Sometimes You Have to Make Do
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Joshua
Just an enthusiast of many other arts. Held off for a long while but I took the dive and now I can't stop ticking.
Navarre
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6.75” / 17.15 cm
Wow now THAT is a MacGyver solution. Golf clap, bravo.
I would think a thick paperclip might work if you cut it to length with wire cutters and bend it onto place. At least until you can get more spring bars shipped to you
How about a clothes pin should be stronger than a paperclip?
You're a braver man than I!
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How do you get it to flex enough to get into the holes? Doesn't it crack?
What happened to the original haha. The only time I ever had a spring bar failure was the strap getting caught on something or I poorly put in the spring bar.
Man, you are a legend. MacGyver would be proud of you.
You're a braver man than I!
He does have it on a Nato, would work in a pinch to get you home. Wouldn't really hurt anything if the toothpick popped out.
It's clever and safe for the lug hole too👍...... Paper clip could make a damage to the lug hole
Creative
if you remove the tooth pick and place it in your pocket, you then have a pocket watch. Problem solved lol
How do you get it to flex enough to get into the holes? Doesn't it crack?
I shave it just enough to slide in with a lot of force. It's stable if I get it correctly and the the actual pick side holds inside the hole. However, because it is only friction fit, the fitment only holds for so long until it comes undone. Longest I've had it hold was 2 days, but those are days without much movement
What happened to the original haha. The only time I ever had a spring bar failure was the strap getting caught on something or I poorly put in the spring bar.
My pack caught on it and I was kinda in a rush.
Man, you are a legend. MacGyver would be proud of you.
Hahaha I appreciate that. He'd come up with a much longer lasting solution though!
Sounds like this isn't the first time this has happened. Luckily you've been near a source of toothpicks and been able to apply your fix. I'll make a suggestion; buy a box of assorted spring bars and put them where you keep the toothpicks. Ta dah!! 😁