some new thoughts on the cummerbund

[Heatshock]

1st off - I really like the work done by Angelo and Tom. heres the tutorial by Angelo - http://forum.bikerscout.net/index.php?showtopic=4949

 

ok so after a long day of kids partying (my eldests bday party was today - 14 4yrs olds running round the house all day! yay)

 

anyway some quiet time made me think abt KST cumerbunds again....

 

(1) lookin at the pics I was wondering how we came to agree on the 2'' cloth 1 '' elastic vertical strips? only wondering as the ref pics on here - make it look slightly thinner. but Toms mock up looks real nice - so we all agreed on the spacing?

 

(2) next up was the thickness of the garrison belt part on the cummerbund - angelos tutorial states 2'' for the generic measurement (he used 1'' to fit his body). Tom - it looked like u used 4'' on your prototype?

 

again heading back to the ref pics - and measuring off the screen = the garrison belt looks to be 1.5x the thickness of the cloth strip ie slightly thicker than the vertical cloth strip.

 

wot u guys think?

 

 

 

 

[mrbungle]

pretty good thoughts on this. yes my belt is too wide on the cumberbund. amd i like the idea of a universal width on the vertical straps and the mid drift belt.

[Lonescout]

I based my info on the original threads and the cumberbund I made was based on one which was being made at the time. In the original threads the garrison belt discussion was 2" and I could not find one so I used an 1' belt. I think two inch would be safe. I'm not sure if a 1.5" belt is made.

 

Again, I was looking to dye the belt. On the other hand, now that we agree the cumberbund is grey your local Military supply store should have 2" grey garrison belts. I have seen them in the store in my area.