UTG Multi-functional Tactical Messenger Bag | | |
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 | Main Compartment Closed via Drawstring with Cord-lock to Provide Sizable and Secured Storage Space | | | Front Pocket Provides Quick Access for All Sorts of Personal Belongings | | | Inner Pocket Inside Side Pocket for Convenient, Separated Storage | | | Concealed Back Pocket with Zipper Closure to Protect Most Essential Small Firearm or Firearm Accessories | | | Fully Adjustable Padded Ergonomic Shoulder Strap |
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Product Description
TACTICAL OPERATION BAGS/BACK PACKS, UTG Multi Functional Tactical Messenger Bag, Complete with Concealed/Belt Carry Dual Use Pistol Holster – Woodland Digital
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 Tactical Diaper bag and more! February 8, 2010
Sharpshooter9x19 (Pa, USA)
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
I love this bag! It's made very well (On par with the maxpedition bags I compared it to), holds a surprising amount of gear, is set up perfectly for a Daddy's "Tactical Diaper gearslinger," and can turn around and be used as a "Man-bag" holster/EDC (Every-day carry) bag, and all around zombie apocalypse gear hauler!
An example of the versatility of this bag: At any given time I have 4-6 diapers, baby powder, a compact wipes case, a mayday 2400kcal ration bar, a box cutter, a small first aid kit, a fresh pair of hiking socks, 50' of Paracord and extra CR123A batteries in just the main pocket (which, consequently has a draw-string closure making it extremely water-resistant). The Nalgene bottle pouch is a PERFECT fit for standard size 16 oz toddler "sippie-cups," and the top zippered pouch is large enough to hold three powerbars or granola bars, and several pouches of "Fruitsnacks."
When not being relegated to "Daddy duty" this bag can hold an entire days worth of supplies for Hiking/Geocaching(I've fit 14.5 lbs of gear in this bag). The Maxpedition modular holster fits in the back-side pocket and will comfortably secure a Glock 19/23 with a Streamlight TLR-1 mounted to it. The side zippered pouch is the perfect size to holds two Glock hi-capacity mags. The top pouch (when not holding fruit snacks and/or power bars) will fit my Bushnell GPS and extra battery pack AND several "Glowsticks." MOLLE gear will mount to the bag no problem, affording you additional storage space and modular adaptation.
Overall the design of this bag is an excellent copy of the Maxpedition Versapack right down to the back-side air-flo padding and Velcro belt loop to secure the bag during active wear. The zippers are solid, and the nylon material is very thick and durable. Best of all this bag is 1/3 the cost of the versapack jumbo. Highly recommended for mall trips with the little one or prepping for TEOTWAWKI.
As good as the Maxpedition at a much lower price November 4, 2009
R. Keller (Vegas)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
The UTG messenger bag is a direct copy of the Maxpedition bag at a much lower cost. I've looked at both and decided that the money saved on the UTG is definitely worth it, given the build quality on the UTG is very good.
This bag would work okay for a short hike, a camera bag (Not DSLR though), small airplane carry on for incidentals.
I am using it for carrying assorted 'crap' for myself and two young boys when we go on trips to Disney and other such places. Has more than enough room to carry cameras (still and compact HD Video both), extra batteries and cards, sunglasses, sunscreen, water bottle, keys, liquid bandage (hey, they're boys...), antiseptic, two-way radio, extra socks for wet boy feet (again, they're boys...), and much more. Yeah, I use it basically the same way my wife would use her large purse and I'm not embarrassed! lol. Some of the compartments have a rubberized type sealing between them an other compartments, which makes holding wet stuff (such as wet boy socks) away from other stuff you want to keep dry.
A lot easier to carry and access than even a small backpack since it can ride comfortably on the front of your body. Rather than having to take the pack off each time you want to get something in or out. Personally, I would not take something like this in the place of a Camalback for hiking, but that's a whole different ballgame.
The only thing that UTG should do is have matching buckle plastic hardware. Its pretty standard on most packs now. Put foliage hardware on ACU packs, OD on OD packs, black on black, etc. Rather than black on everything.
 Not as good as the Maxpedition Fatboy but $$$ saver February 17, 2010
M. D. R. Benavides (New Mexico)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I have worked alongside actual field operators who carried the Maxpedition Fatboy and other Maxpedition products. I have been able to "test" the Fatboy. The main difference between the Fatboy and the UTG messenger bag I'd say is the feel of it. Where the Fatboy feels ergonomically sound and "made for you", the UTG bags falls a bit short. I'm right handed; the UTG bag feels a bit like it was made for left side carry, but not to the point that it would affect a quick weapon draw out of the concealment compartment. I haven't seen the UTG bag offered in the right and left side carry option. This might be the reason why it feels like a left side carry as the manufacturer may have tried to cut costs by building a bag to fit right and left side carriers. I'd say that it all comes down as to how the bag fits you. Personally is not something that bothers me much at all. All that said, I know that when it comes to field performance, comfort and "right feel" is not something to skimp on. I bought the UTG bag for some field usage, but mainly to have something to carry my weapon, mags, sunglasses, flashlight, creds, water, etc after getting off from work. The UTG bag's construction, zippers and buckles seem well suited for field operations, but only time will tell, but as of now I'm sticking to the UTG bag. At about %50 off or more from the Maxpediton's Fatboy price with free S&H from Amazon and nearly the same materials and crafstmanship, the UTG bag is a keeper. Unless of course you just want a Maxpedition label to show. I'd have given the UTG bag a 4 1/2 star rating, but not an option.
 Poor construction March 7, 2010
KBeagle (Eagle, ID United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I had only used this bag to carry my lunch to work for a few months over the winter (extremely light use!) and now it's literally starting to come apart at the seams. It's not due to localized bad stitches either. Those would be easy to repair. The threads that hold it together are simply disintegrating. To repair would take a huge amount of effort so into the garbage it goes. At least I did get some use out of it and found out how bad it was before putting it to real use.
Great EDC bag for the $$$ IF you melt down all of the Bad Stitching! June 11, 2010
Willaim J. Fay III (Spring, TX)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The gaping pouch on the left side of the bag holds a large 1L Nalgene bottle. It is easy to access but hard to put back into the pocket, and seems to really take some balance away from the bag when lightly outfitted. A .5L should be the ticket for EDC. Good retention with hook/loop and drawstring cinch.
CCW pocket holds my Springfield Armory 1911A1 .45 comfortably as a dedicated `holster pocket', attempted using the loop field to mount my maxpedition universal ccw holster... just felt awkward... will continue to use in other bag. Contrary to another reviewer's experience, I definitely find that this bag is best suited to right hand carry, as expected... since this is a copy of the right hand maxpedition bag. Train with whatever you use to conceal your weapon, I find the smoothest draws with this bag come from using your reaction (off) hand to hold the bag at the point the buckle holds onto the front while unzipping the ccw pocket and through the draw until the weapon is out of the bag. Rehearsal of this process is highly recommended. Be advised that a full size handgun's backstrap can catch on the underside of the zipper since the ccw pocket extends up past the zipper.
Side utility pocket holds spare magazines at ready. With mags oriented correctly and zipper in a familiar standard position, indexing magazines for reloading seems second nature even though drawing them from right side.
Other pockets are neato and have some mesh organizers great for your wallet, or burt's bees, or other incidentals.
The color, as compared with all of my other OD pieces of gear, is several shades darker. It IS more of a forest green. Individually the bag looks sharp... I do imagine it will 'brighten up' a bit with exposure to sunlight like another bag of mine did. We'll see.
The poor excuse for a maxpedition "KEYper" on the shoulder strap is pretty much complete junk, I wouldn't attach anything to it that I didn't want to lose. Mine doesn't latch fully or provide much tension. It looks cool though.
I'm not too impressed with the zippers. With all the black buckles on the bag, the designers could have made the zippers black too, or made the buckles green... either way, the zippers are loud. Walking with this bag sounds like Santa and his eight reindeer have come to town. I will be replacing the zipper pulls with some Chisco zipper pulls to quite it down.
So, like every piece of bargain brand gear that I have purchased, the stitching is bad. Do not delude yourself on arguments of quality. No, it's not horrible and shouldn't fall apart a week after you get it, but nearly ever length of stitching has a bad end sticking out, and when pulled, continues to unravel. For the price, the bag is awesome and I am impressed, but spending 30 minutes with the bag with a lighter in hand melting the bad stitching of the bag inside and out will save you from a bag looking trashy in a month and it falling apart on you in a year. A backpack I own, having suspiciously similar design quality, was the same story retold. Take the time, melt the ends, enjoy decent piece of gear at a good price.
I enjoy the money saved on this purchase but ultimately this just makes me even more excited to purchase a real bag from Maxpedition in the future. Cheers UTG!
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