Our first complete custom made EDC pack is now field testing in New Zealand
We finally got news that our custom made EDC pack has arrived in New Zealand and is currently in use. The pack was a complete design by the ‘prepping & hoarding’ folks of My Store Room (MSR). It is made mainly of 500 Denier Cordura with a combination of non military components as per requested. It took us several weeks of design and re-designing before taking it to the workshop. Putting the pack together was a rush job but we manage to pull it off. We like the design very much, we decided that perhaps this could be our first prototype of a Garrison Pack EDC pack.
There were a lot of tinkering and re-do on this project but it was all worth it
There were several criteria MSR wanted to focus on with this pack. Firstly it must not be overly tactical looking. To achieve this, we make do without any molle webbing on it. We also went with a combination of black (webbing and mesh) and coyote color so that the pack is not ‘camouflage’. MSR also wanted us to try out a spacer mesh for the back panel and the shoulder straps. Samples were brought in specifically for this purpose.
The two direction pull buckles arrived too late
We tried a new spacer mesh for this prototype
There were also buckles that were ordered for this pack. Unfortunately, they never arrived on time as the pack had to be collected for hand carry to NZ. We had to improvise a two direction pull buckle system for this pack and had it ready for pick up.
One of the features we love about this custom made EDC pack is the over-sized side pockets. Some may notice that the side pockets on this particular pack looks very similar to some of Kifaru’s packs. They can swallow massive amount of gear. The only downside we think is there is no cover/ lid over it and MSR insisted not to have grommet holes at the bottom either. This would spell trouble when it rains we reckon.
Big side pockets allow more carry options
With this first prototype of a full custom made EDC pack for MSR, we are confident that we are mush closer to our very own Garrison Packs EDC pack. There are several ideas and options we want to make available for our EDC pack and we are currently working on another sample unit. On top of that, we are , we are also looking into giving customers the options of ( besides the usual fabric color, accessories etc):
- With or without molle webbing.
- Front detachable admin/ grab it pouch.
- Front detachable helmet/ jacket pouch.
- Internal organisation.
- Pack height- to be made to specific height of the user.
- With or without Velcro panels.
- Internal hydration sleeve.
Read more on this custom made EDC pack by clicking here. If you are interest to place an order for a similar or your very own custom made EDC pack, please contact us via our Contact Us page or send us a message on our Facebook page.
