Drop leg utility pouch

BuckyKatt

BuckyKatt

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I'm looking for a drop-leg utility pouch as a supplement to my Mountainsmith lumbar pack. This serves as my BOB, but I need a little more storage for miscellaneous survival gear, i.e., space blanket, firestarting tools, etc. I found this one at Ranger Joe's, but I want to make sure I've explored all my options before making a purchase.

Any suggestions?

Edit: I'd rather not go for a drop-leg platform system with add-on pouches for reasons of expense.
 
Maxpedition Theramite is great, I have one. Too bad it's right thigh mount only. However Eagle and Blackhawk make great ammo or subload pouches which can be used to store items you've mentioned. It all depends how tactical you want to look.
 
The Thermite is a little small, and having to wear two belts (one for the Thermite and one for the lumbar bag) can be uncomfortable.

Laci Szabo makes something called the Side-o-Thigh bag you might want to look at:

http://www.szaboinc.com/index1.html (click on the Accessories tab).
 
I heard that the calf pocket is a couple times more work to carry than something on the shoulders... I wonder if this is the same for belt and below?

Pretty cool idea! :D
 
tonyccw said:
The Thermite is a little small, and having to wear two belts (one for the Thermite and one for the lumbar bag) can be uncomfortable.
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Bingo. That's why I want a rig I can mount as a supplement to the lumbar pack. Actually, if the Thermite was available without the belt, I'd probably go for it.

tonyccw said:
Laci Szabo makes something called the Side-o-Thigh bag you might want to look at:

http://www.szaboinc.com/index1.html (click on the Accessories tab).
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Unfortunately, the side-zip won't work for me. I'm going to be using this while hiking, not riding. Thanks for the tip, however.

So currently, I'm still looking at the Omega. My only qualm is that it's designed as a medical pouch, meaning that it has a full front panel zipper and lots of elastic bands to hold bandages and other assorted medical gear... which isn't quite what I had in mind. While I certainly could utilize this, I'm not inclined to pay a premium for it if I don't have to. On the other hand, the Omega seems to be very robustly constructed, which is very important, since this pouch will be seeing a lot of woods duty.

If anyone has experience with this product, or really Omega in general, please let me know if the products are as tough as they look.

Thanks for the input.
 
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