Customer Project: Rain Cover for Backpack

by Emily

• OVERVIEW
• HOW DO I MAKE IT
• MATERIALS

• Needed a rain cover for my kids packs for a 6 day trip.  They were running upwards of $30 each if purchased.  I have some sewing ability to decided to tackle the task. 
• Didn't purchase the kit.  Next time I will just for simplicity sake.  I just followed the instruction on the Ripstop by the Roll web site.  They are very straight forward and fall into the following steps:
  Measure pack and add 3 inches
  Cut
  Make casing
  Add cording
  Cover pack
  I didn't seal the seams.  The kids said they didn't have any problems.  They encountered after noon thunder showers 3 of the 6 days on the trip.  If you are in wetter weather you may consider sealing the seams.
  I made a second cover with the membrane fabric.  It is lighter and worked great as well.
  Tip: Use clothes pins (the kind you hang laundry on the line with) to hold your layers of fabric together as you sew. We work to hard to keep our gear dry to ruin it with more holes
  
  

• Required Materials:

  1 yard 1.6 oz Silpoly
  10 ft elastic cord
  cord lock
  thread (nylon)

  Related Products:

  • 1.6 oz Silpoly
  • Gutermann MARA 70 Thread
  • Mini cordlock
  • Pack Cover Kit