Comments on: DIY Tyvek Stuff Sack

By: ITS Tactical

ITS Tactical — Thu, 27 May 2010 23:36:30 +0000

[...] the editor-in-chief, contacted me and said that he was interested in featuring my work with the DIY Tyvek Stuff Sacks on ITS. I had been meaning to rewrite that article, anyways, in order to demonstrate my new method [...]

By: Pig Monkey

Pig Monkey — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:11:20 +0000

That does sound neat! Lately I’ve been using Kevin’s idea of putting the cord into the channel before sewing it shut. It bypasses the problem.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:07:41 +0000

I while back, I found a cool tool at a fabric store- a flexy plastic needle, like 18 inches long, used to rethread the drawcord on a pair of sweatpants or a hoodie. Maybe 3 bucks, and very useful.

By: Misanthropic_gods

Misanthropic_gods — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:45:27 +0000

Another idea if you dont have Type I paracord, but do have Type III, take the insides out and just use the sheath.

By: Screwdrivers

Screwdrivers — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:27:59 +0000

The articles are very informative, thanks for sharing.

By: Pig Monkey

Pig Monkey — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:56:20 +0000

Thanks, but, like I said, I can’t take full credit for the idea. I saw someone else using it in a picture, but I can’t remember where the picture was, so I can’t give him (or her) credit.

I’m pretty sure USPS doesn’t provide these envelopes in smaller sizes. At least, I’ve never seen them. But the DVD sleeves that Netflix uses are also made of Tyvek. Perhaps you could acquire one of them for a wallet.

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:18:39 +0000

This is a great original idea, I’m wondering if these envelopes come in small sizes (or I could cut one up), next time I’m in the PO I’ll check; I’ve been trying to figure out some kind of waterproof lightweight wallet. I know Tyvek is not really waterproof but it might do the job.

Robin
BackpackBaseCamp Blog

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:42:01 +0000

Nice idea! Wonder if I can repurpose mail supplies here…

Instead of pushing the cord through the channels, maybe a less tiresome idea would be to put the cord in before stitching the channels up.