Just realized that this thread got double-posted, there are a few more comments in this one:
Check out 1TG (One Tigris). They make a bunch of cool pouches and are opened to new designs so you can submit your own.
My 2 cents.
Some months ago I was in search of a cheap “knockoff” of this Maxpedition Micro Organizer, on ebay.
To no avail. All equivalent pouches were bigger (don’t fit in a cargo pants’pocket), but much cheaper
eg. this one
https://www.ebay.fr/itm/Ourdoor-Tactical-Molle-Medical-First-Aid-EDC-Pouch-Phone-Pocket-Bags-Lot-Green/233655029669
But I also use this small “flashlight/medical” pouch (fits easily in a pocket)
https://www.ebay.fr/itm/Tactical-Scissors-Nylon-Pouch-Bag-Durable-EDC-Medical-Molle-Pouches/382306485803
I put a small flashlight, a (Swiss Army) knife, a pen, and some other tiny bits (money bills) in it.
EDIT: just found this one, looks nice and small enough
https://www.ebay.fr/itm/Tactical-1000D-Small-Molle-Medical-Bag-Utility-First-Aid-Kit-EMT-Organizer-Pouch/283869152267
All in all, plenty of different pouches and new patterns appear often, you might find what you’re looking for!
Another option I’ve found at drug stores, is diabetic test carry cases. During my early days of vaping, I would carry spare gear in them in my cargo pocket.
I purchased this one from Molle Pouch Banggood I believe it is somewhat larger than the Maxpedition Micro but the price was reasonable.
I am not happy with the organization pockets, elastic straps- I keep in the glove box of my car .
All the molle and tactical pouches are too tactical for me! One Tigris have a few that are just about acceptable but I think the Maxpedition Micro is the front runner atm.
Really liking the Dango CA01 that will34 suggested in the duplicate thread. Bit pricey though!
DMadeBags Dopp Kits are pretty nice too but also pricey and not available here (as far as I know, not surprising seeing as it’s just one guy).
Surprisingly I managed to find some Topo pouches at a local shop for a good price so bought a few of those for now but will keep searching for my perfect pocket organiser.
I just purchased the following pouch on Amazon US, but it’ll ship from China via china post. will review it once it gets here and report back how the quality is. the price was certainly low.
Yes these ones can be found everywhere, very handy to have in your car for instance, or to add on a backpack
They were 2 dollars and change including shipping. reviews were mostly positive and the black one doesn’t look “too tacticool”. Let’s see how the quality is.
already bought a few rucksacks in the last weeks and I am blown away how much quality and gear you can get these days for a minimal expense.
Crazy cheap. I wonder how well they will hold up though?
I will report back here in this thread once the pouch gets delivered and reviewed. From what I can tell so far: the cheap outdoor gear is fine from what I have used so far for “regular” EDC use. They are not meant to equip a SWAT officer or a soldier who deploys on a tour.
But my various “tactical” rucksacks I recently bought are good enough for carrying my Macbook Pro, all my EDC gear, or support day trips on my mountain bike and even trips to remote Covid-safe office locations are fine. all the stitches and material used look good. The other buyers usually give 4-5 star ratings for items worth less than 10 bucks. I am impressed.
Whaaaat? I’ll take a dozen. :laughing:
I got a few of those, black one’s standalone or hooked to my sling-bag (love molle…), and they’re generally quite good. Had mine a few years, no sign of wear, even. You’ll like it.
Searched, ordered a (last one) khaki one for 3bux, not bad. Good for meters, etc., to protect ’em.
There were a few vipons for Aocks bags for 6’n’change a pop. Just got a few days ago, also quite good.
On all these bags, the zippers are the weakest links. Either the pull-tabs are crap and break off, or the zippers are crap and they derail easily, or otherwise just go all to Hell. The rest of ’em (material, stitching, snaps) usually last forever.
I’ll buy these bags in bulk, because I stuff all sorts of things in ’em. TPMS tools, multimeters, OBD readers, bigger powerbanks, loose doodads (eneloops’n’chargers, etc.), etc. You can never have too many.
So… where ya get ’em for 2bux a pop?
You can buy the Topo micro bag from Mukama in Finland for just under €20 delivered. Only a few colours left but includes the rather nice ripstop version.
Here is just one example: Amazon.co.uk
The web is packed with these - they go for 2-3 dollars/GBP/EUR
Saw that thanks. I found a few others online in the UK and EU for similar prices as well and would be tempted if I didn’t find some locally. May also be buying one from a fellow BLFer as well.
Score!
Okay, so I couldn’t find the sling-bags for a coupla bux, but did goggle around and found a pair of smallish bags (6×4×2) for 3bux for a pair. 8bux each, 11bux for a pair in all other colors, but black for the pair was only 3bux.
Limit was 1 per order, but hey, I ordered them 5 times and all of those orders went through, split into 2 shipments! Did get queried a coupla times to make sure it wasn’t an accidental duplicate order, but that’s it.
Great size for small crap, eg, headlamp + extra cells + charging cable, etc.
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You gotta be kidding me. Just went to grab the catno, and they’re back up to 11bux.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074KNQ1ZT/
Before, was 9-left, 7-left, 6-left, etc., but now is just plain in-stock, so maybe they wanted to ditch old stock, who knows.
One of the reviews grexed that it stunk with “mothballs and stripper perfume”, but I don’t care, as I always toss ’em in the washing machine anyway to get all the stank and bugs and everything else out of ’em.
Anyhoo, keep an eye on these in case the “sale” comes back. I know I will…
Bargain! Nice size as well. Speaking of which, turns out the Maxpediton Micro isn’t so micro anymore, I’ve seen numerous people report the dimensions have changed from 5.5” x 3.5” to 6.5” x 4.25”.
So it’s a Milli?
I bought this micro organiser several years ago and never regret the purchase.
When I was away from home, I leave the stuffs at the hotel and carry the micro organiser it in my side pocked as pictured above. It can contain almost anything from medkit, flashlight, knifes, spare battery, as well as my micro wallet and money.
thanks for the real world report
I found three maxpedition sizes… plus one on bangood that matches the middle max size