apparently they would not do one if I sent them the fabric. This is totally understandable from a business standpoint. But since I’m a DIYer and have all of the materials lying around, and a kick ass Juki thread puncher, I figured I might as well make my own. Anyway, I’m going to try and make this a build along for anyone that might like to follow along.
Disclaimer: I plan on building this for my own personal use and will not be selling them.
Here’s the first few pics. I dismantled a stock Lone Wolf harness I had. It was made with 2” webbing and had a couple cobra buckles and three bar sliders on it. I’ll only be using one of the buckles for the main belt. I’ll have to dig up two 1 inch cobra buckles for the leg straps. Not sure of the exact color combination for all of the webbing yet. As for the fabric for the harness, I’ll be using 500D Kryptek Highlander on the outside and either 500D coyote brown or UPS brown for the inside. The separate back support will be the same.
Here’s where the magic happens. It’s still a disaster from when I was making silnylon shelters last year.
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I think the Kestrel is what I would like to try. Here lies the problem though. “Hi, my name is Carl and I am addicted to Kryptek “. Yes, it’s so bad that I should probably be attending meetings.
Unfortunately the Kestrel is not made in Kryptek and apparently they would not do one if I sent them the fabric. This is totally understandable from a business standpoint. But since I’m a DIYer and have all of the materials lying around, and a kick ass Juki thread puncher, I figured I might as well make my own. Anyway, I’m going to try and make this a build along for anyone that might like to follow along.
Disclaimer: I plan on building this for my own personal use and will not be selling them.
Here’s the first few pics. I dismantled a stock Lone Wolf harness I had. It was made with 2” webbing and had a couple cobra buckles and three bar sliders on it. I’ll only be using one of the buckles for the main belt. I’ll have to dig up two 1 inch cobra buckles for the leg straps. Not sure of the exact color combination for all of the webbing yet. As for the fabric for the harness, I’ll be using 500D Kryptek Highlander on the outside and either 500D coyote brown or UPS brown for the inside. The separate back support will be the same.
Here’s where the magic happens. It’s still a disaster from when I was making silnylon shelters last year.
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