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Who needs all that tactical pant storage when you’re wearing a Maxpedition Sitka GearSlinger on your back? Tactical Gearhead recently demonstrated just how spacious it can be, especially when you’re carrying a mix of smaller and larger items.

This backpack-meets-sling made with a Teflon fabric retails for just under $130 and features a single-shoulder strap for easy access and speedy on-off time. To keep out thieving hands besides your own, there’s built-in theft protection around the zipper area, and a triple polyurethane coat will keep out that other unwanted element — water.

Its best feature, as demonstrated by Tactical Gearhead, is the ability to effortlessly swing the pack from the back of the body to the front, which of course allows you to quickly access all your tactical tools in those most critical moments.

While overall a mostly positive review, some criticisms Tactical Gearhead had were that the security feature near the zippers does not easily snap shut. Therefore, if you are trying to secure it in a rush, it could be difficult to lock and become an open target to pickpockets after all.

The reviewer also mentions that when you are putting the bag on over your jacket, it could make things bunch up a bit. “But that downside is offset by how easy it is just to get into the bag without having to set the bag down.”

The biggest upside to the Maxpedition Sitka GearSlinger? It doesn’t look like a purse, he says. And this non-purse is available in black, OD green, khaki, foliage green and khaki foliage.

Watch the full review below.