Making the perfect daypack for kilted jaunts..

[Hipbilly]

Not directly related to kilts, but oh well...
I was looking for a good vintage European style day pack for cheese & wine type picnics and what not, kilted or otherwise...
I was looking at Duluth packs, but had better things to blow $300 on, plus I needed to kill some time while waiting on my MacLaren Ancient tartan to arrive!

SO, I got this for $23 on amazon:



I cut off all the offending cotton web strap, and waxed the whole thing...
Then stitched and riveted some leather all over it:










I liked how it turn out, but what does the Rabble think?

You'll probably see more of it in some action/adventure shots in the future.

Oh, and by the way... the MacLaren showed up!

[Liam]

Nice job on the rucksack...Looking forward to the finished kilt as well.
Slainte...

[Dughlas mor]

Nice work. You really changed the character of the rucksack. Great shot of the tartan, too. If that is your choice of pleating, I like it a lot.

[Stitchwiz]

Now that is thinking outside the box! Kilts tend to be timeless. With your 'aging' process and replacing the webbing with leather, your rucksack has character. Once the leather ages, this will look like it's been around for a long time.

Awesome job!

[sydnie7]

Very imaginative transformation! And I love the tartan too.

[Tenmiles]

Outstanding! I'm inspired to do the same thing.
I can't believe you picked up the base rucksack for under twenty five bucks. I must find that on Amazon for myself.

I'm curious about your method for waxing the canvas. Oil and wax mixture? What proportions? How well would you say it came out in the end? Would you change anything about your method or mixture, now that you're done?