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Tigger32
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Leather slinging ammo bags
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So I've been looking for a good ammo pouch to hold my stones and glandes in, I really prefer for one to be cross body, and be made out of leather. I see all these paintings and pictures of ancient singers with a very distinct leather bag and they all have a very similar design. where can I find these and do they have a specific name? I even see lindy beige wearing one for his "a few points on slings" videos. Heres some pictoral examples of the bag I'm talking about.
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I think the Romans called them a marsupium.
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Satchel, shoulder bag, messenger bag, murse... It's basically two panels with a with a flap:)
Maybe bigger towards the bottom?
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Aug 14
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I've been experimenting wearing a Roman tunic while slinging, and found that a good, deep pocket can be made by making a fold in the tunic around the waist. It will fit over a dozen 200g+ stones in it, it's comfortable, and they can't fall out. With glandes, hundreds could theoretically be stored. Makes me wonder whether a bag is even necessary.
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Aug 14
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M60 Ammo Bag from the Vietnam era. google it. Works great. Very small and can be wrapped around the sling and put in a pocket.
Why are these leather pouches so big? Could anyone carry such a bag if it were filled with rocks or lead in a useful way?
I find it is much easier to have on the right hip.
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Aug 14
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Shotgun shell pouch works great. It goes on a belt but it fits 12 tennis balls.
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Aug 14
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You can get leather ones too.
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Aug 14
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A 'dump' bag work really well for me when I'm wearing normal clothing as it folds up nicely on the belt when not in use.
Holds a lot of stones too.
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Thanks for the suggestions guys!
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Ancient Chamorros called these bags Balakbak
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Also called haversacks. I switched to one instead of a backpack because the back pack wouldn’t let me do the figure-8 without occasionally hitting it.
Leather will always look best but I lean towards cloth ones since when leather gets wet, it’s going to be wet a long time. But nothing looks as good as leather so I guess that’s the price of being fashionable.
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Morphy wrote
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Leather will always look best but I lean towards cloth ones since when leather gets wet, it’s going to be wet a long time. But nothing looks as good as leather so I guess that’s the price of being fashionable.
I really ummed and ahhed over whether to get the shell bag in cloth or leather but ultimately went for cloth for this reason and to make it easier to sew the velcro strips onto
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Kick wrote
on Aug 15
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Morphy wrote
on Aug 15
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Leather will always look best but I lean towards cloth ones since when leather gets wet, it’s going to be wet a long time. But nothing looks as good as leather so I guess that’s the price of being fashionable.
I really ummed and ahhed over whether to get the shell bag in cloth or leather but ultimately went for cloth for this reason and to make it easier to sew the velcro strips onto
And yours looks very good so I think you actually got the best of both worlds. Mine is a very basic army drab green cloth haversack. It’s very light, it breathes so it’s not hot against my body in the summer, and of course it dries quickly. After using it I wouldn’t go with leather. That being said, I will always envy those with sexy leather ammo bags because they look so good. Weird how that works.
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I usually buy cheap canvas bolt bags from the hardware store. You can get one for like two bucks. They're durable, comfortable, and easy to use.
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Aug 17
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@everyone
what's the capacity of your bags?
If I remember correct the one I use has capacity for 8-10kg of stones, I haven't filled to the top for a while though
that's around 40-50x200g stones. It's meant for collecting ammo not for wearing while slinging.
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