Before settling on our VooDoo EDC bag, we took a look at a few other brands of gear bags. Unfortunately that meant that we had to rely on just online photos and reviews since there are only a couple places around here that handle outdoor gear and the selection is limited.

One of the bags we brought in was the Condor Outdoor Products Utility Shoulder Bag. It measures approximately 8″ tall x 12″ long and about 6 inches thick. It had all the features that we were looking for: large enough for everyday gear plus spare room for extras,  hand or shoulder carried but also be small enough to be worn as a buttpack.  LAPG was having a sale on these bags and the price was so good at the time that we bought two of them.

Our first impression was fairly positive. The stitching is straight and neat and an attempt was made to reinforce the stress points. The material used is advertised as 600D. There is a generous supply of MOLLE attachment points on the face and bottom of this bag. The bag comes with an adjustable shoulder strap. It has a wide-mouth opening with a full length zipper and rain flap.  The MOLLE straps are reinforced and have metal snaps.

Inside the bag there are 2 pouches that are large enough to carry three 30 round .223 magazines on one side and a single large mesh pocket on the other side.

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What we liked about this bag:

• The size was close to perfect for our needs.
• The MOLLE compatibility.
• Seemed to be well constructed in most areas.
• Simple…. no extra pockets or zippers to worry about.
• The price. (often on sale)

What we didn’t like about this bag:

• Single stitching on all seams and the zipper
• Plastic hardware and zipper pulls
• The storm flap over the zipper made entry into this bag a real pain. One of the features we were looking for in a bag was easy and speedy access to the contents. The rain flap is very stiff and rather large on this bag which made access to the zipper pulls very awkward no matter where we placed to pulls.
• The placement of the shoulder strap d-rings. As you can see in the photo below, the bag tends to flip over due to the location of the d-rings being so close to the center of the sides. The bag was stuffed with a bath towel for the photo. When we put a Glock 19 vertically in the bag it almost flipped completely upside down.

This bag isn’t really a bad bag at all, it just didn’t work for our needs. This bag is currently being used as a range bag for one of our carbines. It would actually make a pretty good bag for MREs or other non-emergency gear you’d want on your pack or the back of your vest.

If you’re looking to purchase this bag, it’s available at Amazon in camouflage and solid colors:

Justus