Hiya, I have a project in mind. I have a ribz vest that I love the pouches of, sadly the shoulder straps are pants. I wondered if I can get hold of the assualt vest mesh, make a gilet/waistcoat thing and attach the ribz pouches?
Any thoughts?
my concern is how to whip or finish the edges so it looks tidy and prevents any fraying?
And whether I'm going to have a failure on my hands.
I have thought of butchering a vest for the bits but don't know if the mesh comes down behind the cordura pouches. I've also looked at the molle vests but don't want it to look to tactical. Also, have looked at the old Bren gunners vest, there's one on eBay now for 275 quid that shows a good minimal gilet type layout, that could work as a design idea. Or a american survival vest if I could find one.
Any thoughts?
my concern is how to whip or finish the edges so it looks tidy and prevents any fraying?
And whether I'm going to have a failure on my hands.
I have thought of butchering a vest for the bits but don't know if the mesh comes down behind the cordura pouches. I've also looked at the molle vests but don't want it to look to tactical. Also, have looked at the old Bren gunners vest, there's one on eBay now for 275 quid that shows a good minimal gilet type layout, that could work as a design idea. Or a american survival vest if I could find one.
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