Junktrunk material links

Feb 6

The Junk trunk bag has a lot of different pieces! But don’t worry you can get almost all of them from my favorite site rockywoods.com. You may need to source a couple things locally or on amazon.

These specific products are my preference and what I like to make my bags out of, but don’t let that limit you! It’s okay to get creative with materials, as you can often get cheaper and more unique versions of all these products. Up-cycling old gear is a great way to get hardware, zippers, fabric, and all sorts of other goodies.

Fabric

The Junk Trunk uses only 1 yard of facing fabric and 1 yard of lining fabric. My favorite facing material to use is VX-21 Xpac. It is very durable, waterproof, and comes in lots of fun colors! A good cheaper option is 1000d Cordura. Rockywoods has tons of different fabrics that are suitable for this bag, so definitely take a look around their site and order some samples if you’re looking for something different.

If you are using Xpac you will still need a small piece of 1000d Cordura for the Mount reinforcement panel, since its a lot more abrasion resistant than Xpac. If you’re feeling fancy you can use 1050d Ballistic nylon for this panel as it has even better abrasion resistance and looks really nice.

For the lining of the bag I like to use 400d packcloth. It comes in lots of fun colors, and is the perfect weight for a sturdy lining.

Webbing

My favorite webbing is the nylon webbing by Cordura. Its extremely durable, and has a really nice feel to it, with a sexy matte finish. For this bag you will need 4 yards of 1” webbing, and 2 yards of 3/4” webbing.

For the binding on the Main flap and Pocket flaps, you will need 3 yards of 1” polypropylene webbing. This webbing is more flexible than the Nylon webbing, making it a lot easier to stitch around the curves of the flaps. You could use grosgrain for this part, but I really like the look of the poly webbing, and find it to be a lot more durable.

Velcro

For this project you need Velcro in 1” and 2” widths. When you’re ordering, make sure to get the hook side and the loop side, as they are listed separately.

Zipper

I like to use YKK Aquaguard zippers on my bags since they stop rain from soaking through, however if you aren’t worried about that, a standard YKK coil zip is a great bet . YKK zips are labeled with a number indicating how chunky the zipper is. In this case you will want a #10 or #8. All of these zippers are sold as a continuous length without a slider, so make sure to get the corresponding slider for the zipper chain you choose.

You can get the thinner #8 Aquaguard zipper from Rockywoods, but if you want the heavy duty #10 Aquaguard zipper, you will have to order it elsewhere. This link is for Sailrite.

Other roll goods

Hardware

Size 0 Grommets + setting tool

Stiffener materials (you can probably find these cheaper locally)