DIY Ghostbusters Proton Pack Template

How to make a Ghostbusters Proton Pack cheap and easily.

Ghosts. Nobody wants them, and there’s only one way to catch them. With an unlicensed nuclear accelerator strapped to your back, of course. Enter the Proton Pack. 

As a child of the 80’s I grew up not thinking about the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, and I definitely knew it would be bad to cross the streams if I ever found myself behind a neutrona wand. With the upcoming release of Ghostbusters: Afterlife bringing back those memories, I really wanted to make a proton pack to call my own. One that was nice and light. And cheap. 

As it turns out, pretty much everything I used on this build came from my local small town hardware store or the thrift shop. The main ingredients are a 4 x 8 ft, 6-7mm thick EVA foam mat, and a lot of hot glue to hold it all together. Check out the videos below if you want to make a Ghostbusters Proton Pack of your own. You can also grab the printable pattern as well!