Mongo Versipack (Black)

Its nice if you ordered this product and like its features construction and utility. However there are so many different bags of this nature, a true review has to compare it to other tactical shoulder/sling bags in the sane category. The review has to be fairly recent as these bags usually get a yearly upgrade. I have their jumbo verapack as well as a few others. Heres the deal. This bag is going from my house to the car every day. Once in the car it remains there unless I need to tote it around town. Maxpedition is the company that sets the design standards for this and many other tactical bags. In a close second spot is Vanquest who is about to overtake the big Max. if they dont watch out. I own Vanquest as well. The Mongo is made of a ballistic nylon type treated high grade fabric whic tends to be stiff and thus holds its shape and shrugs off dirt and water easily. It has ample storage pockets but left out an administrative pocket. This is a glaring omission but I think the intent was to use this as a type of gun range bag or day hiking bag. Thats fine because I have their admin pouches as well as vanquests. But it gets half a star docking. I love the water bottle case. Can easily hold a 32 once bottle. The interior main space is large and roomy. The CCW placket is adequate for most auto handguns or can be additional storage for tablets or small computers.The other half star is because of the zippers which are quality but have the tendency to get hung up at times. likely due to the stiff material. Not a zipper flaw. Vanquest similar product uses a high quality codura and the zippers are better right out of the box. Thier material is softer and less stiff. That said Ill use the mongo as my edc bag until Vanquest gets their water pouches a little bigger. I find this size to be better suited for my needs. Ill sometimes put extra 32 oz water in main compartment and use a sea to summit 3 L dry river bag to put food and a blue ice pack. I usually bring a second bag for food and water but its nice to have the extra space for those times I only want one bag. This is a great bag, a trendsetter for the industry and should last more than a decade. Mine has the grab handles which are not shown in the picture. Look for shot show 2016 this month January 19-21. Vanquest and Maxpedetion should be duking it out. We the consumers will be the beneficiaries of this competition.

Great quality and excellent carry on, lots of pockets and a great strap to secure your water bottle.

PROS: Outstanding construction / durability

I have a few of these so called tactical bags. This for me is by far the best engineered bag. The amount of pockets and little nooks for stuff is just amazing. Originally used it as my EDC bag and even fit in my 13 inch laptop (yup, it fits....sort of, but you need to add in your own padding) for my daily trip to the office. Have since re-prioritised the bag for use as a Get Home bag that I keep in my car. Holds pretty much everything I need to get home should I ever get stuck away from home.

Great for getting out and about and still having everything you need when you go out.

This bag is awesome. Constructed well and it has lots of room and compartments for various supplies. Would buy this and any other bag by this company in a heart beat.

I keep a camera with me at all times and this thing is perfect for that. I cannibalized some padded dividers from another camera bag to line the sides and bottom. Can carry a full size DSLR and 2 or 3 extra lenses with batteries and other accesories easily.

I purchased this when I upgraded from a 7inch tablet to the Microsoft Surface Pro and needed a larger bag to carry it. The Surface, in its carrying case, fits into the Mongo quite easily while not being excessively loose, and still leave quite a bit of room width wise for other items. The lack of a 5th star is due to one of the pockets being extremely hard to access until I spent almost a month with it packed full of paper towels to form it.

Some improvements from the Jumbo

Great