Friday, January 27, 2012

Follow-ups...

A couple quick follow-ups to recent posts. First off, in comments to my Maxpedition Gearslinger Malaga review, commenter CSM asks
Could you post a picture of how you have the Malaga rigged with pouches and camera. Thanks
Ask and yea shall receive!

Malaga with pouch

That's the Maxpedition EDC pouch strapped to the front. It has slots for pens and pencils, interior pockets for business cards, and even a clip for keys. Put the pack down and it's easy access to the small things you need walking around.

Camera pouch

Here's a shot of the 5" cell phone holster strapped to the front strap of the Malaga. This is an extremely useful setup for a cell phone, especially one with a built-in camera - it's handy for taking quick shots that don't require the large camera. Or you could listen to music without running wires all over the place.

Another angle

This one was taken using the camera on the iPhone. One could theoretically take pictures surreptitiously. Just remember to mute the camera sound effect...



And several folks asked about the shotgun magazine system. The company that makes this system is Adaptive Tactical out of Idaho (the gentleman I spoke with was based in CA, but the company itself is in ID for the better business climate. I need to get in touch with him for an interview about that...). I'm guessing that since the system is called the "Sidewinder" that it's the same as the Knoxx Sidewinder...

It's sold as a complete unit rather than as something you would put on yourself; time will tell if they start breaking out the kit itself or not. The MSRP put the price about $200 or so over a standard pump action shotgun, whether the "off-the-shelf" price closes that gap remains to be seen. For an extra $100 or so, it might be worth it as a novelty; however with either the 5-round box magazine or the 10-round drum magazine selling for $70 each, it's a pricey proposition.

Not that I'd say no to picking one up for testing, mind you...

That is all.

1 comment:

Robert said...

Ah. Not really interested if I can't mod it myself. Must require cutting away metal on the receiver. And 70 bucks for a 5 round mag is pretty steep.