Needs some advice on possibles bag

[TDM]

I did splurge $60 and picked up a Canadian shooting bag by October Country. It's pretty nice quality, too. And I like the small size.

I'll have to look into those kits being mentioned. Maybe put some of my leather tools to work.

Crazy Crow has 2 different leather kit sizes for bags. Very reasonably priced.

 

[pacanis]

Crazy Crow has 2 different leather kit sizes for bags. Very reasonably priced.

Alright, alright... that'll be enough enabling from you
Well, maybe I'll go start a cart. Just in case

 

[Grenadier1758]

Most of us, as hobbyist fabricators, spend about 20 hours sewing a pouch with ticking lining, straps and closures. Often the price is the cost of materials plus some value for labor. We all too often undervalue our skill and even at $150, a handmade pouch is a real bargain.

 

[TDM]

Alright, alright... that'll be enough enabling from you
Well, maybe I'll go start a cart. Just in case

Just want you to be happy.

 

[NARC50]

Most of us, as hobbyist fabricators, spend about 20 hours sewing a pouch with ticking lining, straps and closures. Often the price is the cost of materials plus some value for labor. We all too often undervalue our skill and even at $150, a handmade pouch is a real bargain.

Yep. A guy at work just made me a flint pouch and won’t take more than 10 bucks. He’s pretty fast and a pouch is not that complicated, but it still had to have taken him 3 or four hours. I keep trying to convince him to take more. Guess I’ll give home some homegrown bacon an steaks.

 

[TDM]

Yep. A guy at work just made me a flint pouch and won’t take more than 10 bucks. He’s pretty fast and a pouch is not that complicated, but it still had to have taken him 3 or four hours. I keep trying to convince him to take more. Guess I’ll give home some homegrown bacon an steaks.

I think he would truly appreciate that. Being able to barter is a good thing.

 

[kyron4]

I'm thinking one of the kits from Crazy CRow, but may wait and see what I find at Friendship in June.

 

[SOLANCO]

Narc.......I second what you did on the C.Crow pouch. I wanted a large pouch ,so I could be stupid, and carry too much stuff. Love the pouch , the price was good , It was a large belt bag , put shoulder strap on it , and replaced the flap , so I could hide a small powder horn under the flap in a water proof position. The bag worked out well , was hunting with a .62 cal. long rifle ,and carried a too large , loading block , with 10 prepatched round balls. When I made the shot on a deer , only one shot needed ,and still had all that stuff in my bag to carry back to the truck...........oldwood

Sounds like you might agree with my thinking on bags. If I am deer hunting I have the load in the rifle and three more in pill bottles. Birds/small game a shot flask, powder flask, wads, and measures. Maybe a few balls and patches. Maybe. Point being I will rarely have a bag on a hunt. Most everything I will want will fit in my pockets. Might carry a canteen on a pistol belt.
This changes if you are working with dogs.

 

[Old Hawkeye]

Put a "Want to Buy" ad here in the classified section. Gotta be a bunch of members that have bags they don't use gathering dust.

 

[DixieTexian]

One note about the Crazy Crow kits, the materials are not PC if you care about that stuff. They come with oil tanned leather, which is most likely a chrome tanned product and simulated sinew, which is nylon. Vegetable tanned leather and linen cord would be more appropriate. They also say they come with a single gloves needle. To make one up properly you need an awl and two saddler's needles so you can do a proper saddle stitch. You can probably get the materials to make up a proper one and make your own pattern for just a little bit more.

 

[DixieTexian]

Most of us, as hobbyist fabricators, spend about 20 hours sewing a pouch with ticking lining, straps and closures. Often the price is the cost of materials plus some value for labor. We all too often undervalue our skill and even at $150, a handmade pouch is a real bargain.

This is very true, and why I don't make any for sale. If you pay yourself even just $20 per hour and then add the cost of materials, you would have to charge more than most people are willing to pay. I make more than twice that at my day job, so it just isn't worth it to me.

 

[Johnny Tremain]

Making vs buying. Im always in favor of making. Having said that.
My horns and bag I did not make. Much better craftsmen than I made them.
My bag is an imported English flowler's bag.
Ive found that not have straps hanging all over you makes it easier to go thru the woods.
Id say get a kit, make it, and use it until something else tickles your fancy.

 

[loflyr55]

Make a simple one that meets your needs, you will learn a skill, appreciate it as truly yours, learn about what you need vs what you REALLY need, and have the stuff to make your own accoutrements and future bags, such as ball bags, tool wallets, belt bags, horn straps etc. Before you know it, you have another hobby and the skill to modify or repair your current kit. Buying a kit the first time may be the way to go for you. Get on a leather work Facebook site for ideas and techniques, and watch some YouTube clips to answer any questions.
Good luck!

 

[rkg1]

I make nearly all of my hunting bags. Some from leather and some from canvas. Some turn out good some not so good. It is a learn as you go thing but none are unusable. It isn't difficult and very rewarding when it looks good after being finished.

 

[oreclan]

I only recently started to collect hunting bags and there are some great makers out there. I like Jeff Luke. Non are cheap; however.
I made my own for years. Some have worn out over 40 years or so of use.
Try looking in thrift shops for small, all leather, lady's purses. They can be modified and work quite well.

 

[Coinneach]

I think he would truly appreciate that. Being able to barter is a good thing.

I can see our rural communities having to embrace the bartering mode as time goes on, that and exchanging labour hours for extra man power when its needed.
The old ways will be essential for survival away from the cities, hold on to everything you can and prepare your youngsters if possible.

 

[tim green]

I hunt a blueberry farm, and trade a day or two during picking season for the privilege to do so. Its been a 25yr deal so far that has produced deer every year.
I then trade half a deer, processed by me, for a walking pig usually over 250lb.
Half the processed pork gets traded for a quarter of beef
Dont try telling me the barter system doesnt work or is dead, i know better.
Now back to topic...
My first possible bag was a military canteen pouch, wasnt pretty but it worked. Then i had one made to my specs and it held everything in place but had one problem the flap didnt cover over and far enough down to fasten. Ill be working on my third design when i have time this summer

 

[TDM]

I hunt a blueberry farm, and trade a day or two during picking season for the privilege to do so. Its been a 25yr deal so far that has produced deer every year.
I then trade half a deer, processed by me, for a walking pig usually over 250lb.
Half the processed pork gets traded for a quarter of beef
Dont try telling me the barter system doesnt work or is dead, i know better.
Now back to topic...
My first possible bag was a military canteen pouch, wasnt pretty but it worked. Then i had one made to my specs and it held everything in place but had one problem the flap didnt cover over and far enough down to fasten. Ill be working on my third design when i have time this summer

Kudos for bartering! It's how things aught to be. My first bag in 1980 was a surplus od medics bag. My oldest Son still has it.

 

[kyron4]

Kudos for bartering! It's how things aught to be. My first bag in 1980 was a surplus od medics bag. My oldest Son still has it.

Here is what I'm currently using; a surplus Chinese RPD drum mag pouch. Paid $8 for it and it follows the fit and functions perfectly, but in no way the period.

 

[Coinneach]

Here is what I'm currently using; a surplus Chinese RPD drum mag pouch. Paid $8 for it and it follows the fit and functions perfectly, but in no way the period.

Hey now, whats wrong with a Chinese Mountain Man persona ?