Ronnyronin sewing a nalgene holder to Khyber 80L?

[Moab]

I have a multicam Arcteryx khyber 80L pack. That i would like to add a nalgene pouch too. Or attachments for a nalgene carrier.

I will attach pics of the pack and the nalgene carrier.

If the pack either had a pouch with shock cord that could be cinched down. Or some molle added so that i could attach the nalgene carrier to it. Either would work. Would be interested to hear your opinion on both? And whether this is something you could sew for me?

[RonnyRonin]

Does the pack have any bottom access? I don't see any from a quick google search. I have sewn bottle pockets and PALS on packs in that spot, but all when I had a long cylinder arm machine that could reach down inside. Nowadays I only have access to flat bed machines that likely won't reach. A few options:

1) My current preference is to attach bottle pouches to the shoulder straps; contentious but easy and good access. For a ribbed bottle like a gatorade or vitamin water 2 pieces of knotted shock cord are all you need to get rocking (hill people gear does this on their new harness, look to them for reference).

2) Contract with a custom gear shop with a long arm machine to reach inside and attach a pocket or PALS

3) Get a pocket or PALS attached to a fabric panel and glue/epoxy the whole arrangement to the side of the pack

4) hand sew above rather than glue

5) get a floating bottle pocket or PALS panel and teather it to various existing anchors around the pack (look to McHale bottle pockets for reference). 3 points of contact is usually plenty; one as low as possible on the user side (like the belt stabilizer strap) one as high as the pocket on the user side (like the user side compression strap anchor) and one on the high side of the users away side (like the daisy chain on the back of the pack.

[Moab]

I wonder if i took the molle off that bottle carrier. And glued and sewed the side to the pack. If it would work? Or work and look like shit?

[boskone]

It'd be a bit floppy, but could you run the tension strap through the belt loop on the carrier?

[RonnyRonin]

I wonder if i took the molle off that bottle carrier. And glued and sewed the side to the pack. If it would work? Or work and look like shit?

It would technically work, but for a pack pocket you are reaching behind you to use you generally want a much bigger target than for a belt pouch, I'd say it would be VERY hard to get the bottle back in with the pack on.