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I'd start with something I found at a second-hand store. I see those medium-sized green canvas Dutch army-surplus gas-mask bags all the time for a buck or so. You could easily sew a flap between a couple of them by hand in a few minutes even without a machine. That's what I would do at least.
But there are dozens of folks with small audio set-ups at the mass. In August I followed a guy on a trike with a pretty decent set-up (and good taste in music). But IMHO your trailer is the ultimate in cool, and your music isn't bad either. You should keep it up if you can. Are you afraid that people are going to come out and steal your gear? Do you need to have a few folks that'll commit to sticking near you and backing you up and riding you home after mass?
I had Isaac do my bag and he does great work. He is local and can do about anything you can think up.
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Joe Willis said:I had Isaac do my bag and he does great work. He is local and can do about anything you can think up.
James Baum said:I'd start with something I found at a second-hand store. I see those medium-sized green canvas Dutch army-surplus gas-mask bags all the time for a buck or so. You could easily sew a flap between a couple of them by hand in a few minutes even without a machine. That's what I would do at least.
But there are dozens of folks with small audio set-ups at the mass. In August I followed a guy on a trike with a pretty decent set-up (and good taste in music). But IMHO your trailer is the ultimate in cool, and your music isn't bad either. You should keep it up if you can. Are you afraid that people are going to come out and steal your gear? Do you need to have a few folks that'll commit to sticking near you and backing you up and riding you home after mass?
It's just the range/distance, really.
I have to haul it 5 miles just to get to the mass.
Have tried to find help getting it home but no takers-- it's kind of fussy so I think having someone else whacking potholes and speed bumps with it would be the end of my nerves anyways.
Truth be told if it got stolen I'd say "we had a good run" and move on . . . but for the most part Alex W's "weird stuff" rule applies-- people generally don't mess with unusual things.
Good idea on the thrift stores-- need something pretty small and I rarely get to those places-- and sewing this flap is about the same work as the simple design I had in mind- I'd be back on here with a "who can sew a flap" thread.
My first thought is that you really need a tandem pullingtractorbike for more horsepower/range with that heavy rig. A pedal-powerstroke 18-wheeler! That's what I thought every time I saw it (I didn't know you were THAT guy, until you just mentioned it in this thread).
But then you'd still need to find a volunteer to be a stoker...
Leaders always need followers, or they are just some crazy dude doing something all alone if nobody else thinks following is worthwhile.
H3N3 said:James Baum said:I'd start with something I found at a second-hand store. I see those medium-sized green canvas Dutch army-surplus gas-mask bags all the time for a buck or so. You could easily sew a flap between a couple of them by hand in a few minutes even without a machine. That's what I would do at least.
But there are dozens of folks with small audio set-ups at the mass. In August I followed a guy on a trike with a pretty decent set-up (and good taste in music). But IMHO your trailer is the ultimate in cool, and your music isn't bad either. You should keep it up if you can. Are you afraid that people are going to come out and steal your gear? Do you need to have a few folks that'll commit to sticking near you and backing you up and riding you home after mass?
It's just the range/distance, really.
I have to haul it 5 miles just to get to the mass.
Have tried to find help getting it home but no takers-- it's kind of fussy so I think having someone else whacking potholes and speed bumps with it would be the end of my nerves anyways.
Truth be told if it got stolen I'd say "we had a good run" and move on . . . but for the most part Alex W's "weird stuff" rule applies-- people generally don't mess with unusual things.
Good idea on the thrift stores-- need something pretty small and I rarely get to those places-- and sewing this flap is about the same work as the simple design I had in mind- I'd be back on here with a "who can sew a flap" thread.
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