5 Minute Carrier Bag Green Rucksack

I was thinking the other day of how some carrier bags are over-engineered. If you live somewhere they cannot be recycled, it seems wasteful to let them go to landfill.Then, when I saw one next to a piece of string, I had the idea for my first Instructable for re-using an old bag or two to make a simple rucksack. This was particularly useful to me as I work in a wetland sometimes and need a cheap waterproof bag that let me keep my hands free.

The advantages of this bag are:
low cost
low weight
small volume
simple to construct
environmentally friendly
water resistant
all parts have other uses

...oh yes, and it actually works, too.

(The only disadvantage is that you look like a tramp!)

Step 1: Get Your Stuff Ready

For my bag I used the following:

2 plastic carrier bags of equal size (the thicker the plastic the stronger the bag)

A length of rope (I used a 4 metre length of 10 centimetre climbing rope; with the assumption that a larger diameter makes the straps more comfortable and the rope stronger, thus more useful)

2 coins (10p size seems great. Alternatively, many other small objects (stones, glass eyes, diamonds et cetera) would also work, but I thought that coins would be simple and useful )

Comments

[Elephants Are Fat]

i dont get step 4

[purplemoss]

Great Idea .....and you could also use small round stones instead of coins.

[that green guy]

This is Great. 5 stars!!

[CaseyCase]

Clever.

[clubb]

I recommend using a marble over a 10p coin just so there is a more even spread on the plastic and less chance of one of those corners break letting the knot slip.

[bruc33ef]

Brilliant. 5 stars.