Wish List

If I had a million dollars.... There is so much cool stuff I would buy. But I don't.

So for now this sweet Maxpedition Versipack is relegated to my wish list of goodies, which I only hope to some day acquire. The Maxpedition Versipack line is renowned, like most Maxpedition products, for it's ability to suffer extremly heavy wear and tear without failure. The particular model I am eyeballing is the JUMBO model, which features 50% more space. These days carrying some sort of messenger bag, or "man purse" is becoming almost a necessity as more and more items are added to a guy's everyday carry loadout. Cell phones, IPods, keys, waterbottle, portable hardrives, documents, cameras- that's just the begining for some.

If you have a concealed weapons permit, and regularly carry, than you just quadrupled the amount of gear. Pistol, spare mags, back up gun- all of this can be quite an uncomfortable and impractical inconvenience to jam into your pockets and belt. Even if you've got a well made holster (a topic for another post), sometimes you've got to go in a hurry without having to take the time to assemble your checklist of gear like it's a Batman utility belt. As you can see from some of the promotional imagery from Maxpedition, this bag is definitely marketed towards the CWP crowd.

Which isn't to say that the bag isn't great for everyone else too. I don't carry a weapon regularly, and I still would find this bag highly useful, especially for carrying a pocket knife, tactical flashlight, multitool in addition to my normal stuff like a cell phones, and an IPod. The more inconvenient a piece of gear is, the more likely for you too leave it behind, and rationalize that you won't need it while your out. Which isn't smart since you never can predict when you'll want to have it with you until it's too late.

Expect other gear to show up in future posts. Some of it will be wish list items, which I havn't actually tested, or used. Others will be stuff I actually have had experience with. The Maxpedition JUMBO Versipack is available from LA Police Gear. They've got some other good stuff there as well, some of which will be featured in the aforementioned "wish list" posts.