04-27-2009, 12:05 AM
[quote flygoddess]Okay, in picture #2. The yellow cord...is it tied onto some rings? Kind of hard to see how you have the top connected. Then what is the black bungie holding...the top portion on the bottom?[/quote]
[cool][#0000ff]I did not want to scare anybody, so I omitted some of the details. The new model is actually a two piece "modular" setup. I attach the bottom piece by lashing the top part to the two D rings below the pocket. Then, the bottom is bungeed to two of the D Rings on the bottom, used for attaching back pack straps. The bottom part stays put and then the top part snaps onto it. The short black bungee is just insurance against the two parts coming apart. Not likely. It fits tightly. Then, it comes off to reduce bulk when I pack up the tube. [/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]Very solid on the couple of outings I have had it on.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]You should see a couple of the other models I have been playing with..."swept wing" jobs with the tubes angled backward and staggered to give each reel more room. See attached.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]I like the way the tubes keep the rods swept back out of the way, but they are harder to load and unload the rods. Potential for dropping a rod if you are not careful.[/#0000ff]
[signature]
[cool][#0000ff]I did not want to scare anybody, so I omitted some of the details. The new model is actually a two piece "modular" setup. I attach the bottom piece by lashing the top part to the two D rings below the pocket. Then, the bottom is bungeed to two of the D Rings on the bottom, used for attaching back pack straps. The bottom part stays put and then the top part snaps onto it. The short black bungee is just insurance against the two parts coming apart. Not likely. It fits tightly. Then, it comes off to reduce bulk when I pack up the tube. [/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]Very solid on the couple of outings I have had it on.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]You should see a couple of the other models I have been playing with..."swept wing" jobs with the tubes angled backward and staggered to give each reel more room. See attached.[/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff]I like the way the tubes keep the rods swept back out of the way, but they are harder to load and unload the rods. Potential for dropping a rod if you are not careful.[/#0000ff]
[signature]