Personalised my M39

[Zingmo]

This old "moose bag" has been tenderly revived with lashings of neatsfoot oil and homemade greenland wax. I felt it needed to be topped off with a personal touch. So, inspired by a silkscreen kit my daughter got for her birthday, I turned this:

into this:

Hope you will say "Hi!" if you see me out bimbling.

Z

 

[Morrolan]

You got me all interested and intrigued, and then you failed to show me the result.

 

[Retired Member southey]

Thats a great looking pack, where did you get it from?, if you don't mind.

 

[Zingmo]

Thats a great looking pack, where did you get it from?, if you don't mind.

Thanks. It is an old swedish army M39. It was from evil bay for the crippling sum of £3.50! The date on it is 1941.

 

[Zingmo]

You got me all interested and intrigued, and then you failed to show me the result.

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Sorry, maybe I should have titled the photos "before" and "after" - or perhaps titled the thread "spot the difference"


Z

 

[Radix lecti]

Hello Zingmo, i use the Swedish army M39 too, one of my favourite packs and i find it very comfortable. IMO a good piece of kit.
Darren

 

[Retired Member southey]

Thats great Zingmo, i'll have to keep my eyes peeled. it looks like a great pack.

 

[Zingmo]

Hello Zingmo, i use the Swedish army M39 too, one of my favourite packs and i find it very comfortable. IMO a good piece of kit.
Darren

Hi Darren

Did you cut off the steel pulk hooks or left them on? I keep catching them on things, but I am sure that if I cut them off I will think of a use for them!

Z

 

[Radix lecti]

Hi Zingmo, no i left my pulk hooks on although i did catch my DSLR camera on there when i swung it round onto my shoulder once leaving a chip in the screen, so i wrapped them in the black nasty stuff (tape).

 

[dave53]

hi zingmo where do you hail from so we can look out for you and the bag regards dave

 

[SimonM]

I have one of these bags too, again cost a fortune...around £5 delivered!

My question to those in the know is (now I'm embarrassed) how are you supposed to fasten the straps?


I tend to use mine as a dump bag for taking things to Scouts, so have never attempted to wear / carry it for any length of time, but would love to use it as aback to basics over night bag.

Simon

 

[drewdunnrespect]

dont be embarressed no such thing as a stupid question remember cos you told me that mate drew

 

[Zingmo]

I struggled with the straps until I found this photo on the web (apologies if this is your M39!):

The wide straps which hang down the front from the top of your shoulders (with the hooky things on) just dangle. Some folk chop them short but again, if I cut them off, I will think of a use for them! Apparently these were hooked under the ammo belt of the soldiers kit.

However, when mine arrived the straps across the back were crossed over from one side to the other. So I decided to leave them that way. They seem comfortable enough anyway.

This pic was taken befoore I treated the leather. I had to soak some of the straps in neatsfoot oil before I could undo the buckles.

Hope this helps.

Z

 

[Retired Member southey]

I'm likeing the look of this pack more and more, what would you say is the approx litre size, or how much do you fit in it, do you use it as an over nighter or multiday pack?

 

[Trev]

Hi ,
I hook the hooks onto the waist belt if I'm walking any distance , Very comfy pack . They're about 40 litres . Loads of surplus places sell them for £4-8 .
Cheers , Trev .

 

[Trev]

Heyho ,
Just about to re-wax mine so thankyou for the inspiration to put a design on mine , Yours looks great .
Cheers,Trev .