The Proteus waistpack is a departure from the common
fanny/waist pack design, having a boxy, utilitarian look to it.
My initial impression of it was that it was smaller than it looked
in some pictures. It's not a large or bulky waistpack, but actually
quite compact (see the photo below showing it in comparison to a 1-litre
Nalgene bottle). The 2" wide waistbelt can be stowed under the rear panel,
which has 4 channels of PALS webbing which can be used with 3" or 6" malice
clips. Twin compression straps run under the pack to the front, and mate to
a harness which forms the top carry handle. There are attach points for
modular pouches on the outsides of the front and side compartments.
fanny/waist pack design, having a boxy, utilitarian look to it.
My initial impression of it was that it was smaller than it looked
in some pictures. It's not a large or bulky waistpack, but actually
quite compact (see the photo below showing it in comparison to a 1-litre
Nalgene bottle). The 2" wide waistbelt can be stowed under the rear panel,
which has 4 channels of PALS webbing which can be used with 3" or 6" malice
clips. Twin compression straps run under the pack to the front, and mate to
a harness which forms the top carry handle. There are attach points for
modular pouches on the outsides of the front and side compartments.
Specifications
- BODY
- The Proteus is built around a main compartment, with approximate
- dimensions of 9" x 6" x 3". It has a single mesh pocket inside it.
- On the front of the Proteus is a 8" x 5" x 1.5" compartment,
- with some flat divided pockets inside it. There is a pen
- slot on each side of the front compartment. The pack is
- flanked on each side by two compartments that are about 5" x 3" x 2" in
- size. As mentioned above, I thought the main compartment was a bit small,
- even though it'll hold a large handgun with no problem. I tried to see
- what common items I could fill the Proteus with so that everyone could
- get an accurate idea of its capacity. Much to my surprise,
- I was able to stuff two GI 1-quart canteens, one on top of the other
- (see pic), in the main compartment. A pilot's hip flask filled up the
- front compartment. Each of the two side compartments could hold 2
- GI M16 20-round magazines or 4 hi-cap pistol magazines
- Not too shabby for this little pack.
Features
- waistpack
- The Proteus waistpack has been out for at least a year at the time of this writing,