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Ultralight IKEA-Bag Backpack

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Re: Ultralight IKEA-Bag Backpack

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Post by wccrawford »

dpark wrote: post #75
collyw wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If your hourly rate is $10 dollars an hour, then that works out as a fairly expensive bag!

If you do it in your free time, it's an extremely cheap bag. People tend to overestimate the value of the time they spend not earning . If you're spending that free time with family or friends or doing something else you value significantly, then sure, there's value to that time. If you're browsing photos on Reddit or watching TV, it's probably not that valuable if you honestly evaluate it.

Plus, you can get exactly what you want. There's such a rush from creating what you really want, and you get a little bit of that rush every time you look at your work again.

Re: Ultralight IKEA-Bag Backpack

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Post by wccrawford »

jordache wrote: post #68

isn't the ikea bag same material as those blue tarps? Why not just use those plastic tarps which are already in tailor-friendly parallelograms

I can't be sure without touching both at the same time, but my memory of each says that the tarps are a lot thicker and heavier.

Re: Ultralight IKEA-Bag Backpack

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Post by SanDiegoMitch »

ComSubVie wrote: post #94
SanDiegoMitch wrote: post #64

Whats up everyone. I am the maker of the website and the backpack. This was my first sewing project, but it turned out much better than I expected. I loaded the pack with 30 lbs to test it out before I take it on a multi day trip, and it had no problems. I'm currently working on moving my images to a remote site so wish me luck on keeping the site up.

I love it! So if you really would like to make more of them, I'd definitely be willing to purchase one! Great work!

Contact me through my website! I'm getting a list of people who are willing to fork over $200-$250 for an IKEA bag + a lot of time!

Re: Ultralight IKEA-Bag Backpack

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Post by morganvachon »

CmdrSprinkles wrote: post #103
morganvachon wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Scrolling up, you seem to be exceedingly concerned for this guy and his backpack, almost to the point of an obsession. Maybe you should try to contact him directly to offer your insights?

Are we really at the ad hominem stage of things? Over discussions of the suitability of a sewn together plastic bag on a 3-day hike?

It wasn't a personal attack and I'm sorry if I gave that impression. I'm just saying that you seem to be extremely interested in his welfare, given how much you keep repeating the same "facts" about why his bag is so inferior to a commercial offering, despite that it's clearly just a hobby project. Your fervor on this subject is staggering, that's all.

Re: Ultralight IKEA-Bag Backpack

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Post by bikamonki »

Awesome job. Here's an idea for v2: keep the IKEA bag intact and find a way to wrap/fold it in such manner that you are able to mount it on some sort of shoulders/waist strap. You then use the same bag handles to hold/transfer the weight to the shoulders/waist. This assembly seems easier and the bag can still be used as such. Bonus: if the bag breaks you can replace it and have a new backpack for $1 :)

Re: Ultralight IKEA-Bag Backpack

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Post by jacamat »

Honestly I'd buy this from you depending on the price. I don't want to make one myself, but I love the idea of a lightweight pack and (personally) don't mind the look. Actually quite like it. :)

Nice work.

Re: Ultralight IKEA-Bag Backpack

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Post by keithpeter »

bikamonki wrote: post #116

Awesome job. Here's an idea for v2: keep the IKEA bag intact and find a way to wrap/fold it in such manner that you are able to mount it on some sort of shoulders/waist strap. You then use the same bag handles to hold/transfer the weight to the shoulders/waist. This assembly seems easier and the bag can still be used as such. Bonus: if the bag breaks you can replace it and have a new backpack for $1 :)

I'm thinking around messenger bags from Morrison's plastic/cloth shopping bags. Just need to work out how to stitch the stuff without a machine (sailing type needles or something and really strong cotton) and what to use for a strap.

Nice.

Re: Ultralight IKEA-Bag Backpack

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Post by wallflower »

wccrawford wrote: post #111
dpark wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you do it in your free time, it's an extremely cheap bag. People tend to overestimate the value of the time they spend not earning . If you're spending that free time with family or friends or doing something else you value significantly, then sure, there's value to that time. If you're browsing photos on Reddit or watching TV, it's probably not that valuable if you honestly evaluate it.

Plus, you can get exactly what you want. There's such a rush from creating what you really want, and you get a little bit of that rush every time you look at your work again.

It is easy to consume. To create or make is so much harder, getting exponentially harder the higher the final quality needs to be.

Anyone who has ever burnt or messed up their dinner while cooking and still ate it will attest to the power of personal time investment.

Re: Ultralight IKEA-Bag Backpack

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Post by relaytheurgency »

tjpaudio wrote: post #83
thro32 wrote: post #20

REI has good ultralight backpacks for like $50 on sale.

when places like REI use the term ultralight, it means an entirely different thing than how an experienced backpacker thinks of the word. To an experienced backpacker, rei (or any chain) does not carry ultralight gear. There is an entire market of specialty gear makers making true ultralight gear and none of it is in retail brick and mortar.

I use this as an ultralight pack: https://www.rei.com/product/892074/rei-flash-18-pack
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