Maxpedition Multi Purpose Bag

I definitely made the right decision in spending the extra money to get this bag. It is a high quality product.First off, since this is a multi-purpose bag (hence the name), when writing a review it is important to consider what the reviewer is using the product for. In my case, I use it as an everyday carry bag. For that purpose, this bag is fantastic.I am astounded by how much stuff I have been able to fit in this bag - school materials (books, etc), simple first aid supplies, sunscreen, small tools, trauma shears and my stethoscope (I work in health care), extra pens/highlighters, the Maxpedition fold-up drawstring bag (another excellent product by the way), one change of light clothes, flashlight, extra medications, extra knife, paracord, and more. Yes, I carry all this stuff around with me every day...you never know, and so far the weight of the bag has been perfectly manageable.The materials are quality. The teflon/polyurethane coating on the nylon had its first test yesterday when I left my water bottle open and it spilled all over the bag and sat there for five minutes before I noticed it. Now, I must tell you: this bag is very good at resisting water penetration but is not completely waterproof. It will withstand liquids spilling on it excellently, but if you let it sit in a puddle for awhile the liquid will eventually soak through. In my case, some of the water soaked into the material but did not make it all the way through to the inside of the bag - as far as I'm concerned that is pretty damn good considering most other bags I've used would have had a huge mess inside after that. I'm impressed.I read reviews stating that Maxpedition has replaced the original strap with a much lower-quality one. This proved to be true - the strap was so sub-par that I could not help but wonder why they bothered to include it. However, this was not a big deal for me as I had a much heftier 2-inch strap at home that is now performing very well with the shoulder pad on it. My advice is that if you buy this bag, make sure you get a better strap for it unless you do not intend to shoulder-carry the bag.As far as the versatility of this bag is concerned, I have no doubt that if I ever needed to repurpose this bag to serve another function I would have no problem doing so. This bag will serve almost any purpose you can imagine, within reason. For instance, I have a RapDom messenger bag that would likely make a better hiking/outdoors bag than this one, but that all depends on individual preference.Another thing to expect when you receive this bag: The material is very stiff and will take some time to break in. This is due to the teflon/poly coating on the bag - but by sacrificing a nice pliable feel, you are getting impressive water and grime resistance and ease of cleaning.

I've been using the Maxpedition Tactical Attache bag as my laptop/everyday work essentials bag. It was superb, but I gradually added more and more tools I wanted to keep at hand, I didn't want to have to remember to grab a secondary tool bag when dashing out the door for a repair (I'm a business IT guru).So enter the slightly bigger Maxpedition MPB, with extra pockets and a larger main compartment. I was able to organize all my everyday tools, laptop essentials, and have some extra room besides for whatever other junk I need to take with me on a particular job. This bag is quite a big bigger and so doesn't slide as nicely into the space behind my drivers seat but I'll take the trade off.The main compartment has a divider, and can easily hold two laptops if you want (13" or less screen size). One secondary pocket has tool slots and pockets, and the other has DVD sized pockets. On the narrow ends you have 3 more pockets, the bigger one by itself can accommodate a water bottle.When hitting the range, I can quickly just pull out my laptop or some of the other junk the main compartment and slip in my pistol case, ear protection, glasses and ammo. This bag really is setup to be versatile and usefull for many tasks.I read several reviews that complain about the thinner 1" shoulder strap. So when ordered I already planned to just take the thicker 2" strap with leather shoulder pad from my Tactical Attache and use it with this one. When it arrived and I started carrying it around however, I found I liked the thinner strap - and to be clear, while the strap is 1", the shoulder pad portion is still 2" as you can see in the picture if you look closely - it gets in the way less and is IMHO a nice improvement over other Maxpedition shoulder straps.As far as quality, it's still a Maxpedtion, that is - tough and ready for abuse. I have no doubt it will hold up just as well as my other 7 bags that have served me well over the years - from mundane daily work to mountain adventures.

I'm a heavy outdoors person, ok did I say I fly a lot too! This bag briefcase is awesome in build quality and size. I bought the black color since I did not want to look tactical using this as my carry on bag-haha. It fits one week of clothes.......meaning underwear, one pair of heavy long pants, seven pairs of heavy duty socks, two shorts, six t shirts, small office supplies, magazines and bathroom supplies with room to spare without the bag looking full! If I was to be PICKY the bag only came with a one inch strap and no longer comes with the extra padded cushion.................but it does come with a cushion, just smaller! With a bag of this quality I prefer the two inch strap in which I just use my strap and cushion from another bag since I had plenty of maxpedition straps.FYI................Based on my experience if you are flying regardless if you have pre check or not this bag in black commands a HEAVY look by TSA and everyone so expect to be asked to open it up...unless you have a US flag in BRIGHT colors on a key ring attached to the outside. I have one US flag key 1 x 3 inches key ring on the outside and two more in obvious places inside on each side and EXPERIENCE less than a one second glance that I'm a SUPER good guy..........LOL.Of course, if you are leaving the USA, take that flag off the outside because bad guys -thief's will target you!This bag can be configured into many different uses as it does have the ability to be a CCW everything already included and moveable on Velcro, outstanding built in features like exterior separate pockets x 3, very secure connection points, comfortable in every aspect! This bag comes in dark black- darker than the picture actually shows, green and tan that I know of.

bought for every day use...really good materials. great colour, finishing, zip..ALL PERFECTit's my first Max Pedition prodouct sure not last...REALLY WAR MADEa 15.4 laptop fits ok/tight;it's perfect for Canon DSLR + Flash + Lenses ... Pochets are really useful.GREAT ebay.co.uk from Italy, Great BalckLeaf !

Outstanding MPB bag from Maxpedition.

Die Tasche habe ich gekauft um bei der Blutabnahme die Utensilien zu verstauen. Sie ist praktisch hochwertig verarbeitet. Die kleinen Tasche sind immer noch gross genug. Sie ist nicht schwer. Eine gute Kaufempfehlung!

Top Tasche, sehr gut verarbeitet und Robust. Preis könnte etwas geringer sein. Klare Kaufempfehlung!

Ottimo prodotto, materiali eccellenti, capienza incredibile ideale per chi sta fuori tutto il giorno. Sono riuscito a farci stare anche un sacco a pelo!Mariano