Step 7 - Attach a 1" piece of gross gain (folded in half) on the bottom of the bag at the corners (when you stitch the stake pocket it will further attach this lower piece).
Stitch - #15 triple strength stitch, A foot, 2.5 string length, 5 tension
TIP - fold the gross gain in half and press firmly with your fingers to form a crease, this will make it easier to attach properly
TIP - make sure you pull the pouch with the gross gain after the first stitch to make sure they get set at the same size
TIP - run some triple stiches forward and back for strength
Optional - again, I would recommend pinning this piece
Optional - do an overedge stitch on the bottom gross gain, #18 (overedge stitch) C foot 3.5 string length, 5 tension (use a lighter to heat up the edge)
Step 8 - Measure 1" lines starting from the right, you can use a sharpie since you will be running a stitch over top to set each of the stake pockets.
TIP - a see through straight for doing fabric measurements works awesome here
TIP - take a little time to get the fabric flat under the straight edge so the sharpie line is straight
Step 9 - Inject some thread on each of the lines you marked in the last step, this sets each stake pocket.
Stitch - #15 triple strength stitch, A foot, 2.5 string length, 5 tension
**NOTE - 1" worked perfectly for my MSR Groundhogs, if you are using something else you may find that more or less works better
Optional - run a triple stitch from the bottom to the top of the pocket lip and into the 1st gross gain, stopping at the top gross gain stitch
Step 10 - Put 2 stitches along the bottom gross gain of the misc pouch (to the left of the stakes, the stakes gross gain is good enough with a stitch every inch)
Stitch - #15 triple strength stitch, A foot, 2.5 string length, 5 tension
**NOTE - do NOT do these 2 stitches into the stake portion of the gross gain
Step 11 - Put 3 sets of Velcro (1/2" by 3/4") to hold the flap shut, with the "hook" pieces on the top flap and the loop pieces on front edge (I hate it when braided rope gets are knarly because it is on the loop sections)
Stitch - #15 triple strength stitch, A foot, 2.5 string length, 5 tension
TIP - a piece of 2 sided fabric tape works very nicely to keep the Velcro pieces in place long enough to stitch them
TIP - I found it helped to put my stakes in at this point and see where the best places to stitch were
Optional - you can sew these on earlier in the process which will allow you to inject more thread without taking space from the stakes
Step 12 - Attach 2 pieces of shock cord ~6-7" on the left side of the pouch (next to ridge line/misc pouch), one 3" from top and another 2" from bottom
Stitch - #15 triple strength stitch, A foot, 2.5 string length, 5 tension
**NOTE - you could also just do a couple more pieces of Velcro here, but not knowing how big the rolled up organizer will get, I chose shock cord
TIP - put all of your stakes and ridge lines or cords and roll up starting on the right side with the stakes, determine what size shock cord works best for you
TIP - there is a certain way to stitch the shock cord so that it is quicker to wrap around without twisting (see figure), mine was always 6 to 6.25"
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. I am NOT someone who should be teaching anyone how to do this stuff, but I wanted to point out tips and options that may help out someone who is as clueless as I was. As I do other projects I will document in the same format.
Originally Posted by Hangs4Fun
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