Elastic String on Bag

[harosokman]

Hey all,

Odd question, staring down at my kit bags and what not, and I thought to myself, What the hell is that criss crossed elastic string on the front of bags for? I mean, was it designed to put ones jacket in there perhaps when your not wearing it.

Here is a little pack I own, in the photo(bottom left of the photo) you can see the elastic I am talking about

http://www.platatac.com/short-range/plat-a-tac-crow-day-pack/w1/i1001676_1023950/

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, as curiosity simply got the better of me.

Cheers

[Bro Jangles]

tighten that pocket up.

[dudski]

Don't mean this to come out the wrong way, but, are you retarded?

[Waterman]

It helps deflate and allow to air dry the Commonwealth's issue "inflatable morale mate" (http://www.femplay.com.au/woman/storming-stella-inflatable-sheep-blow-up-sheep.html?ref=1171) when breaking camp. All other uses are strictly forbidden.

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[harosokman]

dudski, your a child...but seriously, my point being, why put it on there in the first place, after my many years of service...i've never figured a use for it.....

[Bro Jangles]

dudski, your a child...but seriously, my point being, why put it on there in the first place, after my many years of service...i've never figured a use for it.....
to tighten the friggin pocket. it is not difficult.

[T3ngu]

dudski, your a child...but seriously, my point being, why put it on there in the first place, after my many years of service...i've never figured a use for it.....

I lol'd...............

[Andreas]

Dont mind the harassment, I just recently figured out the following: Clete Torres, Jack Mehoff and Ronnie Raygun.

We can start a club

[Lasse]

It's called a "daisy chain" and can be used as A) Compression of the pack or B) Attachment system for something (like a jacket) or C) Both

[gilgoul]

dudski, your a child...but seriously, my point being, why put it on there in the first place, after my many years of service...i've never figured a use for it.....

I'm with you here.
This is one feature I rarely use, due to it not being secure to store anything.
But it is damn useful to kind of compress the bag, unless you go around in bushes (then it gets systematically entangled in branches and stuff.
I cut mine and replaced with velcro straps on elastic bands.

[harosokman]

Finally, some really solid advice...Cheers to you gilgoul!

[Jass]

I use it to put my poncho/cover on it. Things always wet and dirty, better to put it there.. and it saves me some room inside of my bag.

[Adam Wilhelm]

It was originally designed to fasten crampons on the sack.