Mongo Versipack (Black)

I purchased this bag based on many 5 star reviews. Maxpedition has come up with a great design, but their Quality Assurance process needs to be improved. The stitched on pocket on the flap of the bag looks like it was stitched on by someone learning to sew. The folks at Maxpedition simply call it just a cosmetic issue, but when people look at this bag, the first thing you notice is the questionable stitching located right above the Maxpetition logo, it speaks for its self. When you spend good money for a nice product, you expect a good product, not a product with questionable parts. Note to self, in future if there is something that I want from Maxpedition, find a store somewhere that carries it, inspect it, and if it looks good, then Buy it.

Some improvements from the Jumbo

I bought a smaller jumbo versipack 1st and really like it but needed more room. Enter the mongo. Same fantastic quality as the jumbo but lots more room. Ive loaded it out 2different ways. 1St I packed in my regular EDC stuff from my jumbo and then started to carry as my EDC. That only lasted 3 days like that. That sucker is heavy. In a emergency get home situation I can carry it but for every day carry its a pain. Its current role is a truck get home bag. It holds my regular EDC stuff and the extras for emergencies. I have the smaller jumbo on me all the time and it carries me over to the big bag. This mongo could make a Great Tactical diaper bag. Update: Ive had the mongo for over a year now. This bag is still awesome! No rips or weak spots..still looks like new.

Exactly as everyone describes!!!!

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.

Maxpedition bags rock, as many of you probably already know. i had a smaller one called the jumbo versipack for day trips and now we have this larger one for baby essentials for our newborn too. Quality is exactly what I expected and will use it for years to come for anything life throws at us. Wonder how long until I buy another Maxpedition, since its kind of addicting :P

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

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

This bag is made from first rate material, and the keeping him is very comfortable.