Introduction: GarbageBag-RainCoat
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About: Will Bosworth, developing projects for HowToons @ SquidLabs.
Subtle design changes spruce up the classic garbage-bag-pancho. Now with a stylish cap and extra room to keep baggage dry.
Step 1: Parts Layout
(1) Garbage Bag. Shown here is a 42 gallon bag. Soize to your person.
(2) scissors
(2) scissors
Step 2: Cut Head-hole (and Cap!)
WARNING: be very careful with big plastic bags! It is NOT ok to suffocate while putting a garbage bag on yourself.
The garbagebag-raincoats i have seen in the past put the head hole in the middle of the bottom of the bag, and this works for many situations. Though, when I'm caught by a sudden rainstorm, I'm less worried about myself and more worried about my expensive textbooks, laptops, etc.
Find a corner of the garbagebag on the side with no opening. Cut out a triangle for your head to go through. Keep the triangle, it will also be your cap.
The garbagebag-raincoats i have seen in the past put the head hole in the middle of the bottom of the bag, and this works for many situations. Though, when I'm caught by a sudden rainstorm, I'm less worried about myself and more worried about my expensive textbooks, laptops, etc.
Find a corner of the garbagebag on the side with no opening. Cut out a triangle for your head to go through. Keep the triangle, it will also be your cap.
Step 3: Arm Holes
Put the bag over your head and get a friend to mark on the bag right abouts where your shoulders are. We used a piece of scotch tape to mark the holes.
Now, take the bag off and cut holes for arms.
All the works done, now go play in the rain!
Now, take the bag off and cut holes for arms.
All the works done, now go play in the rain!
Step 4: Wearing the GarbageBag-RainCoat
Below are before and after pictures of the garbagebag-raincoat. By placing the head hole in a corner, big(ger) backpacks and bags can be worn safe from the rain.