Webbing Footstraps Modification

[TomH999]

This is my webbing footstrap modification.>
I am doing this mod because after a few weeks of searching for snowboard bindings it got boring and I couldn't find any for a good price.
So instead I decided to buy my own materials to create some webbing footstraps, I based my design around the velocity stilts footstrap setup. Hope you like it

End Design.>
To just show you what the end product looked like here are some pictures.


Materials.>
These are the materials I used.


5 Meters of nylon webbing, 8 metal sliders, a sewing machine, 1 meter of hook and loop velcro, some odd tools including thread and the nuts, bolts and washers.

[CJ]

im not sure

i suggest you PM Pinhead he probably knows the best place for everything mod

[Nero]

by sliders do you mean the loops that look like an 8? sorta thing you get to shorten a holdall bag?

[TomH999]

http://www.divelife.co.uk/images/med/3barslide-17-2-2004-38-54-2.jpg <<<<those things

 im looking for some made out of steel

[Nero]

ahhh yeah thats what i thought, yeah pinheads proabably your best bet

[TomH999]

Ok, well ive found all the materials I need after about 3 hours of searching for them.

I should get them all buy the end of the week, So ill keep you posted on how it goes and get some pictures posted of what it looks like.

[TomH999]

Does anyone have any close up pictures of either velocity stilt or skips footstraps?

Im just interested in how there bolted on to the frame thats all

[timtom]

Just a note.. What about using the stuff they use for netting? At Playzone and the like? The Green nylon (probably) netting. then attach it to snow board esk straps to tighten it down?

[Jason]

I don't have any pics as I took the straps off before using them but they were just bolted to the side of the moving section of the footplate with a 5 mm bolt

They didn't seem to work well as an answer on their own and were designed as a saftey strap as you were ment to bolt your shoes to the stilts

I have found that the best anchour point is the support bar under the foot
I use a link cut from a suitably sized chain looped over the bar and then sew the web to that

Jason 

[TomH999]

Check out the first post

[Spud]

Wow! They look wicked. Real neat job! Don't fancy doing a tutorial do you? Seriously good job

Have you used them yet?

[TomH999]

Wow! They look wicked. Real neat job! Don't fancy doing a tutorial do you? Seriously good job

Have you used them yet?

thanks alot, they have taken me about 2 weeks to do and yes when i get round to fixing my other straps to my other stilt i will take some pics, at the minute ive been trying to perfect the measurements etc. to just one set of straps, then repeating them.
its been raining loads lately and ive been at college so i havnt had time to go on them, plus my old footplate is still attached to my left stilt.

[Spud]

Wow! They look wicked. Real neat job! Don't fancy doing a tutorial do you? Seriously good job

Have you used them yet?

thanks alot, they have taken me about 2 weeks to do and yes when i get round to fixing my other straps to my other stilt i will take some pics, at the minute ive been trying to perfect the measurements etc. to just one set of straps, then repeating them.
its been raining loads lately and ive been at college so i havnt had time to go on them, plus my old footplate is still attached to my left stilt.

Sounds like you are doing a proper job of it. Would be really interested to see more pics and here how they are to use.

 

[TomH999]

Yea like i said ill get more pics up soon, and ill write a little review of how they fair when i get on them.

[TomH999]

check out my straps guys, scroll up to 1st post
love to hear your feedback

[Jason]

Looking very good mate

How do they feel

Jason 

[TomH999]

Looking very good mate

How do they feel

Jason 

thanks
they feel great, 10x better than the old evo 2's and much more secure

[Nero]

yeah im loving that!