Petzl Tikka Pouch Modification part 2

I have posted about the mods I made to a stock Petzl Tikka pouch. Well, the time came to add another modification to it.

I’ve been carrying it on my Messenge’mups, but the main compartment kept being pushed out. I found it yesterday with the Tikka partially hanging out. Not wanting to lose it, I figured a simple fix was in order.

 The simple fix was to add two small tabs, one holding a CordLock, with bungee cord through it.

Piece of cake. Ten minutes of sewing tops. No possibility of a lost headlamp now. And if the bungee cord gives up the ghost (which it inevitably will), it’s a simple matter to replace it.

Petzl Tikka Pouch Modification part 1

Petzl really hit on a winner with their whole Tikka/Zipka line.

The pouch that you can get for it is okay, but I though of ways to make it better.

The Velcro closure has the problem that it is Velcro. Replaced it with a side release buckle.

It’s meant to go around a belt or pack strap, which is all right, but not ideal. I wanted it to be a modular attachment system. So I added PALS webbing to the back.

But the pièce de résistance are two tiny slot pockets on the inside to hold the coloured lenses in place. May as well keep them with the light itself.

Front showing side release buckle.

Back showing PALS webbing.

Open showing the lens holders.

Closeup of the lens holders. Top part is a piece of elastic.

Lenses popping out.

Close-up. Easy to access them and swap out for night time use.

Oh, and the whole thing was done by hand on the train.

You can see a further addition I made to it here.