Review of the Maxpedition Mongo Versipack... er Diaper Bag

It came in the mail! I think this purchase makes me a "gear whore", but its full of marshmallowey tacti-coolness, and because I used a coupon code, the wife let me get a few Milspec Monkey patches. I'll do a quick review of my Maxpedition Mongo Versipack, and the Milspec Monkey patches.

I bought it as a diaper bag... ok, ok, so... I could have bought a cheaper more traditional diaper bag, but I saw this one.... I'll let you decide by the end of the post...


This is the bag with patches on. It looks big enough to be a good day use bag, it has several thousand pockets, and all the stitching/materials/construction looks to be top quality. I like the heavy shoulder strap and the big zippers are a plus

It also has about three pockets which have hook and loop velcro type panel linings, this lets me attach my pistol holster in several well concealed, easy to access while wearing places. (Pictures further down)

 The main cargo pocket, I haven't decided if I like the drawstring closure for the opening...

 Nice, if not overly built, phone pocket. This pocket grips my phone tight... like a tiger

 Bags with good concealed pistol pockets are few and far between, this bag excels at having a few dedicated concealed pockets. My personal requirements for these pockets are as follows:

- Must be quickly accessable
- Must fit my full size pistol
- Must have a holster or a place to velcro a holster (I like my weapon mounting to be rock solid, its not a fruit roll-up, its a loaded weapon, we don't need that bouncing around)
- Must be separate from the other pockets (In a duress situation no one ever wants to say "Oh please wait a moment while I fish my gun out from my mobile McDonald's ball pit"  Your keys, strings, doodads, fruit roll-ups and friendship bracelets do not need to reside with your loaded weapon)

The back padding looks comfy, and it has a useful waist strap (no bouncing around when you're on the move), we'll see how it does when it gets hotter. You can also make out the water bottle pocket at the bottom of the picture. It would fit 3 or 4 P-Mags pretty well in a pinch. 

The bag has velcro like panels on the outside. So, I had to have some patches...
All from Milspec Monkey (Morale Patches) they have some more "Not safe for work patches" that would go nicely on my bug out gear...

- Space Shuttle Door Gunner
- Certified Man Bag (PVC rubberized)
- Classic "DTOM"
- American Flag (PVC rubberized)

All in all, it looks to be a pretty rugged piece of kit, if it survives the first few months of up-coming baby use then I'll post some "After" pictures and list my thoughts. Here's to hoping...