- Hey everybody, Dave Womac here from BirdTricks,
and today we're going to be going over how
to assemble the BirdTricks and Ibiyaya TrackPack.
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First, start by taking everything out of the packaging,
and lay the main frame of the backpack out on the table.
Quick note worth pointing out
is the four feet belong on the bottom,
which has corresponding Velcro tabs on the inside as well.
The first panel we're going to install
is a rectangular one with Velcro along three edges.
The edge that does not have Velcro on it
will be the one that goes to the bottom.
Begin by placing that into the TrackPack,
and simply pressing the Velcro
to align with the corresponding Velcro on the inside.
That piece goes on the back section,
and you can tell it's the back
based on where the straps are.
Next you're going to take this panel
with the big U cut out of it,
and that's going to be placed on the front section.
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Here you can see the back is clearly Velcroed in,
and the front section as well.
And last, for this quick first step,
is taking that square panel
and placing it inside the bottom.
And, of course, that's going to be your tray.
It also helps cement all of the pieces
that you've put in so far,
so that they're into one location and won't move.
Now you're going to take one of your side panels,
and search for the corresponding metal mesh
that will also Velcro to the inside
of that particular panel.
You have one for the left side and one for the right side.
And it's worth showing here that when done properly,
the grommets will align perfectly to allow you
to put accessories through those holes.
Once you have attached both of those pieces
to each corresponding side, it's time to zip those panels
onto the edge of your TrackPack.
You'll notice towards the top,
there's just a simple zipper
that goes into a zipper just like your jacket,
and you zip that all the way around
taking time to push in any pieces
that might be getting in the way,
and just rearrange those so you're not stressing the zipper
too much during this process.
Once you have that first side panel in,
you can reach in through the other side
and just straighten it all up,
so that everything's laying nice and flat.
Once that's completed,
do the exact same thing on the other side.
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Again, it's important at this point to take that time,
not rush this, because you really don't want
to have any unnecessary stress on those zippers
'cause that'll just create a weak point
for that backpack later.
Now that both sides are on,
I'll go ahead and unzip the front
and give it one final check to make sure
that those panels are seated all the way.
If you look in here, you can see
that this section is not quite all the way sitting flush,
so just reaching in and helping seat
that panel into position.
And that looks pretty good to go.
The next thing I'm going to do
is add the accessories starting with the perch.
So before we get into that,
I just wanna roll up these sides
to allow me access to the inside and outside with ease.
And these little bungees just go around the bead
like that to hold it up in place,
and do the same for both sides.
And now that both of those sides are up,
we can go ahead and attach the perch.
For the perch, you wanna leave one of the washers
on the perch and the other one will be going
on the outside of the backpack.
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Once the perch is in place,
you just simply add one washer
and then the black threaded cap.
Do that on each side
making sure that they're finger-tight.
I choose to place the perch in the middle hole.
You'll notice that I have Velcro over the other holes.
Those little Velcro tabs actually come included
inside this front pocket,
so I've gone ahead and placed them
over those holes that I don't want to be using.
But I do still have one exposed hole on this side here,
which is going to be for the cup.
Just like with the perch,
you wanna leave one of the washers on the cup,
which this one is a affixed to it.
The other washer will go on the outside of the backpack.
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Now, although we're still just making it finger-tight
for the cup, I do recommend giving that a little extra twist
to make sure that your bird doesn't twist it for you,
dumping the contents all over your clean TrackPack.
Now before I put in the last piece of metal,
I'm going to go ahead and close this up
and affix the handle.
This just simply unvelcros from one side,
goes across into the black piece on the other side,
folds over on itself, and Velcros in place.
That'll serve as your handle,
so that you can carry this anywhere you go.
If you've ordered one of the leather name tags,
you can just simply place that right there at this point.
And then go ahead and open up both layers of the backpack.
You'll notice that there is the the female hook Velcro here,
and corresponding on one side as the male Velcro.
The other side is the female Velcro.
We'll use the male side to correspond with that.
Now this is actually really important.
This piece wedges in between the zipper
and the other piece of mesh.
So we will place that in there and slide it all the way up.
Once the mesh is pushed all the way to the back,
I start at the bottom of this Velcro
and attach it to this bottom part of this Velcro
so that it's aligned properly.
And really take your time on this
to make sure it's stretched tight and evenly.
This will make it a lot easier for you
to open and close without any struggles,
but I do like this removable piece
because oftentimes the zippers get damaged
in other backpacks or they will damage that metal,
and then the whole backpack would have to be replaced.
But what we've done here
is we've made that a separate piece,
so that if and when this does get damaged,
you can just order a new piece.
I'll go ahead and attach to Velcro on the other edge.
And then finally the little piece here in the middle
will Velcro down and that can lay just inside.
And when you've aligned it properly,
this Velcros up like that
without anything interfering with it.
So we have sport mode for when you're out in the field,
and we have incognito mode when you don't wanna pay
to bring your pet into the hotel.
So to roll this up once you know you're going
to be going outside
or you want to get a little extra fresh air in,
you just simply roll this like the side panels
until you get to that piece
and then your little bead goes through the middle
of that to hold it in place.
The final step is attaching your radio pouches.
Now this is made to fit the Garmin Rhino 755t,
which is ginormous.
So you could even probably fit a water bottle into this,
but it also can cinch down nice and tight
to securely hold your cell phone.
So we do have these made in what's referred
to as Molle webbing.
So this is a military style webbing,
which means that you can buy a lot
of these different aftermarket pouches
on Amazon or lots of other websites.
So if you wanted to go buy a first aid kit
that was stocked for you to be able to go
on a long day trip or a multi-day hiking trip,
you could simply purchase one of those online
and affix it to the corresponding webbing on the side here.
I'll show you how this works.
You basically want to weave these pieces in and out
to give you the best and tightest, most secure fit.
So to begin, I'll start by weaving through the first layer.
I will take note that there's a stitch in the center here.
So to give me the maximum rigidity,
I'm going to place one strap on this side,
the other strap on this side.
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It'll simply go through like that,
and now I want to weave back into that third panel.
So I'll do it real quick,
and then I'll try to show you a better angle.
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So now you can see through that
as I put a little bit of stress on it,
you can see how it's woven.
It's under the first one,
and then it goes through the backpack
and then it goes back into this bottom piece
and snaps in place.
And that'll help lock that,
so it's not sliding and bouncing around.
I'll finish it on the backside here as well.
And now you have a very secure pocket,
whether you want to add a water bottle,
put your phone in it,
or if you're traveling with GPS units
like we do with our free-flight birds,
you can put your transceiver there.
Or just simply place your phone in like that,
put the strap over the top,
pull tight, and you're secure.
And last but not least,
you can place the other pocket on the strap right here
doing it just about the identical method.
So if you're like Jamie
and you like the radio access right here, awesome.
Or you can use that for your cell phone.
Whatever you think you need to have
the most quick access to on the trail,
you can place in that pocket there.
You may notice that there's actually some spots
to hang some toys inside.
So this is our Cressie Cruncher from our tiny toy line,
and they can hang just right inside
so that your birds can enjoy chewing on that
instead of your brand new TrackPack.
And now your TrackPack is ready
for wherever your adventures will take you.
All you have to do is take one of those blue paper towels
that I am so fond of that's typically used in garages.
They're a lot more absorbent
than the white ones or than newspaper,
and you just simply place that in the tray in the bottom
and you're set.
With that being said,
I hope you guys all enjoy the BirdTricks
and Ibiyaya collaboration of the TrackPack.
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