Fatboy Versipack

Submitted by JByrd

Check this out, I have actually carried this. My boss when I first joined carried a map case and it worked good for him. Later as a scout, I found the same to be true; it IS a functional item, and there is not enough room in a truck for patrol bags anyway, we strapped ours down in the back.

I often carried a computer, every good fire direction guy should, but later mine became a PDA.

ED -- The image may not show it well, but this is an over-the shoulder bag, similar in concept to the old Army map case.

Maxpedition, the maker of the Fatboy Versipack describes it as follows...

The Maxpedition Fatboy Versipack is more than a durable, ergonomic shoulder sling pack; it is the state-of-the-art portable gear organizer that provides secured containment for and rapid accessibility of daily equipment. The versatile main compartment has a huge 156 cu. in. of space with a water-resistant storm collar that can be deployed by pulling a cord-locked drawstring. An array of integral fixed-position external pouches retains and indexes individual pieces of gear while two sets of nylon webbing anchors accommodate MAXPEDITION's modular expansion accessories such as the CP-L Radio Holster. Each Fatboy comes with a tactile non-slip shoulder pad providing great comfort during extended use.

The Versipack comes in a variety of colors (including the digital ACU pattern) and is available in a left-hand version.

Thanks to DeanS for digging up the info on this.

Get the Maxpedition Fatboy here

Comments

[Doc McFarland]

I used one of these last year for our overseas pump. I am a grunt corpsman so lord knows that it got a beating. I think that it was a great piece of equipment. Alot of space for the size and enough little tuck away spots that I sometimes forgot that I had things that I did in them.

[Amtho]

Anybody have a say on which is more practical, the Fatboy vs. the Jumbo?

[giantskunk]

I have both and find that I carry the regular versipak more often than the jumbo. The biggest advantage the jumbo has, IMHO, is the pouch to carry a Nalgene sized water bottle. There is, of course, more room in the other pouches of the jumbo version so it is often mission dependant as which I will carry. I will say that if you fill all the pouches on the jumbo version, you wind up with quite a bit a weight being placed on one shoulder. Alsom, the regular verispack is great for air travel, I put all my stuff in it for the x-ray belt and get through the metal detector faster. You can easily shove it inside a larger carry-on to show that indeed you have just one and then take it out on the airplane with all the stuff you actually need for the trip like a paperback, i-pod, headphones, tissues, passport,etc. That way, you can leave yoru regualr carry-on with the change of clothes etc. in the overhead. I have had one for several years and taken it to several countries. A good piece of gear.

[Amtho]

That's the feedback I needed. Buying a Fatboy asap. Thanks.

[Kevin]

I'll just add that from a purely civilian, daily-use, perspective the Fatboy Versipack is a GREAT product.

I got tired of daily filling and emptying my pockets of all the usual stuff I carry around... get dressed in the morning, pack everything... get in the car, unpack everything so I'm not sitting on lumps or breaking stuff... get to work, repeat the process. I happened upon this site purely by accident (followed a link from another military.com blog) and the Fatboy was the top article at the time. Perfect! I ordered one right away and have carried it daily ever since. It's got plenty of space for everything I need/carry on a daily basis, with room to spare for when I travel and carry more.

The quality is exceptional as well. You'd be hard pressed to damage the pack, no doubt.

Overall, for anyone looking for something to carry around all the stuff one usually carries but who doesn't want their pockets stuffed, the Fatboy Versipack is worth getting.