# Zimmerbuilt Tailwater Pack **URL:** \ **Category:** Tenkara\ **Created:** [October 21, 2017, 1:23pm UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/zimmerbuilt-tailwater-pack/519 "2017-10-21T13:23:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 17
**Author:** ![Peder](https://10colorstenkara.com/user_avatar/10colorstenkara.com/peder/32/3947_2.png) [@Peder](https://10colorstenkara.com/u/Peder)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2019, 1:17am UTC](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/zimmerbuilt-tailwater-pack/519/17 "2019-10-30T01:17:58Z")
I realize that this thread has been dormant for awhile, but why not revive it instead of create something new. Besides, this fits in completely. Lest I digress any further, I will get to my point. Earlier this year, I went fishing with some friends. I exclusively used my [Vedavoo Beast sling](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/sling-pack/863), that I have written about previously. That had been my only pack for fishing, whether my days were short or long. After almost a year and a half of use (best guess is about 110 days of fishing), my enthusiasm has waned quite a bit for the pack. I still feel it is durable and very well made, so in that there are no faults. I feel it works relatively well for shorter trips, on warmer days. On longer days, like earlier this year (and fairly regular days I have during the season), I have been very frustrated. This all lead me to ordering a customized Zimmerbuilt Tailwater. As have others before me, I cannot say enough good about this pack. I really like it and feel that it will likely fit my needs quite a bit better. I’ll see how I feel in a year and a half, but somehow I suspect that I will likely enjoy it even more. ![IMG_20191004_161434](https://10colorstenkara.com/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a7de15eb9baf7dfeac06f6369226031a8fb74c98.jpeg) As you can see, one of the big customizations that I had don was for it to no longer be a top-load pack. I had the upper zipper eliminated and one put in down the middle. I liken it to being opened like a baked potato and others liken it to a duffel bag. Either way, you get the idea. There were a number of reasons for this, but I won’t get into them. At each end of the zipper, I also had pull tabs with D-rings. One of the reasons for this is to attach my net. After some use, this works perfectly. I’m very happy with how this turned out. I also omitted the compression cord from the daisy chain. It’s something I don’t personally use and it would obviously get in the way of the zipper. I also had the internal bladder hook omitted (I don’t use water bladders). ![IMG_20191004_161502](https://10colorstenkara.com/uploads/default/original/2X/b/bef46b3832328058d55ba2d0460006f56b994a1d.jpeg) Here I added the padded shoulder straps, a recommendation from several people I have spoken with who have Zimmerbuilt packs. As I am 6’5" (197cm), I also took advantage that this was being custom made for me and I lengthened the pack to better fit my torso. The standard Tailwater is 18" (~45.75cm) long, but I had it lengthened to 22" (~56cm). Obviously, this also increased the internal volume of the pack as well. Because of this, Chris recommended that I add a hip belt so it doesn’t slide around, which I had done. ![IMG_20191004_161545](https://10colorstenkara.com/uploads/default/original/2X/5/51fe67bba7810babffde776ed979fc9400664e62.jpeg) Last, but not least, I asked Chris if he could make the entire top panel into a pocket. He suggested the zipper where it is and it turned out great. --- _[View the full topic](https://10colorstenkara.com/t/zimmerbuilt-tailwater-pack/519)._