Lancer pouch question?

[Pandatrooper]

OK, I'm about to finish sewing my Lancer spec pouches, everything is cut and I have a few things sewn. Just a couple questions before I do final aasembly:

 

- we all know the front flap is 2 layers of material, with no visible top stitches. But is the body of the pouch one later of fabric or two?

- is there a definitive photo of the inner "sides" of the pouches with small inner flaps? I don't see these in the reference pattern, but I see people adding them. Is this a requirement?

- if there are inner side flaps, how are they sewn onto the body of the pouch? In the photo below (yes, I know it's the MOM version) there's clearly some kind of stitching on the top outside edge of the side body. Is this how the inner flaps (if there are any?) were sewn on?

 

[4505Marcel]

I would say no one can answer that as no one knows mate to be honest. Its obvious there is double layer on the flap and we can see an approximate 10mm inner seam ironed flat. And yes dont have any external stitching.

I make my pouches one layer thick only because they are beefed up with foam or whatever and so dont really need it, they all have the same 10mm approx inner flap joins, I usually sitich the pouch togther and then do a zig zag stitch on the inner flaps for strength. These just sort of flap about on the inside as you cant sew them down or it would show on the outside.

 

The top narrow edge of the pouch does look like it has a stitch, this maybe is to stop the stuffing showing through the top as the sides do tend to gape. Most dont do this as its easier to get your pouch stuffing in and out to put in your sound system or similar. I have hand sticthed mine as per this photo, but it certainly isnt a requirment.

[Pandatrooper]

Awesome, thanks for the insight Marcel!

[Southscout]

I also stiched the top sides on my pouches since they tended to flare out. I added some stitches from the inside by hand, for maybe 3/4 of the total distance. With this I'm still able to put stuff in the pockets while avoiding the flaring.

 

What measurements are you going to use for your pouches?