Universal sternum strap
Lowest price in the last 30 days: €8,90
- In stock – usually dispatched within 1-3 weekdays – usually dispatched within 1-3 weekdays
Nothing fancy, just a decent 25 mm wide sternum strap with a side-release buckle. Easy to attach almost anywhere, easy to open, easy to close, easy to adjust.
MAIN FEATURES
- Fits virtually any sort of backpack shoulder straps
- Quick and easy to use side-release buckle
- 5 year material and workmanship warranty (read more)
- Made in Finland/Estonia (read more)
FULL PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Nothing fancy, just a decent 25 mm wide sternum strap with a side-release buckle. Easy to attach almost anywhere, easy to open, easy to close, easy to adjust.
This is a spare part or accessory for those who have a pack without a sternum strap or want to switch to a more robust one. Installation is very easy: loop the webbing ends around your packs shoulder pads or attachment points on them, then loop the webbing back through the tri-glide buckles and do a u-turn to lock them in place.
Why no elastic section? Because those really don’t do much good, when you tighten the sternum strap you stretch out the elastic and that’s it then, it won’t stretch any more. Also those tend to wear out pretty fast, losing any elasticity they could have.
Why not just 20 mm wide? Because a 25 mm side-release buckle is considerably easier to use, especially with thick winter gloves on.
Why not a split-bar slider buckle for attachment? This low-tech system can be used with pretty much any shoulder strap, universal!
SHIPPING AND DELIVERY
- We ship from Karstula, Finland to mainland Finland and EU countries
- Orders are usually dispatched within 1–3 weekdays
- Most packages usually arrive within 7 weekdays after dispatch
- Please note that orders cannot be delivered to military bases
- Delivery terms
Orders are usually dispatched within 1-3 weekdays
Usually orders are dispatched within 1–3 weekdays and arrive within 4-10 weekdays after dispatch. For more information see our Delivery terms.
Packed in Karstula, delivered all over the EU
We ship from Karstula, which is right in the middle of Finland, to mainland Finland and EU countries.
Shipping via Posti
We ship domestic orders with Posti. Shipping starts from 4,90 € for parcels under 10 kg delivered to service points and 11,90 € for parcels under 15 kg delivered to your home.

Made by Savotta
- All quality control is done at our headquarters in Karstula, Finland
- 100% of our products are made in the European Union
- 97% of our materials come from the European Union
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