Molle Backpack Hacks

Tutorial

Jan 12

I like hacks, they’re convenient as well as a genius, in all they can make life easier. My hack for my molle/PALS webbing backpack is a bungee cord run thru the webbing to create straps to carry jackets, blankets to tool rolls, and such.

this pic is the front of the pack’s bottom pouch. The 2-way bungee cord contraption from the store, two-hole slider/stopper, and a cord end found on old jackets.

So let’s start with the bungee cord, it’s one of those that adjust from different sides, it creates loops from both sides and you can tighten it from different angles. How it works is it crosses over in the plastic housing and feeds thru and out the holes and for the life of me I can’t remember what it’s called and I’m sorry for that but they’re very common in the box stores and hardware stores. So moving on, let’s HACK on…

that big greenish plastic clip is the hip belt that I bring front and pass thru one bungee loop and clip it as it rides shotgun in the front.

I added a two-hole slider/stopper and a cord end from old jackets laying around, the 2 hole slider/stopper grips the bungee cord to keep it tight and creates another loop within itself if you want to add a carabiner and such.

So I start by taking the bungee cord apart (just untie the knots) and pull the cord from its housing entirely. Then feed the bungee cord thru the webbing of the pack and feed the bungee cord back into the housing, then feed your slider/stopper and I added the cord end for a more streamlined look.

I share the space in the webbing with my “Grimlock Carabiners” when feeding the bungee cord thru and you will notice in between the webbing I pull my hip belt thru and clip it out of the way and the bungee holds it in place and it’s not swaying by my side.