Attaching a yoke to PLCE Side pockets

**British Red** · 23-08-2006, 15:02

Well, bought the side pockets for my Sabre and got a yoke chucked in . So far so good. Attaching the side pockets to the Sabre - easy peasy.

Attaching the yoke to the side pockets

No idea.

Can anyone show me a picture of how it's done please?

Heers hoping

Red

**ArkAngel** · 23-08-2006, 15:14

Hi Red

Been a while since i've done this but here goes......

Zip the 2 pockets together
At the top of the yoke there should be 2 male snap connecters
Snap these into the two female connectors either side of the zips
Again do the same to the bottom of the pouches
Then my pouches had 2 little straps on the bottom, looks like you could attach a kip mat or something similar.
Unsnap these and they connect to the front straps to complete the daysack.
I think there was a longer strap that went round the middle, i used to feed these round the back to hold both pouches in place and stop them banging around.

I think thats right i always found my daysack a little too tight under the arms but i am quite a big bloke

No pictures sorry as i am at work at the moment, but if you are having any more problems let me now and i'll dig mine out and do some piccies for you.

Hope that helps a bit

**gregorach** · 23-08-2006, 15:15

I know there's a good pic around somewhere, but I'm buggered if I can remember where...

Anyway. Zip the two side pockets together side-by-side. Attach the top buckles (two on each pouch) to the two corresponding clips on the top of the yoke. Thread the waist strap through the loops on the back of the pouches. Attach the inside lower buckle on each pouch to the corresponding clip at the base of the yoke. Finally, attach one end of an extension strap (you do have two extension straps, don't you?) to the buckle on the front shoulder of the yoke, and the other end to the spare outer buckle on a pouch. Do this so that the adjustable end of the strap is attached to the yoke.

Clear as mud, I'm sure... I may have some of the terminology a bit wrong too.

**British Red** · 23-08-2006, 15:17

Aaah - there in lies the problem - no clips on the yoke! Thats fairly easily fixed I guess!

Red

**gregorach** · 23-08-2006, 15:21

Then you have a main webbing yoke rather than an daysack yoke. They are not the same. You want to get yourself the right yoke rather than mess about trying to convert one into the other.

If you want rid of that yoke, I could perhaps be persuased...

I'm toying with a Rappelby-style webbing set, and could probably use one.

**ESpy** · 23-08-2006, 15:21

Ah, found it - http://www.bushcraftuk.com/community...highlight=yoke

**ArkAngel** · 23-08-2006, 15:22

I'll dig mine out tonight and post a photo or two on here so you know where they should go.....

......in fact never mind as i mentioned before i don't get on with mine and my bergan is well and truly shafted after many years of faithful service.
PM me your address and i'll send you mine, It's from SASS a bit of a custom job.

Nice to be able to help you for a change after all the help you gave me with knife polishing!

Martin

**leon-1** · 23-08-2006, 15:28

Red, when you have the correct yoke, you will be able to attach your side pouches either as a double or as a single. so you can be carrying either ten or twenty litres.

I normally have the yoke attached to one of my side pouches even when it is attached to the Sabre 45, it works as a handy grab bag.

I'll put some pictures up later on of how it is configured if you wish

**British Red** · 23-08-2006, 15:34

All pictures gratefully received - so thank you E-Spy (as much as anything for letting me know I'm not the first bloke to suffer the problem), Cheers Leon and a super duper big thanks to Martin along with a bloody great rep point (oh and yes please mate - SASS kit is the DBs if its like me ventile smock)

Red

(damn this is a great forum)

**gregorach** · 23-08-2006, 15:34

Originally Posted by leon-1

Red, when you have the correct yoke, you will be able to attach your side pouches either as a double or as a single. so you can be carrying either ten or twenty litres.

That's a point actually - I've never been happy with my single pouch arrangement. How are you doing that? Are you just not connecting the lower clips to the yoke?

**British Red** · 23-08-2006, 15:38

Dunc,

I've sent a snottogram to the bloke who sent it to me (with the pockets). If he doesn't want it back when he sorts it out, its yours mate - drop me a PM with you addy on

Red

**ESpy** · 23-08-2006, 15:40

Originally Posted by British Red

All pictures gratefully received - so thank you E-Spy (as much as anything for letting me know I'm not the first bloke to suffer the problem), Cheers Leon and a super duper big thanks to Martin along with a bloody great rep point (oh and yes please mate - SASS kit is the DBs if its like me ventile smock)

I was lagging somewhat on posting it - saved me typing it again

**British Red** · 23-08-2006, 15:46

Lol well thanks Peter, Martin, Dunc and Leon.

Dunc - you win the PLCE yoke (only fair since Martin is sending me a proper one!)

Large glasses of mead all round I feel

Red

**ArkAngel** · 23-08-2006, 16:00

Heh
44 Minutes from start to finish.....

....are people on holiday, day off or just REALLY bored at work like i am!?

**gregorach** · 23-08-2006, 16:06

Really bored at work here...

**British Red** · 23-08-2006, 16:29

Laid up sick and really bored

Red

**ESpy** · 23-08-2006, 16:31

Bored. And trying to debug SNMP.

**Spikey DaPikey** · 23-08-2006, 16:34

Signed off, and bored

**British Red** · 23-08-2006, 18:34

Originally Posted by Spikey DaPikey

Signed off, and bored

Large glass of home made organic honey based analgesic Mr Da P' ?

**leon-1** · 23-08-2006, 19:52

Red, I have 3 more sheaths to stitch so I'll get some piccies up in the morning

**British Red** · 23-08-2006, 21:01

No worries Leon - I think it was the complete lack of clips that threw me a curve ball - hopefully all will be clear when the proper bit of kit arrives courtesy of a very very nice man

Red

**ArkAngel** · 23-08-2006, 22:28

Aw gee stop it i'm blushing

It's all packaged up for you matey, i'll get it sent off tomorrow.

**British Red** · 23-08-2006, 22:48

Your a wunnerful fellah

Have a glash of mead - ish godda be better than the Absinthe - wunder if day go well togedder?

Red

**Spikey DaPikey** · 23-08-2006, 22:53

Originally Posted by British Red

Large glass of home made organic honey based analgesic Mr Da P' ?

Thank you kind Sir

**ozymandias** · 23-08-2006, 22:59

ah i can contribute here, if only a little bit- it's good, when you do get a daysac yoke, to thread the female clips at the top of the daysac through the radio lead guide loops on the top of the shoulders of the yoke itself, as that ensures the daysac sits upright and does not slump backwards. also to clip all four top clips in, not just the two middle ones, to stop the thing wanging around when you are walking.

oh and as another poster said, don't bother to unclip the yoke when you put it on the bergen, just zip it on and i've never had it fall off.

**British Red** · 23-08-2006, 23:07

Hmmm cheers ozzy (I think). Tell you what guys, when Ark Angels care package shows up, I'll lay it all out and do a photo shoot of how I put it together. You can then all snigger and correct my mistakes. Deal?

Red

**ozymandias** · 23-08-2006, 23:20

got a pic for you red...only not sure how you show it on the post...do you upload it first?

**British Red** · 24-08-2006, 00:23

Originally Posted by ozymandias

got a pic for you red...only not sure how you show it on the post...do you upload it first?

Ozzy,

If only some fantastically helpful fellah had written a step by step guide on inserting images on the forum

But ...wait....he did

Inserting an image.....by Insomniac Red

Red

**Batfink** · 24-08-2006, 12:06

I know I came into this a bit late, but I've got a picture guide for it... and or PLCE webbing too!

PLCE Side Pouch Instructions
Webbing Instructions

Feedback welcome!

**British Red** · 24-08-2006, 13:11

Excellent Resource Batfink - many thanks!

Leon - I reckon thats worth a sticky link if you can wave your Mod like wand?

Red

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