Fire Hose Bags
Submitted by zeke.lunder on December 27, 2009, 1:32pm.chico | found | handcraft | lunder | reuse | salvage | scrounge | sewing | upcycle | zeekobag
Three Zeeko Bags
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Detail
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Messenger 'X' Bag
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Messenger 'X' Detail
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Messenger Bag
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Messenger Flap Detail
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Messenger Side Detail
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'Orange' Messenger Bag
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'Orange' Messenger Bag
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Rosy Purse
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Rosy Purse Detail
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Mario's Bag
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Mario's Bag Detail
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Mario's Bag Detail
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Bike Purse
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Bike Purse Detail
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Field Bag
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Field Bag
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Field Bag Detail
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Cathy's Purse
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Cathy's Purse Detail
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Wildland fire hose is tough stuff - it has to withstand the heat of a forest fire and the abrasion of being dragged across lava rocks at high pressure. Eventually is gets a hole in it and is usually thrown away. We recover surplus hose, fillet it into strips, and make these bags out of it.
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