Mongo Versipack

I am a traveling systems engineer in the manufacturing industry, so I need a bag that is small enough to carry everywhere, but large enough to fit everything I need. That is usually a tough compromise, either I get a bag that is fits everything but is way to cumbersome to carry comfortably or is too small to fit everything but is light and comfortable to carry all day. This bag fit the bill perfectly. It is comfortable and easy to carry around and get in and out of my vehicle multiple times a day it is big enough to fit everything I need. It fits all of my tools, cables, hard drives, a Dell Latitude 6540 15" laptop plus a tablet with room to spare. Previously I was carrying a Maxpedition medium size attache laptop bag but it was too big. This is just the right balance between maneuverability and functionality. If you are looking to put a laptop in this bag I would not recommend anything over a 15 inch laptop. My work laptop fits just right in the main pocket but is right at the edge where another 3/4" longer and it would make it tight. Also, this version that is now being sold DOES have a carry handle on the top per customer requests. It is not featured in the picture but does have it. The buckle is also plenty long enough to completely stuff the bag full and still buckle. I know people have complained about the length of the buckle strap with full packs, but I had no issues. Im not sure if this was addressed by Maxpedition as well or not. All in all this is a great bag and should serve my needs. It is a great bag for a laptop if it is 15 inches or under.

Everything about this is better than I hoped for. Heavy stitching. Solid seams. Big chunky buckles and zipper pulls. Smooth zippers. Main pocket is huge. Easily fit a 15 inch laptop and then some. Outer pockets are smaller and slimmer but have molle or elastic loops or dividers. Bottle holder is perfect diameter for a 1 liter nalgene bottle. The bottle retention strap is adjustable so you can put taller bottles in but the diameter is pretty fixed. Concealed carry pocket is nice but not very friendly towards full size autos. Especially if you have spare mags. The attachment method for the holsters and mag sleeves is velcro. Of course the maxpedition brand stuff fits in perfectly but if you don't want to spend the money for the brand name you can shop around for something. The bag has the loop part of hook and loop if that helps. I used to carry a red Rock generic backpack. This bag holds more, is more organized, and is smaller than the red Rock. I have it set up to fit a full size auto plus two mags, a decent trauma kit, and a days worth of food and drinks. If you don't want a monster bag I suggest stepping down to a maxpedition fatboy or jumbo sling bag. The quality is just as great with a more manageable size.

UPDATE - 8/5/19 Still going strong as my everyday carry bag. I cracked one of the “arms” off the main flap buckle about a year ago by banging it into a doorway, but the bag still buckles closed just fine with the single buckle arm. I am thinking of buying a new Mongo and retiring this one to be my range bag, but I think I really just want another one because they are great. I am disappointed to see that Maxpedition has seemed to sort of “stray from their roots” in recent years, offering the Versipacks in fewer colors, and also discontinuing some of their “legacy” accessory pouches. They appear to be focusing more on “urban tactical” stuff now, with less emphasis on the rugged, functional bags that made their reputation. Even so, I’m happy to see that the Jumbo and Mongo Versipacks are still around. They really are the best bags ever made, as far as I’m concerned. UPDATE - 3/28/17: I have now carried my Mongo versipack every day for over 2 years, for work and personal use, and it has held up wonderfully. The only wear to speak of is that the stitching on the grab handle has torn ever so slightly. However, I don't fault the bag for this, but rather a day when one of my kids picked it up carelessly. Despite the subtle tear, I continue to use the grab handle daily with no issues, and no further tearing under the weight of daily use. I really can't say enough good about this bag. Over the last few years, I have occasionally had the inclination to browse around the web and see if there's anything else out there I'd like to try. But after looking around and trying some things out, I continue to conclude that this is the best bag out there for me. The build quality is great, and all the features of the bag are very well thought out. If this thing were to break down tomorrow, I think I'd just buy another one. But as it stands, it seems that I should be able to get another few years out of this one. I have not weighed my daily load, but to give you and idea, I carry a 13.3" laptop in a sleeve in the main compartment. In the concealed carry compartment, I usually keep a heavy book and some cables. In the front zipper pocket, I keep a heftily-loaded Maxpedition "Mini" Pocket Organizer, a wireless mouse, and a USB accessory organizer. In the side zipper pocket, I keep a full sized Leatherman. Accessible also in one of the open side pockets is a mid-sized flashlight. In the large "flap" zipper pocket, I keep misc. items like gum, Altoids tin with bandaids, wireless hotspot, USB chargers. Finally, in the top zipper pocket, I keep a few medicines, a smaller Leatherman, and a tin with earbuds. With all of this, I expect I am somewhere in the neighborhood of 15-20 pounds or so. ORIGINAL REVIEW - 2/2015: I have used the Jumbo Versipack for about a year now, and wanted something slightly larger with more carrying space -- specifically to fit my 14" work laptop and 10" tablet. This thing is perfect. My longtime search for the perfect messenger bag is finally over.

I love this bag. So much so, I've purchased a second. One exclusively for work, and the other used as an EDC lite-bug out. The material is great, tough and sturdy. Enough pockets for whatever it is you want to tote (i.e. conceal) "wink-wink". It's also very versatile and NON cumbersome, meaning it's not clumsy or awkward in appearance or to carry. Like many other packs, satchels or slings, they are either too small, thin material, uncomfortable, not enough pockets or they are inconveniently placed. Not this bag. This is just the right size for pretty much all I need and use. Anything larger, it wouldn't carry well. On the left side, hold a Nalgene water bottle, thermos? The other side clamshell-like pocket can fit the Maxpedition Micro Pocket Organizer (Black) just perfectly, adding an additional organized system for this bag. Also, I use the cell phone pouch that's just above the clamshell pocket on the top-right side to fit a small Kaito KA200 Pocket AM/FM Radio, Black .

Been using jumbo for over 8 years. Now switched to mongo. Simply the best slingbag.

Top-Verarbeitung und ein gefälliger Farbton. Und das wichtigste: Ich habe eine mit Handschlaufe bekommen! Achtet in Eurem Interesse darauf: Es werden neuerdings immer wieder Versipacks ohne Handschlaufe ausgeliefert, die die Mobilität meiner Ansicht nach erheblich einschränken aber offenbar auch von Maxpedition kommen und keine Plagiate sind. Keine Ahnung warum Maxpedition an diesem 2-EUR-Artikel spart...

Il prodotto ha un costo elevato, inutile nasconderlo... però... è robustissimo, da la sensazione di essere eterno! L'ho comprato per togliermi uno sfilo ma ora non posso farne a meno, specialmente nelle lunghe pattuglie notturne, dove il cinturone diventa fastidiosissimo durante la guida, si può tranquillamente deporre la propria arma da fianco all'interno dell'enorme tasca posteriore dove si può riporre una fondina con attacco a velcro, ancor meglio se in polimero.... l'estrazione risulterà veloce e naturale... Ha tantissime tasche e si può organizzare tutto il materiale nel migliore dei modi, i fastex sono enormi e robustissimi, le cerniere resistentissime e fornite di paracord, i pads sulla bretella e sul retro della borsa aiutano a sentir meno il peso ed in caso di carichi elevati c'è la cintura per assicurare la borsa anche intorno alla vita ed alleggerire il peso che grava sulle spalle... a mio avviso un must have per tutti gli operatori di pubblica sicurezza che passano diverse ore all'esterno, a mio avviso sono soldi ben spesi.... L'unica pecca è che ad un prezzo del genere ci si aspetta un made in u.s.a. piuttosto che un made in Taiwan.... ma ad ogni modo la qualità e la robustezza non è da mettere in discussione, almeno per ora!

Sin duda una de las mejores mochilas que puedes comprar!! La calidad es exactamente lo que esperas de la marca, el espacio interior es increíble, en algún Review leí que es la bolsa de mery poppins hecha para hombres y la verdad no sé equivocan. Tes una mochila tan bien pensada que por eso tiene más de 10 años sin cambiar su diseño. PROS. 95% de las cosas que puedo decir de la mochila son cosas buenas. CONS. Es tanto el espacio del cierre dónde aparece el logotipo de la marca (donde pongo yo mi cartera y monedero) que cuando abres el compartimento principal, la carrera se va para atrás y cuando buscas la carrera piensas que la perdiste ya que se queda atrás en la parte superior de la bolsa, para que se den idea, cabe una playera XL, sin que notes que está ahí. El otro contra es que me gustaría que tuviera al menos una pequeña sección de molle al frente y no solo Velcro.

Over the years I’ve used numerous shoulder/messenger bags to carry kit as I do a lot of walking and cannot wear a rucksack due to spinal injury. This bag is the biggest in the Maxpedition shoulder bag range that I was able to source. The quality is superb. The zips and stitching are very strong. It has numerous compartments to carry all my kit. Very well designed.