I bought two of these and used half of them to construct new upper straps to link my recon to my gunrunner. I Bought 3/4 inch plastic snaps and had the strap sewn to it. The straps are adjustable and allow me to position the recon perfectly. I tried buting the connectors from amazon and quickly realized that not all like sized web connectors are compatible. I am very happy
The replacement sternum strap came quickly and I was able to install it in less than 30 seconds. The ease of finding and installing replacement parts and mods will keep me coming back to Eberlestock for years to come.
Me & my brother in law have both lost the same side of this thing, but glad they have replacement parts! Got a different color to mix it up a bit.
A+
Somehow I lost half my strap. Emailed customer service and they sent me a link to replace the part. Terrific really. Ordered (2 for back up), it arrived, it clipped on. No problem. Only slight issue is I couldn't match the color with my existing bag. So new style to influence!
Bought the sternum strap to use for my Goruck GR1 in Coyote. The Goruck sternum straps were sold out on their website and I didn't want to risk buying an iffy strap on amazon. The Eberlestock sternum strap is slightly smaller than the current Goruck strap and not as beefy/rugged, but I like how it has an elastic section and also a sewn-in strap manager. Tighter clearance during install, but once it's on the GR1, it works fine. Comfortable up to 30-35lbs in GR1, but beyond that the strap may not fare as well as the beefier Goruck strap. Also may not work as well if you are doing events where the pack will be bouncing around and pulling laterally with heavy weights, as it looks like it may not survive the abuse. But for regular day use, and just upright rucking, it works great!
I love the new Apprentice bag but it does not come with a sternum strap. Luckily Eberlestock has them available and for a bargain of a price for Eberlestock quality. The elastic section in it makes it far superior to anything you would get from Amazon. My only quibble is I originally ordered a coyote color to go with my dark earth bag and realized it was the wrong color. I ordered another strap in dark earth and I can’t tell the difference from the coyote color I ordered. So either they don’t have a strap that matches the bag or they sent me the wrong one. Doesn’t matter, the strap is so useful, I just use it.