Becker Field Bag Review - Adventure Ready!

[panzertroop]

Recently 5Col Survival Supply sent me the Becker Field Bag to check out. If you haven’t seen or heard of this bag you might be surprised. It’s one of those items that is so unique on the market that your jaw drops when first handling it.

The Becker Field Bag was designed my legendary knife designer Ethan Becker. Ethan wanted to produce a travel/edc bag that he could not find on the market. It was something that fit many roles but had a low profile look and feel. What he came up with is pure genius. A bag that looks good in the board room but can also carry a pistol, can be carried all over the world by a private contractor or adventure journalist but also work for a ordinary daily commuter.

A Place for Everything

Besides the civilian look and feel (no tactical molle or patch panels). The BFB is a well thought out load monster that has a place for everything without becoming a hodgepodge of useless pockets.

A padded Ipad/Notebook pocket, pen pockets and few other pockets line the inside of the bag.

A hidden gun pocket for the pro who needs to carry a weapon discreetly.

The back side of the bag that houses the gun pocket also has quick access zipper pouch for and a row of molle for attaching a fixed blade knife or blow out kit.

The sides of the bag feature a collapsible water bottle pocket complete with drain holes. And of the opposite side a flapped pocket large enough to fit an Iphone 6 Plus. Nice!

An attached shoulder pad completes the bag with adjust on each side of the strap and a sewn-in shoulder pad that doesn’t slip around all over the place.

Another feature is a padded bottom. This makes the BFB the perfect photo journalist bag. I was able to easily carry my Nikon plus an additional lens in the main compartment.

Now if the features haven’t peaked your interest or that its designer is a legendary knife icon, then hearing its made 100% in the USA should. The BFB is made by Walking Foot Gear that helped with the design process. The materials are top notch cordura fabric and the stitching is phenomenal. This is not a cheap knock off bag!

I want to thank 5Col Survival Supply for the chance to handle this awesome piece of gear.

Details:
Designed by Ethan Becker and Karen Noggle
Weight: 1 lb 10 oz.
Width: 11 in. x 14 in. x 5 in.
Made in Knoxville, Tennessee by Walking Foot Gear

Video on my youtube channel
[video=youtube;IcN0iSmm9B8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcN0iSmm9B8[/video]

 

[dresnor]

Nice breakdown. Amanda won one of the prototypes of this bag. It does not even have a logo on it. It is a very nice bag and I do on occasion "borrow" it from her.

Jeremy

 

[tradewater]

Very nice review. It's become indispensable and a constant companion. Brother Becker hit this one out of the park. :thumbup:

 

[Bladite]

good writeup ...

naturally we knew about it

there are some other writeups too, we should cross link them for history

if you are a bag fetishist (yar), check this out as well: https://www.peakdesign.com/everyday-backpack

neat stuff, bags...

the Becker original 3 day assault bags (in at least two sizes) is a lovely lovely lovely rucksack design too (we has threads on that)

check out the DOUBLE adventure bag

lol, actually, that's two bags. i was gifted one, and had a chance to buy a used one at a fantastic price.

get one today, in case you can't later. they have a lifetime i'd imagine.

one if my everyday, with goodies that i can't fly with, or even sometimes go into MA with... so, the other bag is more sheep friendly, esp for flight

i am considering an Everyday bag (30L) for travel, as it's airline compliant and i had my rolling luggage

 

[SALTY]

Will there be a Beckerhead Edition?

 

[1066vik]

there was a Beckerhead early release I missed out on at a gathering - E sold the last of the 10 he had on hand while I was looking for my wallet.

 

[Bladite]

i'll point out that i was not in the inner circle for that one

time. place. money. winner winner chicken dinner.

buy one. get it custom stitched. close enough.

 

[Murphnuge]

I keep meaning to buy one. Ethan doesn't go ANYWHERE without his.

 

[tradewater]

I keep meaning to buy one. Ethan doesn't go ANYWHERE without his.

It's my favorite purse too. :thumbup:

And it matches my tactical Crocs.

 

[jjmIII]

Wow, nice bag. I did not expect it to be $220!

 

[gmoneyluv]

Great bag. Have used mine almost daily since picking it up from Karen in Knoxville soon after it was released. Something that tends to be glossed over is that this bag is literally two layers thick. Most outdoor fabrics have a polyurethane coating on the inside face for waterproofness. This coating eventually is abraded through everyday use resulting in a bag that has very little water protection. The Becker bag employs a second layer of fabric (with the polyurethane coating facing the inside face of the exterior fabric), which ultimately protects the waterproof coating of both fabrics. The result is a bag that is surprisingly weather resistant and significantly more durable than single-layer satchels/bags.