Also, Chiral or anyone, what are your thoughts on Condor? I've been happy with my compact assault pack for my uses, but I know it's not up there with other big brands.
I'm not sure why Condor isn't more popular... It's pretty inexpensive, which is why I check them first for "tactical" gear. My only Maxpedition is the Sitka which is
awesome in my daily uses but not my preferred camping sack. From Condor, I have the dump-pouch (similar to Maxped "roly-poly"?) and the H2O-pouch as well as this one. The dump-pouch gets used extensively, I never realized how handy those are until i moved out into the country. Sweat- or oil-rag, gloves, tools, screws/nails, bug-spray ... that thing is a "must" for me now. The H2O-pouch fits a standard nalgene as well as a nested steel cup and penny-stove, a cup/pot stand, tea-bags/sugar, iodine/sterilizers, matches/lighter, a bottle of fuel.... I'll post pics of that tomorrow. It's great :thumbup:
Some pics of this new one, empty:
I took some of it full as well, but haven't had a chance to upload, will get to it tonight.
The MOLLE-snap on the back works well with just Kiah's clip but could be strung to the sheath for grater security - i like it just this way. The front pouch can fit a tin just like the ESEE pouch, with a little room on bottom or top, I'll show that in the next set of pics. The main pouch can hold a bunch of stuff depending on your needs and provides easy access - small survival kit, bug-repellant, fire-starter, cell-phone/GPS, pocket-camera, map+compass, deer-scent, extra ammo, flashlight, etc. Obviously you don't have to mount it on your sheath, and I'd advise against it if hauling heavy or delicate items - it'll wag when moving fast and I have a tendency to hit it against things

Still, I like it a lot, good buy for only ~$11.