Captive Eye Carabiner

Boat shops sell similar 'biners in stainless and brass. But maybe a better choice would be a locking biner.

http://www.ems.com/catalog/subcategory_simple.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302875262&bmUID=1213628555064

There are cheap versions of these that can be gotten at some hardware stores too.

These are not exactly what you want, but an idea generator
http://mauriprosailing.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=WIC2480&Category_Code=WICHOOK

http://www.umei.com/hooks/bolt-snaps-1-10.htm

http://www.onrope1.com/store/index.php?p=product&id=781&parent=33

http://www.onrope1.com/store/index.php?p=catalog&parent=35&pg=1

Although, frankly, I do not see the point in having something so heavy on your pack that could easily be cut off. I would think you would want to keep it light. A thin cable would be better for most purposes.

And, of course, anything made for boating or climbing will be expensive.

Bob L

http://www.ems.com/catalog/subcategory_simple.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302875262&bmUID=1213628555064

http://mauriprosailing.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=WIC2480&Category_Code=WICHOOK

http://www.umei.com/hooks/bolt-snaps-1-10.htm

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http://www.onrope1.com/store/index.php?p=product&id=781&parent=33

http://www.onrope1.com/store/index.php?p=catalog&parent=35&pg=1

Hello,

These two links are simliar and priced about the same as the photo above.



http://mauriprosailing.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=WIC2480&Category_Code=WICHOOK

http://www.onrope1.com/store/index.php?p=product&id=781&parent=33

There are many reasons for these, items, however I do agree they are pretty big. I hope to find smaller versions for manufacturing.

I for the most part want unhook the lower part of the shoulder harness so I can quikly tuck it inside or use to hang on wall or in a closet.

Nothing truly makes sense as one thing, it is part of the whole overall system that will explain. There are lots of ways a person learns to like or dislike a bag over years of using backpacks, that a person that is a casual traveler will not care about.

99 percent of people buy a fashionalble bag, this is a bag for a person who truly plans on living out of the bag for years.

if you're planning to use two of these bags at a time, one for front and back, you could maybe use the carabiners to link the back and front pack together like a poncho or bib?

Probably vastly uncomfortable and impractical, but that's what popped into my head.

Exactly Ash, very good, I could connect the two together and have like saddle bags over my shoulders.