Alright, so I've been thinking about this for a while.

I have a Crumpler $7MM Home and I love the hell out of it for landscape shooting. But it gets unwieldy when I'm climbing up or down anything steep. It tends to swing around and that's really disconcerting.

So I want to add a waist strap to it to control it a bit more and I'd love if I could rig something up.

Here's what I have on the bag to attach it. I'd rather not sew so I can take it off if I want and I don't have access or knowledge to use a machine.



So how should I go about it? Anyone have places they've bought webbing and clips and stuff from before?

Is that a tan loop on both sides?? If so a nylon strap (or even a length of rope) plus 2 caribeaners should do it

Originally Posted by boomtonic

Webbing and clips are easy to find at REI or Sport Chalet. If you haven't done so already, take a look at the plain Timbuk2 (or equal) messgenger bags for an idea where the attachment loops are usually placed. I think you want the fixed side of the strap to be as low and in the corner of the bag as you can get it.

You said you don't want to sew things on, but I have had additional loops sewed onto bags easily and cheaply in the past at a shoe repair shop. They have heavy duty machines that will easily go through the layers of a bag. Don't expect elegant work though.

Thanks! Yeah, this is much less for moving the weight of the bag to my hips than it is for just controlling it. Those loops are right about at waist height when I wear the bag so I think they'll be fine.

Originally Posted by PhatheadWRX

Is that a tan loop on both sides?? If so a nylon strap (or even a length of rope) plus 2 caribeaners should do it

Yup, they are.

I think I'm going to just get one of these:
http://www.strapworks.com/ProductDet...ctCode=SRBS34L

check out tim buk 2 bags online. They have the strap. From there figure out how to get it working on your crumpler.

But a diagonal from one of your buckle to your strap will work. Finding parts online should be easy enough.
http://seattlefabrics.com/loops.html
http://seattlefabrics.com/slides.html
http://seattlefabrics.com/webbing.ht...atbelt_Webbing