it cost usd $22.99 + usd $9.95(shipment) = usd $32.94. i paid using paypal and after conversion to sgd = $42.16. ordered on feb 24'13, and arrived at my office on mar 11'13.
you can watch a video review of the pack at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8EjwCH9etI
i am working as an engineer doing electrical design and installation. during installation, my phone, wallet, coins, pen, pencil etc, always gets in my way. especially during squatting, sitting on the floor, bending over etc. i used to carry a waist pouch around, but it is difficult to keep the pouch in position. plus, the stuff i kept in the waist pouch is hardly organised. after sometimes of hard core usage at site, the padding material inside the pouch always ended up torn.
after searching through the web, i chance upon maxpedition m-1 waistpouch. it wasn't the clip on waist pouch that we wrap round the waist. rather, it uses your existing waist belt and loop through the m-1 belt loop.
i like the built and the material of m-1 is really tough. more information can be found here: http://www.maxpedition.com/store/pc/M-1-WAISTPACK-6p128.htm
after researching through the web, i decide to give it a try.
the front
the back
consist of the belt loop, it is 90mm in length, therefore you can fit any belt through it. what i like best about the back is the small secret pocket which is 70mm deep. i would like to keep my ez link card there.
behind the velcro compartment
there is a fastener for you to shrink the size of the pocket behind the velcro. as you pull, the side of the velcro compartment shrinks. therefore, if you wanna make the entire waist pouch smaller, or you do not need to space. you cam actually use this method.
as you can see the inside is separated into 3 compartments. the overall depth is 110mm. it is enough to keep a small notebook, maker pen etc in there. those things that you would like to access most of the times, should be placed here.
inside the main zipped compartment
once again, the main zipped compartment consists of 3 small pockets, only this time, it is 160mm deep. i believe most of your stuff will be packed inside this main compartment, you phone, your wallet etc.
so as you can see, the m-1 waist pack will help you to organize your belongings. and i like the way m-1 compartmentalized the spaces using just a packet rather and tons of zips. sometimes you forget where you place your keys into, and imagine you have to unzip every pocket to find it.
summary
i especially like this waistpack because of the size. it is small enough to carry it close to the body and will not hinder your movement. also, since it is looping through your belt, the pack stay in place between your pants 2 belt loop.
i can place my iphone, a charging battery for iphone, a pen, a pencil, some medical plasters, a torch, coins etc and still got lots of space left. i also keep a test pen and a small multimeter in it. the compartments helps keep my stuff organized without making my stuff difficult to locate. some waistpack got zipped compartment inside and you need to open up zip after zip to locate your item.
i choose the color black because my company color is black. we wore a black company t-shirt and i always goes with a black pants. and of-course, black is more sceptical to dirt.. ha.. i mean, you won't notice the dirt even when it is dirty.
overall, as it suits my purpose, i give it a 4/5 stars.
