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Posted by rexim on July 19, 2007 at 8:56:16 am EDT

I've just inherited a late 60's or early 70's era Kelty external frame pack (welded frame, unpadded waist belt, etc.) in great condition, except for years of dirt and dust and stains. I have already washed the bag and have removed the straps and waist belt from the frame, I plan on soaking them in mild soap and rinsing.

My question: is it best to leave the back pad and webbing on the frame and simply scrub and spray, or should I remove them for cleaning? If I remove them, is there any trick to replacing them with sufficient tautness?

Any suggestions on replacing the waist belt with a wrap-around model?

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• Re: Backpack restoration - rexim 19:11:11 12/09/2007
• Re: Backpack restoration - Bob Whitney (Guest) 17:17:10 12/08/2007
• Re: Backpack restoration - bheiser1 17:17:24 09/19/2007
  • Re: Backpack restoration - rexim 22:52:09 09/20/2007
• Re: Backpack restoration - rexim 22:07:28 09/17/2007
• Re: Backpack restoration - bheiser1 19:43:57 08/23/2007
• Re: Backpack restoration - rexim 15:45:54 08/23/2007
• Re: Backpack restoration - bheiser1 15:14:11 08/23/2007
• Re: Backpack restoration - aggiehiker92 (Guest) 09:52:55 08/23/2007
• Re: Backpack restoration - rexim 00:33:44 07/23/2007
• Re: Backpack restoration - Bill S 01:24:49 07/20/2007
• Re: Backpack restoration - rexim 14:37:17 07/19/2007
• Re: Backpack restoration - Pika 11:20:39 07/19/2007

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