Maxpedition Pocket Mini Organizer Utility holster pouch

I'm a long-time Maxpedition user. I love every one of the over two dozen products of theirs that I own and never leave home without at least one of their bags. All of my bags have been made in Taiwan with the exception of the last 3 which were made in Vietnam. I'm not at all happy with them. They were duplicates of ones I already own and they're not as good. I already owned a Mini Pocket Organizer but needed another. What I found was that the dimensions have changed slightly. It's slightly larger which makes it a tighter fit when trying to get it into your pocket. The materials have changed. Maxpedition has not mentioned this on their site. The new material is much rougher and stiffer. The elastic material has changed such that it's much less stretchy, in fact, almost no elasticity. Even the material of the front web pocket has changed and is rougher and the loop at the top is stiffer. They've also slightly changed the color so that it does not match the dozens of other khaki Maxpedition bags I own. Instead of having a slightly green tint, it's now darker and more brown. The zippers are not as smooth. I returned it. I have nothing against any country of origin since it's the manufacturer that dictates quality but I do feel that Maxpedition has lowered their quality and they don't seem very concerned to have lost me as a long-time customer as they don't feel compelled to respond to my emails. Note from my photos that the "Made in Taiwan" used to be part of the inside label but now the "Made in Vietnam" label is one of those tiny white labels and is hidden beneath the Maxpedition label. Before you say anything, the Mini that I'm comparing it to in my photos is the foliage green. I bought the Khaki to go with most of my larger bags but the colors don't match.

I'm very disappointed to say that these ae not like they were a few years ago. Manufacturing apparently was switched from Taiwan to Veitnam and I believe that Maxpedition used this as an opportunity to skim out on the materials. For one thing the Khaki color is not the same nor is the material. You can pretty much see thru the material when you hold it up to light which on my older model you cannot. The logo has also changed and they no longer claim Hard Use Gear or American Designed which I think pretty much sums up the issue - cheap manufacturing.The Zippers and layout is the same but without quality material holding everything together the pouch just is not the same.I was so unhappy I returned the item and bought a similar item from Vanquest. All American Made with way better material and contrasting interior. Vanquest uses same zippers. Overall I'm really glad I returned the maxpedition Mini and bought the Vanquest one instead, as its at least as good, if not better, than the older maxpedition mini version I had and liked.

I bought the Micro and the Mini to store a small camping fire kit. Ultimately neither were large enough, but I kept them around for other uses. Currently, this Mini serves as a small tool kit with a folding knife, ferro rod, fishing kit and a few other misc. small tools. It's small enough to fit just about anywhere in a bag and the large grab loop makes it easy to retrieve. It would also make for a good small first aid or boo-boo kit, or storage for portable electronics like batteries, power cells, chargers and cables.The velcro field is nice for ID patches: I like to use patches or nametapes to identify my organizers so I know what is in them at a glance. The Mini also has rows of MOLLE/PALS webbing on the back so you could lace this to a pack, but honestly it serves it's purpose better when just stored in the pack. I suppose the webbing could be used to store first aid shears or other items that wont fit inside the pouch.Overall, it's a great organizer with a variety of different uses depending on the user's needs. Maxpedition is great about having a variety of sizes so you can get one exactly the size you need. I highly recommend them.A note about counterfeit products:There are concerns about Amazon selling fake Maxpedition products, due to some of the photos shown above. The original stock photos show a tag saying Made in Taiwan, while many people (myself included) have received pouches made in Vietnam. So, I called Maxpedition about it. I explained that I was concerned about it being a fake, but as I bought it from Amazon LLC, not a vendor, maybe I had gotten some new old stock. I explained that my 3-year-old Fatboy says "Hard Use Gear" on the front and had a tag that said Made In Taiwan. They said that they are currently, as of 2016, producing pouches and bags in Vietnam and that they no longer say "Hard Use Gear" on the front. I was told that Amazon buys directly from Maxpedition so there is no chance I got a fake. When I commented that the pouch I have does not look quite like the one on Maxpedition's website, she said the photos were out of date. This is just what they look like now.She told me if anyone has questions or concerns about having received a fake, send photos to [email protected] and they'll let you know if it's real.

I bought this to affix to a Maxpedition Kodiak Gearslinger, and it does fit reasonably well to the right side panel. I was pleased to find that it will also slide neatly into the outer pocket of a Duluth briefcase that I carry most days, and that it can be comfortably worn in the large pocket of a pair of cargo pants.This piece very effectively consolidates and organizes a variety of things that I generally carry every day (see customer image). There are a number of options for keeping the contents in order including: elastic straps, pockets, and a key keeper. Everything fits securely somewhere, nothing moves around, and I'm pleased with the layout.The Mini Pocket Organizer, like most of the Maxpedition gear, is constructed of very tough material. I expect it to last a long time.==========Update: 4/5/12In the course of using this organizer, I have gradually added more and more stuff to it. Now I have about twice as much jammed in there as you can see in my customer images, and everything is still organized and functional. It's a good piece of gear that seems to get better as you use it.==========

Perfectly fits all the most important EDC items without being too bulky or too heavyjust look at my uploaded pictures to see how much it fits,you will see a Leatherman Kick full size multitool, Victorinox Huntsman, mini BIC lighter, colored glow sticks, Led Lenser P2BM flashlight and a Fisher Cap-O-Matic Space pen, inside the internal pockets i also have a nite-ize carabiner with a Leatherman Brewzer or sometimes another mini prybar, couple pages of waterproof notepad paper, Lightning USB cable and headphones for my iphone in the other pocket.This is a bit larger than the Micro pocket organizer, but compared to it, this one has the molle system on the back, but molle straps that can be also used as belt loops are sold separately in price range around 1/4th of the price of this organizer so a bit too steep. (considered to give 4 stars because they should be included)Excellent build quality as always from Maxpedition, well worth the price paid, best balanced size for EDC, i usually carry it in my shoulder messenger bag

As a student paramedic my uniform pockets are full of various flotsam. This little pouch will comfortably hold ampule breakers, venepuncture tourniquets, pens, pen torch, snaplight, spare diaphragms/ear pieces for my steth and a couple of NPAs with a bit of space remaining. Word of warning, it's too small to hold a spare pair of shears though, although there are bigger pouches available.This pouch enables me to hold everything in one place and in a well organised manner - will certainly stop me from having to worry about emptying my pockets prior to washing my uniform and will also stop me from seeing various bits of kit spinning in the washing machine.It's very well made and laid out, light too. The elastic item holders are a little stiff but I imagine they'll loosen with use and I'd rather they were stiff when new as it should help them last a decent length of time.The only improvement I would suggest is that the netting on the front is a little looser and the top is closed with elastic rather than velcro - although I would imagine this is because the pouch can be mounted onto the outside of bags etc so the current design is for security of kit.

You've all heard about the quality of the Maxpedition Mini - if not there are plenty of reviews on Youtube - and it really does live up to it's reputation.Nice strong, durable material, good quality zippers (which is an important thing) and it hold's more than you'd think.For someone who's into Prepping/E.D.C. it's a worthy investment.Top notch.

Item made in Taiwan. Good materials and zips, product as described hence the 5 stars. Personally I would have liked a smaller hook with less dangle over both pockets. I would also have liked at least one small sheath to retain a pocket knife to prevent it slipping through and out of the elastic loop.

Great for my everyday tools that often saves me a trip back to the van when at work to get little screwdrivers and lockpicks, torches etc