What range bag do you use?

[pointfiveoh]

I'm trying to find a good range bag that will let me be very organized that meets the following criteria.

- Cordura nylon fabric, not cheap polyester
- some type of reinforcement on the outside bottom of the bag, though this is a rare feature
- multiple compartments. You've got to be able to organize the gear or it becomes a huge hassle.
- a zip pocket on the long side with slots for pistol magazines
- the main area's volume should be dividable/adjustable, like with velcro-ed in dividers. There are home-brew solutions to the "black hole" problem too.
- a pocket that you can dedicate to your blowout kit
- the bag should have structure, which is usually achieved with stiff foam padding. A floppy, sagging bag sucks.
- more volume than you may think you need now
- avoid cheap plastic hardware, i.e. D-rings and hook snaps. The best makers actually weld the ends of their D-rings together.
- the main area should be accessible by a large top flap with double zippers, so that you have full access; not just a single zipper down the middle.
- zippers should be the big, fat #10 YKK coil type
- the webbing handles should go completely around the body of the bag

Anyone know of anything like it? What bags can you recommend based on your personal experience?

These are the things I'll be carrying in it:

Water bottles
Spare gun(s)
blue gun
extra holster
Magazines
Ammo
Eye pro w/ spare
Ear Pro w/ spare
Staple gun/staples
masking tape
heavy folder full of target print outs
shot timer
blow out kit
sunscreen/chapstick
gloves
hat
cleaning kit/lube
tool kit
And any other miscellaneous gear that somehow finds its way into gun bags.

[JV_]

I use the large Midway USA bag. It's a lot of value for $40 (on sale).
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct...mber=939259680

[VolGrad]

I use a Maxpedition Multi Purpose Bag (MPB) in orange ..... just like Todd. What can I say? I'm a fanboy.

I need to take some pics at some point, including the inside & what all I normally carry inside. I have used other bags in the past, ranging from small freebies from LAPG to large Midway USA Competition bags. I found them all to be either too heavy when loaded up, too small, or too unorganized. The MPB solves all those issues.

http://www.maxpedition.com/store/pc/...-Bag-13p62.htm

EDIT: pics ... I'd love to list what all I have inside but you can see a good bit in the pics. I'm sure there isn't anything others don't already know about anyway.

[Kyle Reese]

I use the large Midway USA bag. It's a lot of value for $40 (on sale).
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct...mber=939259680

Same here. It's simply the value for the money, IMHO.

[Ray Keith]

I use the large Midway USA bag. It's a lot of value for $40 (on sale).
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct...mber=939259680

+1, I have 1 Maxpedition bag for another purpose, it is nice and better built, but I guess I'm too cheap to spend that for a range bag.

I have a smaller one too, sometimes the Midway is just too big.

[pointfiveoh]

I use the large Midway USA bag. It's a lot of value for $40 (on sale).
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct...mber=939259680

Could you shoot some pictures of how it's set up?

[VolGrad]

Could you shoot some pictures of how it's set up?

You didn't ask me ... and I no longer own this bag but that never stopped me from commenting in the past.

These bags are really well made and a tremendous value. They have tons of pockets and are pretty easy to organize. The issue I had is the size. It was large enough I felt I had to carry everything in it, including the kitchen sink. It was too heavy to lug around once loaded out. Even then I still had to carry lots of other random things when I went to the range. I also found there were perhaps too many pockets on the Midway bag. That might sound odd but I could never remember where I put things so I had to search for half hour to find some of the smaller items.

I found I did better with a smaller bag or even two smaller bags, if necessary. I set up the Max MPB to carry pretty much anything I need at a normal match or in a class. I could carry just this bag and be good-to-go. On a normal range day, however, I find I carry a lot more "stuff" and that's when a second (smaller) bag or even a milk crate loaded with loss odds-n-ends comes in handy.

[orionz06]

County-Comm/Maratac

[Rverdi]

Waller Original Range Bag. I've been thru a bunch and went back to my Waller again.
Review, mines blue, a buddy of mine has forest green, both are nice.

http://www.m1911.org/prodte37.htm

[Kyle Reese]

Waller Original Range Bag. I've been thru a bunch and went back to my Waller again.
Mods, ok to post a link to a review on another forum?

Sure thing!