Shot Pouch Material

[Allan Carr]

My wife and I bought some weight harnesses at the Dive Show. However, these need lead shot in pouches and as we already have shot belts with all the shot that we need but loose, we are looking for suitable material to make the pouches with. My wife is very handy with a sewing machine so constructing them is no problem - the issue is where to get suitable material. I have some canvas but this gets very stiff when wet. The couple of pouches that I have already are made with a sort of nylon mesh material but I have no idea where to get this.

Anyone got any suggestions?

[Buoyant Babe]

Hi Allan

This is not the answer you wanted to hear but would you consider an alternative?

I bought a Bowstone Harness last year but when I tried it with shot pouches it was quite bulky. I bought an 11k roll of roofers lead for £13.60 from my local builders merchant. I cut it into pouch-size strips (actually, Mr Helen did), weighed each strip and calculated how many I’d need.

I then sandwiched the strips together into a block, rasped the edges and secured them tightly with velcro straps from B&Q. The lead doesn’t move around, is very compact and can be moulded to your hips – nice and comfy!

I can also take out a sheet at a time to really fine tune my buoyancy.

HTH

Helen xxx

[chrisch]

Use old (or new if you can't get old ) inner tube and zip tie the pockets. Motorbike tube would be about right for the application at a guess. They will wear out after a while (as will any other material) so a check every 6 months or so is an idea.

Chris

[Ian@1904]

Have a chat with Richard Hurdman at Seaskin Dry Suits from Seaskin Custom Drysuits

I was trying my new pouches out the weekend and they were lovely.

[Houseplant]

for a diy solution, check out my post on this thread:

Shot Pouches... where from?

[Allan Carr]

Originally Posted by Sipadan

for a diy solution, check out my post on this thread:

Shot Pouches... where from?

I haven't seen the nylon mesh for sale. If we could find out where to get that, it would solve the problem. Neither local haberdashery nor John Lewis stock it.

[Reikimaster]

try asking for material for net curtains

[Allan Carr]

Originally Posted by Reikimaster

try asking for material for net curtains

Would that be strong enough?

[aqua0]

Well, for the last 3yrs I've been using a pair of the missus' tights!!
Cut the legs off just below the gusset, add the shot into the foot pocket and just keep turning it back in on itself with a little twist for security and 'voila' - one very cheap shot bag with excellent drainage

Like I said - 3yrs and still going strong

[Allan Carr]

Originally Posted by aqua0

Well, for the last 3yrs I've been using a pair of the missus' tights!!
Cut the legs off just below the gusset, add the shot into the foot pocket and just keep turning it back in on itself with a little twist for security and 'voila' - one very cheap shot bag with excellent drainage

Like I said - 3yrs and still going strong

It wouldn't be a problem if the missus knew - the pouches are for her as well! I suppose that is one use for old tights - as long as they aren't fishnet ones!