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Heya! This is my first Instructable, and it is going to be entered in the Make It Stick Contest and the Back to School Contest. Please vote for it, and tell me how to improve my writing. Finally, check out my site 1337blogger.com
So lets begin!
Duct tape is super awesome to work with. It is super strong, and it is waterproof! So for the back to school contest, I decided to post an Instructable on the most essential piece of school gear needed: The backpack! Yeah, so in high school(or our school at least) we have to bring our backpacks pretty much everywhere, so I figured that a duct tape(or duck tape) backpack will help me customize it to whatever I need, and it will be durable.
So then, I decided to add a bit of my creativity into this project and I made it able to convert into a messenger bag too!
So lets begin!
Duct tape is super awesome to work with. It is super strong, and it is waterproof! So for the back to school contest, I decided to post an Instructable on the most essential piece of school gear needed: The backpack! Yeah, so in high school(or our school at least) we have to bring our backpacks pretty much everywhere, so I figured that a duct tape(or duck tape) backpack will help me customize it to whatever I need, and it will be durable.
So then, I decided to add a bit of my creativity into this project and I made it able to convert into a messenger bag too!
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So here are the stuff you need. I suggest that you improvise with whatever you have around.
Duct Tape: Of course you need duct tape for this project!
Scissors or a cutting knife: You need something to cut the tape
Backpack: Wait, WHAAAT?? Yes, you should have a backpack for this project. It isn't needed, but its a great place to salvage some extra stuff. You should obviously use an old backpack, for instance, the one I used was too small for high school so it is perfect to be ripped up. Pretty much for this project, you will need the padding inside the backpack, which can be replaced with many layers of duct tape, or you could just get styrofoam sheets. The other thing we need is to make the messenger bag straps adjustable. I don't know what they are called yet, so I will call them thingies. These are obviously better if taken from a messenger bag.
Velcro: Ahh, velcro, the easiest way to make something open and close. Plus, as I said, I had it on me! So this is used to open and close the backpack. I don't know if I can use zippers, since I never used those, but tell me if it works! Additionally you can use magnets for this project, but I do not trust them around my stuff.
Ruler: You will never know when any measurements can come in handy.
Duct Tape: Of course you need duct tape for this project!
Scissors or a cutting knife: You need something to cut the tape
Backpack: Wait, WHAAAT?? Yes, you should have a backpack for this project. It isn't needed, but its a great place to salvage some extra stuff. You should obviously use an old backpack, for instance, the one I used was too small for high school so it is perfect to be ripped up. Pretty much for this project, you will need the padding inside the backpack, which can be replaced with many layers of duct tape, or you could just get styrofoam sheets. The other thing we need is to make the messenger bag straps adjustable. I don't know what they are called yet, so I will call them thingies. These are obviously better if taken from a messenger bag.
Velcro: Ahh, velcro, the easiest way to make something open and close. Plus, as I said, I had it on me! So this is used to open and close the backpack. I don't know if I can use zippers, since I never used those, but tell me if it works! Additionally you can use magnets for this project, but I do not trust them around my stuff.
Ruler: You will never know when any measurements can come in handy.
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Oct 3, 2010. 3:12 PMCriket
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Oct 3, 2010. 4:32 PM888hilly (author)
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It doesn't have to be a GORILLA product, and tape is an adhesive.
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