I took my little pack and loaded it up with some weight to see how the straps felt. It wasn't enough weight though. Maybe 10 lbs. I guess that's a significant amount when compared to my real pack weight but really not enough to thoroughly test it out. Either way, the bag felt really comfortable. The straps are the real problem, though, they loosed up too easily and that's mainly because they are these thin maybe 1/2" wide straps that don't have enough friction to prevent the slippage. Tomorrow I am going to get my packs out and load them up with all my weight and test some things out. I want to play around with the straps a bit and also get some basic dimensions for a size and fit. Just a rough outline that I can start with so that I can start thinking about putting together a basic design. Having the packs all loaded up will give me the information that I am looking for in regards to strap design. The ideas I have here are the main focus I have for an improved design. I actually feel kind of dumb for not realizing that I could have done this 2 days ago to figure out the initial feasibility and basic structure that I need to think about next.
It's good to be focused on working on this each day. The blog has really helped keep my attention locked in. I feel that I have to write about something every other day or so. Therefore I need to constantly be productive even if it's brainstorming while I am busy or working all day on a 3-D model.
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