Saturday, April 14, 2012 - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM

Braided Leather iPad Grip

Getting a grip

My new iPad is one slippery beast to handle and none of the available covers and cases pleased me so as usual I set off on my own course to try and solve this little problem.

It took a while to isolate the issues and home in on my solution. I started with a simple leather rectangle glued on the back of the iPad. That helped some but it still felt insecure in my hand. Cutting a hole in the center for my fingers to wrap into helped more. Then a friend suggested lacing the edges. Bingo! The grip is firm, friendly, and secure.

Simple. I like it. Now to make another one to reward my friend's suggestion.

Night camp

Site 10 - Paseo del Rio Campground - Elephant Butte Lake State Park, Elephant Butte NM

• Verizon cell phone service - very good
• Verizon EVDO service - very good
• Find other references to Elephant Butte on this website
• List the nights I've camped here
• Go to the Elephant Butte Lake State Park website
• Get a Google map of this area
• Check the weather here