Using the Harness Option for Unstable Roller Bags

Although the RollerTop works great on most quality roller bags in the market, they may be occasions in which a specific roller bag may be too unstable. If your roller bag is unstable, even when you do not have the RollerTop installed, it may not be a good candidate for using the RollerTop. You may try using the Harness option described in this section to use the RollerTop in a stand up position with unstable roller bags that tend to tilt away from the user when being used in stand up position. You may also want to review the section “Customizing your RollerTop” in this manual to balance the RollerTop more efficiently on your roller bag. Also consider that most bags become a lot more stable after they are packed up and full. You may want to try your RollerTop again on your roller bag after it is fully packed to see if it then becomes more stable for using with your RollerTop.

1) Install the harness hook to the front bungee cord by threading the cord through the hook opening and making a simple knot at the end of the cords.

2) Attach the hook to either your belt buckle, or anything in your waist area. Be careful not to rip any clothing.

3) The front bungee now also acts as a harness line securing the RollerTop so that it cannot tilt away from you while you use it standing up.

Customizing your RollerTop

Your RollerTop ships already assembled. This standard configuration works best for most standard roller bags. There will be occasions in which you may want to experiment alternative setups, to customize your RollerTop for a specific Roller bag type.

The RollerTop works best when it is balanced right in the center of gravity of your roller bag, when the portable computer is installed. In some instances, you may want to try moving the holding straps and lever Velcro one slot to either the front of the standard setup, or one slot to the rear of the standard setup, to achieve a more balanced configuration.

Simply remove the male buckle from the holding strap and remove the strap by unthreading it through the slots. Pay attention to the thread pattern as you will use the same pattern again. You can move the strap one slot to either the front or the rear of its standard setup (slot 1). Choose your modification strategy and rethread the strap using the same pattern. Follow the order numbers below as a reference for the threading pattern (Although the numbers could move forward or backwards one slot, they still represent the correct thread pattern to follow). Start by threading the strap through slot 1, making sure you leave the D-ring on the bottom of the top panel. Continue threading the strap in the pattern shown bellow. Reattach the male buckle. Move both “lifters” to match new position.

Lifters are designed to lift the RollerTop slightly to avoid pressing the handle’s release button on some handle systems. If the roller bag’s handle has a button on the top that releases the telescopic tube locks when using the RollerTop, make sure you are using the “lifters” correctly. These should be at each side of the handle’s button. If additional lift is required, use a spacing object such as a piece of cardboard or a coin to achieve more separation. Simply release the lifter strap, locate spacing object in the lower side of the lifter strap position and reinstall the lifter strap wrapping the object inside of the strap.

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