[pct-l] packs

[chelin at teleport.com (Sharon & Chuck Chelin)]

Good evening, Pat,

Strap slipping began long ago when suppliers first started using friction
fittings rather than the old leather-strap-and-buckle method.  In the days
of cotton webbing straps I used to apply linseed oil to the strap.  When
first applied it seemed to be a horrible mistake because it was really
slippery, but when it was dry it formed a nice tacky slip-resistant surface,
and it somewhat stiffened the strap.  With nylon webbing I have done a
similar thing with contact cement.  Try it on a scrap piece of webbing to
judge the effect before committing your pack straps.  Make sure the stuff is
THOROUGHLY DRY before you even think about getting one coated strap surface
close to another.  Drying may require several days, and impatience in that
regard will be punished. Duct tape, stuck to itself, comes to mind.

Steel-Eye

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat" <athiker@cboss.com>
To: <andrew@breecher.com>; <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 7:07 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] packs


Does anybody know of a quick fix if the straps stop holding. I hate
 going down a mountain pulling the straps every ten seconds.

 Pat