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Subject: [Leica] OT - Domke "New Generation" bags
From: lew1716 at gmail.com (Lew Schwartz)
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2013 17:03:16 -0400
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I thought I looked at this. How does it stay closed while it's quite? ....
and if it's capable of closing/opening while "quiet," what good does the
Velcro do in the first place?

-Lew Schwartz


On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 4:58 PM, chris williams <zoeica at mac.com> wrote:

> I the the Think Tank system has the "quiet" nailed down, IMO.
>
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> On Jul 1, 2013, at 4:50 PM, Lew Schwartz wrote:
>
> > The basic issue with the "quieter" systems is that they only quiet the
> > Velcro. The bag still needs to be opened and closed silently by its
> backup
> > system ... so the problem really isn't to quiet the Velcro, it's to quiet
> > the bag.
> >
> > -Lew Schwartz
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 4:46 PM, Jeffery Smith <jsmith342 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> The new Domke bags have what is being called the 'Velcro ?Quiet?
> system'.
> >> There is a brief video on it (showing it for flaps on pockets for
> weapons
> >> toters).
> >>
> >>
> >>
> http://soldiersystems.net/2012/04/23/velcro-introduces-new-pouch-closure-solutions/
> >>
> >> Nobody wants to make a loud Velcro sound when trying to quietly remove a
> >> gun or knife from its holster.  Apparently you pull down on the pocket
> >> closure, and it then makes less noise when pulling the Velcro apart.
> >>
> >> Jeffery
> >>
> >>
>
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