Monsoon Gearslinger

"Last purchased in 2014" this backpack has been my daily carry for literally everything the last 11+ years, and I suspect it's going to outlast me, superb build quality. Laptop bag for work, short-trip bag, shopping bag... It's been used for everything at some point. Design is odd, but ridiculously practical. The fact you can *sling* it around to your front and have full access to the entire length of the bag is great. Similarly, on a more serious, personal security note, the slinging to the front aspect is invaluable if you're using public transport. It's also an unusual design, which can have the zips snug away at the top under the clasp. I paid ~£100 at the time, fair to say I've more than got my money's worth. This backpackhas been the single most steady and reliable thing in my life over the last decade. Do I recommend? yes.

Superb backpack from maxpedition superb quality and great design you can carry all sorts of stuff in comfort and all easily accessed i even bought another one and use it as a gundog bag when out shootin and its great maxpedition gear is expensive but you cannot find gear like this in the highstreet and looked after should last for years

This bag I’ve had for 5 years now and it's the same as I bought it been through airports with a whole load of tech in get stopped from time to time in security but sturdy, Use it on a daily basis as I take it into work. Be warned there is a left and a right handed version as I got it wrong as I’m right handed but it worked out as the shoulder it’s normally on is my right, If I put it on properly it goes over my left shoulder-At that price I was determined to make it work and yep don’t leave home without it very happy with this product. Umbrella, Metal drinks can, Tech gear, work laptop in the hidden compartment (at a push) can’t complain - The price yes that was an issue at the time but.. yeh I love this bag...

Fits great on my back when on my bike. Fit loads of gear into it. Highly recommend. Only 4 star because of price.

An unusual and somewhat unique, if expensive backpack. Designed in the US by Maxpedition, though they are actually built in Taiwan. Unfavourably know by those with a sense of humour as... 'The makers of the ultimate series of man-purses' This company make quasi-military kit. The stuff that guys, who really like knives - love. I wanted a single strap carry. Looked at many options... this seemed the best. A double strap, would entail taking the pack off completely to get at something. This is a lot easier to put on and take off quickly. You don't even have to remove it, just slip it around and you can access certain parts. Would have been far better for me ( I'm right handed ) if the water bottle pocket and the 'discreet side pocket', were on the opposite side. It seems odd, where they are now placed? It comes in swathes of combat colours, but 'black' makes the least amount of noise in urban settings. It's covered in 'Molle' 'Pals' webbing/straps for attaching various external 'pouches'. A plethora of which, are also available by Maxpedition. My main caveat with the Monsoon Gearslinger ( as sold as standard ) is that there are no external pouches that come with it. The outside is completely devoid of anywhere to quickly stash something, apart from the lower main straps 'zipper pocket'. So, with the purchase of your Monsoon - you could possibly buy 'The Barnacle' a tiny pouch for the strap, a 'Rat wallet' for the zipper pocket and an 'M5' pouch for the side... etc, etc. These items, unfortunately here in the UK - add up to a further eighty five pounds or more. Of course, all this would add to the general bulk of the bag as well. Internally, the Monsoon has two compartments. An fairly exposed outer section and a safer inner central area. The exposed section is very odd, as any rain would flood the bag. If the Monsoon was designed... with it's namesake 'Monsoon' in mind, and therefore had a light rain cover - that designer 'foresight' would have been very handy and useful. Overall, It comes down to price. This pack in the US, sells for around a third less than the UK price. And that's including the reseller's profit margin. Yes, twenty percent tax and the importers fees and their profit etc... but this makes the bag, a very expensive item. Over a hundred for it's basic state... much more to maximise it. If you have two hundred quid - for the ultimate man-bag... this could be one way to squander that dough.

Excellent sling bag

Very handy sling pack. Super well built. I have several Maxpedition items that will likely outlive me. Skip the knock-off junk

Ho dato 5 stelle perché lo zaino è perfetto e il venditore presente e preciso nel risolvere i problemi. Ho dovuto renderlo perché per me che sono 1,60 m. è gigantesco.

Es de una excelente calidad y muy práctica, quizás el único pero que le encuentro es que cinturones de compresión estorban un poco para accesar a los compartimentos, fuera de eso esta perfecta

Lo malo, es que la correa que cruza el pecho se recorre fácilmente y pierde la posición y comodidad. Todo lo demás es excelente