calicojack
07-21-09, 19:25
Lately the tactical gear industry has taken a surprising turn. The innovation machine has been turned on. No matter what company you look at they all have the same basic design for their hydration bladder pouches. It's the same old, long pouch, covered in pals channels, with a velcro flap at the top. For the first time in a long while, that basic design has changed.
Tactical Tailor released this pouch a while back. I've seen it once or twice on this board, but not on any of the other major boards. So why don't we take a little more in-depth look at what is the Tactical Tailor Basic 3L Hydration Pouch (http://www.blackstonetactical.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=39&products_id=289).
The first thing you notice about the basic 3L pouch is the lack of pals channels on the front and sides.
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/arolfsen/reviews/basic%203l%20pouch/DSCF0028.jpg
The pouch is completely sculpted. Meaning that it holds its form instead of being a flat, saggy pouch. there is no movement in the pouch once the bladder is full, as the pouch is long enough to hold the entire bladder with no extra room.
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/arolfsen/reviews/basic%203l%20pouch/DSCF0030.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/arolfsen/reviews/basic%203l%20pouch/DSCF0037.jpg
The Back of the pouch is the only place you will find pals channels. There are two sets of channels, for use with small malice clips (included with the purchase)
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/arolfsen/reviews/basic%203l%20pouch/DSCF0029.jpg
Unlike all the other pouches on the market access to the hydration bladder is on the side via zipper, rather than on the top via flapped velcro.
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/arolfsen/reviews/basic%203l%20pouch/DSCF0033.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/arolfsen/reviews/basic%203l%20pouch/DSCF0035.jpg
Another piece of Tac Tailor's ingenuity is this little devil:
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/arolfsen/reviews/basic%203l%20pouch/DSCF0036.jpg
The tab show above is mounted through the routing hole for the stem.
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/arolfsen/reviews/basic%203l%20pouch/DSCF0032.jpg
Once inside, you push the fastex glide through the plastic hanger on the SUPPLIED bladder. That's right. I said SUPPLIED, as in the 3L bladder comes with the pouch as part of the purchase.
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/arolfsen/reviews/basic%203l%20pouch/DSCF0038.jpg
Being that I'm the low speed high drag, non military, non-Leo person that I am, I chose this pouch for two reasons. a) it's aesthetically pleasing and b) quite frankly i have no reason to mount much of anything else on the back side of my carrier; so i didn't need the pals channels that come on all the others. So far I'm really digging it, but haven't had a chance to field test it.
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/arolfsen/reviews/basic%203l%20pouch/DSCF0040.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/arolfsen/reviews/basic%203l%20pouch/DSCF0041.jpg
Tactical Tailor released this pouch a while back. I've seen it once or twice on this board, but not on any of the other major boards. So why don't we take a little more in-depth look at what is the Tactical Tailor Basic 3L Hydration Pouch (http://www.blackstonetactical.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=39&products_id=289).
The first thing you notice about the basic 3L pouch is the lack of pals channels on the front and sides.
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/arolfsen/reviews/basic%203l%20pouch/DSCF0028.jpg
The pouch is completely sculpted. Meaning that it holds its form instead of being a flat, saggy pouch. there is no movement in the pouch once the bladder is full, as the pouch is long enough to hold the entire bladder with no extra room.
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/arolfsen/reviews/basic%203l%20pouch/DSCF0030.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/arolfsen/reviews/basic%203l%20pouch/DSCF0037.jpg
The Back of the pouch is the only place you will find pals channels. There are two sets of channels, for use with small malice clips (included with the purchase)
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/arolfsen/reviews/basic%203l%20pouch/DSCF0029.jpg
Unlike all the other pouches on the market access to the hydration bladder is on the side via zipper, rather than on the top via flapped velcro.
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/arolfsen/reviews/basic%203l%20pouch/DSCF0033.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/arolfsen/reviews/basic%203l%20pouch/DSCF0035.jpg
Another piece of Tac Tailor's ingenuity is this little devil:
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/arolfsen/reviews/basic%203l%20pouch/DSCF0036.jpg
The tab show above is mounted through the routing hole for the stem.
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/arolfsen/reviews/basic%203l%20pouch/DSCF0032.jpg
Once inside, you push the fastex glide through the plastic hanger on the SUPPLIED bladder. That's right. I said SUPPLIED, as in the 3L bladder comes with the pouch as part of the purchase.
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/arolfsen/reviews/basic%203l%20pouch/DSCF0038.jpg
Being that I'm the low speed high drag, non military, non-Leo person that I am, I chose this pouch for two reasons. a) it's aesthetically pleasing and b) quite frankly i have no reason to mount much of anything else on the back side of my carrier; so i didn't need the pals channels that come on all the others. So far I'm really digging it, but haven't had a chance to field test it.
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/arolfsen/reviews/basic%203l%20pouch/DSCF0040.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff298/arolfsen/reviews/basic%203l%20pouch/DSCF0041.jpg