I figured I'd elaborate a little and give it it's own review thread since it is a nice bag indeed.
This is where the bag can be purchased:
Here is the pocket measurement breakdown provided by a.m.s.:alienmeatsack wrote:http://www.lapolicegear.com/tabaoutbag.html
$19 on sale, available in OD Green, Black and Tan.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~alienmeatsack wrote:OK, here are pics of the bag for you guys to see. All sizes approx since the bag is flexible and
things can move to accomodate items.
Full set here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alienmeats ... 272118572/
On one side, it has 2 large pockets, one 8x4.5x2 and one 3x10x1.5, both zippered. One has the soft part of velcro on
it to stick your unit/group/whatever patches onto. And it has 3 fabric slots for a small flashlight and pens or similar.
The other side has 5 pockets, all with velcro fastened covers. 2 of them are 6x1.5x3 approx, one is half the height of those 2,
and one above it in the middle is 2 little 2x1.5x1.5 pockets with one single velcro fastened cover for both. Along this entire
side is one large pocket behind the smaller pockets, fasted at the top with velcro as well. Lined everywhere except where the
carry straps run up the sides with the soft side of velcro. It's thin, but could easily hold whatever you wanted, from papers to
maps, to well, use your imagination.
There are 2 large adjustable pockets on each end with long dual elastic straps that attach via velcro to the bag. They can
easily hold 16.9oz water bottles, etc.
The inside compartment is about 15"w x 4"d x 10"h, and has lots of room to expand to hold your stuff.
It also has a divider that goes lengthwise with a velcro piece on each end that can be removed,
and a small velcro flap in the middle of it to hold something.
The lining is black and soft, would be no problem to use for a laptop or something that needs
some babying. The bag itself is not lined with any kind of thick padding though.
It zips shut with 2 sturdy zippers with pull cord on them.
It has a nice adjustable padded shoulder strap, and extra loops to hook it to other stuff as needed.
The main carry handles are nice and sturdy, with a snap enclosure to hold them together.
The straps for these run down the sides and the bottom of the bag as well.
That's it. A nice quality bag for a nice price.
As for me, I got my bag the other day and decided to show what I crammed in it to give you a reference as to size.
First, here is the majority of my scooter junk after I took it out of the various nooks and crannies it was previously stashed:
After a quick re-organization, everything is ready for it's new home in the bag:
Here's how everything fit in:
..................................some tools........................................................loads of ECS patches...............small stuff I don't want to lose goes in the small pockets
.......................manuals / papers........................................more patches / hardware / plugs / etc.............................................lightbulbs.............................
...electrical junk / more nuts & bolts..................reflective stuff / velcro.............................................old stock horn / 11 cans of cat food...................
And here it is with everything in it and still PLENTY of room left over!
I only put the cat food in there because I needed to get it out of the way and I didn't have anywhere else to put it at the time. I
will most likely put my socket set and other tools in the main zipper bag part. With all that in there it will likely be pretty heavy...
probably too heavy to carry around all the time, but I plan to keep it in one place where I can get to everything when I need it.
Obviously the weight depends on what you put in it. So that about sums it up... at under 30 bucks including shipping, it is
an excellent, well-made bag for keeping things separated and organized, and a lot cheaper than most!
After due reflection, the TBOB is now on the 