I fit the water bladder into a pair of the original TUS 'Nam ERDL pants and cut it to size. I then
took an "H" harness from the same set and trimmed the back loops from the shoulder straps. I turned the cut pants inside out and Mrs. Oso sewed up the bottom and added the straps (she taught me how to do it but she did this first one and she did a great job). I then put two small pieces of Velcro in the top of the pack (inside) so the top could be closed and cut a small hole in the front behind the "neck" for the hose to feed through. That's basically all there was to it. -- Oso
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