Our stash of leather rolls

We had a customer who suggested a cordura-leather EDC pouch for himself. At Garrison Packs, nothing excites us better than some out of the box ideas and suggestions…especially from customers and users. It took us a bit of time to track down leather suppliers here in Malaysia but eventually we manage to score some good bits. We choose the softer leather and our master sewer Ben spent a few good nights trying them out. Well, all his hard work is definitely worth a shout.

The cordura-leather combination gives a more subtle yet classic look to our products. While cordura fabrics retains its super tough characteristics, the leather touch kinda gives it that tone-down look. To quote a customer…”you guys just made mil-spec evergreen“.

Combining leather to our mil-spec cordura pouch adds that classic touch while retaining all the toughness of a modern fabric

We retain the EDC pouch’s molle compatibility

To give this EDC-able pouch that friendly look

While we are happy with the progress of our cordura-leather EDC pouch so far, we will likely take more time to refine designs, test capabilities and identify areas that may need fine tuning. Our main concern at the moment is a constant and reliable supply of quality leather for our workshop. The machines at our workshop has no issues coping with the thicker leather and we expect the new machines we have ordered will make work even easier.

Full cordura vs cordura-leather EDC pouch by Garrison Packs

We have posted some of these pictures on our Garrison Packs Facebook page and has garnered quite a big interest. At this stage, our cordura-leather pouches will only be available at OGM store in Shah Alam. Once we have sorted out issues on material supplies, we hope to extend out more designs and offer them at several other retail locations. And of course, we will be accepting custom, ‘made to your sketch’ versions of cordura-leather EDC pouches or bags in good time.

If you are interested to find out more about our cordura-leather EDC pouches, you can write to us via our Contact Us page. Alternatively, look us up on Facebook and send us a message there.

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Work In Progress for a Camelbak TriZip beavertail

We recently completed a few custom made beavertail for Camelbak HAWG and TriZip. Essentially, the beavertail is sort of like a flap that attaches to the front of the pack. It enables additional carry options for the pack. The name ‘beavertail’ is a general term used to describe this ‘flap’ attachment but pack makers like Mystery Ranch has their own versions called ‘Stick It’ (though it seems they are no longer in production). Our customers who consists of motor-cross enthusiasts came to us with their own design for a few sets of beavertail for Camelbak HAWG and TriZip.

The most common 6 attachment points on a beavertail

The beavertail is a useful attachment for any pack. However, they are mostly applicable only on packs that are military orientated/ inspired. This is because the beavertail requires existing attachment points for it to work. Military type of packs are usually loaded with Molle attachment points and will have no issues getting a beavertail on. Modification in the form of adding attachment points may be necessary for the more common recreational packs.

A beavertail for Camelbak HAWG. Custom made to suit your needs and fancy

These set of beavertail for Camelbak HAWG and TriZip are made based on the designs our customer requested. With custom made beavertail, you can have it made to suit your needs. Choose the color, features and fabric you like! On these beavertails, we added zippered pockets, velcro panels as well as molle rows as customer’s requests.

A velcro panel and zippered front pocket on this beavertail

Our beavertail (right) beside a TAD pack. Picture by Fu Ken Ho

So, what can one use this beavertail for Camelbak HAWG and TriZip for? Almost anything you can think of really. They are popular to stash items like jackets, bike helmets, wet towels, sandals, ropes and even the game you just shot with your bow. Basically, any items you need easy access to and any items you do not want to mess with the rest of the gear on the inside of the pack.

So, if you are looking for a beavertail for your pack, look us up on our Garrison Packs Facebook page or send us a message via our Contact Us page. If its your own design and unique, we will do our best to make it happen for you!

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One of the many custom made EDC wallets for customer

The past few months have been very exciting for us. We have been working with customers on custom designed, cut and proudly Malaysian made EDC wallets and pouches. This is an area we have been focusing for a while… providing customized solutions to individual as well as industrial application EDC wallets and pouches. Our customers come up with the design they like and we make it to suit their needs. Here are a few examples.

EDC pouches custom made for a group of enthusiasts urban survivalist

EDC wallets and pouches are gaining popularity in Malaysia. Rather than carrying your important daily items separately in pockets and bags, a wallet and pouch can have everything organized in a singe unit. The challenge with readily available EDC wallets and pouches is that they limit your options in terms of size, color and more importantly the organizational capability.

A working waist pouch to help organize your work items better. Made to fit your tools and equipment

We are also making custom made pouches for companies. Nestle Malaysia approached us to replicate (with material enhancements) pouches for their electronic device. The pouches will be used by their product representatives on a daily basis, 7 days a week. An industrial application well suited for super tough military spec fabrics and components we use on almost all of our products.

Custom made industrial too pouch for Nestle Malaysia

Getting a custom made EDC wallet or pouch made up at Garrison Packs is as easy as getting a sketch done up. Rather than being limited to a set design with only a change of fabric color, we are happy to receive your sketch and work from there. Below is one of the initial designs we received from our customer on an EDC wallet.

One of the sketch designs we got from our customers through whatsapp!

After a few more details from the customer, this is the prototype we come up with

If you have an idea for your own EDC wallet and pouch, or if you need a quality and durable bag made for your organization use, start with a sketch and send it to us. We love to work with you to meet your needs. Write to us via our Contact Us page or send us a message on the Garrison Packs facebook page.

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Our first complete custom made EDC pack is now field testing in New Zealand

We finally got news that our custom made EDC pack has arrived in New Zealand and is currently in use. The pack was a complete design by the ‘prepping & hoarding’ folks of My Store Room (MSR). It is made mainly of 500 Denier Cordura with a combination of non military components as per requested. It took us several weeks of design and re-designing before taking it to the workshop. Putting the pack together was a rush job but we manage to pull it off. We like the design very much, we decided that perhaps this could be our first prototype of a Garrison Pack EDC pack.

There were a lot of tinkering and re-do on this project but it was all worth it

There were several criteria MSR wanted to focus on with this pack. Firstly it must not be overly tactical looking. To achieve this, we make do without any molle webbing on it. We also went with a combination of black (webbing and mesh) and coyote color so that the pack is not ‘camouflage’. MSR also wanted us to try out a spacer mesh for the back panel and the shoulder straps. Samples were brought in specifically for this purpose.

The two direction pull buckles arrived too late

We tried a new spacer mesh for this prototype

There were also buckles that were ordered for this pack. Unfortunately, they never arrived on time as the pack had to be collected for hand carry to NZ. We had to improvise a two direction pull buckle system for this pack and had it ready for pick up.

One of the features we love about this custom made EDC pack is the over-sized side pockets. Some may notice that the side pockets on this particular pack looks very similar to some of Kifaru’s packs. They can swallow massive amount of gear. The only downside we think is there is no cover/ lid over it and MSR insisted not to have grommet holes at the bottom either. This would spell trouble when it rains we reckon.

Big side pockets allow more carry options

With this first prototype of a full custom made EDC pack for MSR, we are confident that we are mush closer to our very own Garrison Packs EDC pack. There are several ideas and options we want to make available for our EDC pack and we are currently working on another sample unit.  On top of that, we are , we are also looking into giving customers the options of ( besides the usual fabric color, accessories etc):

• With or without molle webbing.
• Front detachable admin/ grab it pouch.
• Front detachable helmet/ jacket pouch.
• Internal organisation.
• Pack height- to be made to specific height of the user.
• With or without Velcro panels.
• Internal hydration sleeve.

Read more on this custom made EDC pack by clicking here. If you are interest to place an order for a similar or your very own custom made EDC pack, please contact us via our Contact Us page or send us a message on our Facebook page.

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A repair turn modification project for a daily tote bag

As a Malaysian bag maker, we also specialize in doing repairs and modifications. A customer recently approached us with his daily tote bag for repairs but after having a browse at some of our existing samples and material, he decided instead to upgrade his daily tote into a bag that will never fail him again. We sat through some ideas, threw in some quality military spec materials and made this daily tote bag modification into a beast!

We turned the tote bag inside out to make sure we covered all important repair and modification aspects

This tote bag has served its owner for many years and it is only natural that some repairs are necessary. Edges are starting to fray and at some parts, the thread are starting to undo itself. We stripped the entire bag to make sure we did not miss any important repairs. Beyond repair, the customer decided he wanted an internal lining that is made of 1000D cordura  with some molle options and a few custom made pouch inserts with velcro to go with.

We got permission from the owner to share some pictures of his daily tote bag modification but he requested that we do not include pictures of the smaller pouches made to fit the internal sections of the bag. It took us a bit of time to create the pouches as they were meant to fit specific items the owner carry on a daily basis. We changed all the fraying thread, replace the zippers where necessary and created an internal lining that we think is awesome.

Part of the inside of daily tote bag in (WIP) modification

This is probably one of the fine examples of a daily EDC (in this case daily tote bag) that is concealable…something that may interest preppers. A daily tote bag that:

• does not reveal yourself as a prepper (the outside looks like any other tote bag). Read this article to understand why.
• has an internal that is made of super tough military spec materials
• has custom made pouches built that can be ‘tear away’ (velcro) fast if necessary
• has internal molle options for future attachments
• has organizational capability to help you be more organized

We thoroughly enjoyed this daily tote bag modification job. Our customer is happy with our work and has placed an order for an additional sleeve for his other ‘concealed’ EDC (this we are not able to share pictures with).

If you are interested in this modification project or want to find out more about our products and services, please feel free to write to us via our Contact Us page or look us up on Garrison Packs Facebook page.

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