Saving money on camera pack

I don't know about the rest of you that read this blog, But I love to save money any way I can. Here is my newest money saving project. First I took my old backpack I used in college. Then I cut up a old pair of kaki pants and bought a $7 package of foam padding. (You can find this at most any fabric or craft store.). Next I opened the largest compartment of the backpack and measure the inside of it. Then I cut a piece of the material to fit the back of the compartment. Now sewing the materiel into tubes that match the depth of the compartment then slide a strip of the foam into the tube and sew the ends shut. Once that was done I attached these padded sides to the back piece. (Tip) cut the foam large enough that it has to be forced into the clothe tube. My 3/4" foam ended up about 1/2" thick when done. All that was left to do now was make more of the fabric tubes at various lengths. This way I can configure the inside compartment to meet my needs as shown in the photos below.

 

My pack already had a padded back

section for a laptop. That made this the

perfect pack for this project. 

As you can see, the pack can now be configured to fit your equipment needs. If you happen to have any open space at the beginning, you simply place the extra dividers in the dead space as shown. The only other part that I do not have shown is a large pad that goes over the top of the equipment to protect it if your pack should happen to fall on its front side. When placing the dividers around your equipment always make sure that it is a snug fit for the best protection.

If you liked this project or any of my other ones. Let me know by leaving a comment.