VANQUEST VERT-5 / VERT-7 Cross Body Sling Packs (REVIEW).
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I felt like I’d made it, like I’d finally arrived.
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| VANQUEST VERT-5 AND VERT-7 BROTHERS GRIMM. |
VANQUEST, one of the biggest best known brands in the industry ask little old YOMP NOTES to pre review a product ahead of its official launch!!! Genuinely I felt trusted, what an honour. Anyway nough of the smoke blowin - with no further ado I give you the brand new, fresh out the box; VANQUEST VERT-5 and VERT-7 Sling Bag and as the English would have it, “Bloody Hell do they know how to make a bag or what!”
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For me this series of bags looks set to sit right at the top of the EDC Tech & CCW cross body sling pack castle in terms of construction, design, attention to detail and just God damn practical ease of use.
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| VERT-7 LEFT, VERT-5 RIGHT. |
The VERT Sling Bag by VANQUEST comes in two sizes; 5 and 7 litres; the VERT-5 and the VERT-7. Anatomically they’re both the same, one is just a tad smaller than the other.
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| BODY WORN ACCESS, NICE. |
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| VANQUEST SPARTAN ZIPPER PULLS PLUSS SUPER CLASSY, REAL LEATHER BRAND PATCH. |
THE VERT EXTERIOR P1
So to the exterior of the VERT Sling Pack you’ll see two compartments. Up front is a large pocket with dual zipper access, VANQUEST signature Spartan zipper pulls and the VANQUEST real leather embossed patch. I love this detail which works nicely with the Multicam black and including a large integrated hook’n’loop field for your morales, I think this all looks very classy.
THE VERT INTERIOR
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| UP FRONT POCKET NO1. |
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| PARACORD KEYCHAIN ANCHOR. |
Inside the lining is hi-vis. To the front of this pocket is a small internal pocket with a zipper closure, it has some capacity so you’ll be able to carry some quite bulky items in it.
To the back is a slip pocket ready for a good sized tablet or notebooks.
The front of this pocket is hook ‘n’ loop and includes two paracord keychain attachment points.
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| EDC CUSTOM ORGANISED. |
The VERT doesn’t have any detailed organisation as part of its core design but these hook‘n’loop fields do give the option to add your own and customise as you see fit.
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| UP FRONT POCKET NO2 - MAIN COMPARTMENT. |
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| MORE EDC CUSTOM ORGANISASION. |
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| MY EDC LOAD-OUT BUT THE VERT CAN CARRY MORE. |
The main compartment has a similar layout the previous. It’s larger, the keychain attachments are to the front but one subtle difference is the padded table pocket is suspended off the bottom of the main bag, meaning your valuable tablet is better protected when setting the bag down.
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| BACK POCKET ACCESS. |
To the back of the VERT Sling Pack is a right and left hand, top to bottom, zipper accessed pocket for your CCW.
The interior is completely slick but the panel closest to your body is entirely hook’n’loop ready for you to customise just how you need it with a modular CCW HOLDER (holster) and a double mag holder or a CCW Plus Mag.
MORE POCKETS???
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| IS IT A POCKET OR A STASH FOR THE SLING STRAP? THERE'S NO NEED TO DECIDE. |
So that’s all the pockets and then you notices at the top of the bag and to the base of the shoulder strap, is small hook’n’loop field, on closer inspection you’ll notice a dual up and over zipper pull to a small pocket with an 1” elastic retainer inside. So I’m still using the old iPhone earphones (The white ones with a gable and jack)? this pocket is perfect for those : )
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| SLING STRAP STASH, LOOKING LIKE S SNAKES MOUTH. |
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| STASH IN USE. |
But in reality it’s to stash the shoulder strap if you need to hand carry the VERT. I find this to be a very elegant solution, especially in confined spaces such as; cars, trains and planes, there’s nothing I hate more than getting a carry strap tangled on a stick-shift : (
THE VERT EXTERIOR P2
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| TOUGH WATER PROOF AND YET SHIRT AND SKIN FRIENDLY. |
The back of the VERT-5 and VERT-7 is padded with the signature VANQUEST “V” Tough Mesh which is waterproof coated and yet still sympathetic to skin and shirt on your back.
MOSTLY THE CARRY SYSTEM.
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| CARRY SLING inc CHUNKY D-RING ADJUSTMENT PLUS SECURE; SWIVEL LOCK BASE BUCKLES. |
The sling carry system is 1.5” wide seatbelt style webbing, which as we all know is super strong but has a nice soft feel.
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| CHUNKY D-RING DETAIL. |
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| SWIVEL LOCK BASE BUCKLES. |
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| TUCK AWAY - GOING. |
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| GONE. |
It has a large D ring for easy shoulder strap adjustments. At the base of the strap is a quick snap swivel buckle mount, that can be tucked away when not in use. I really like this detail along with the shoulder strap stash pocket, for me it’s this care and attention that I really appreciate.
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| SIDE PANEL MOLLE. |
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| WEATHER GUARD & LOCKABLE ZIPPERS. |
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| CARRY HANDLE. |
To the sides of the VANQUEST VERT are 2 webbing loops that accessories water bottles and pouches could be attached too. There aren’t any drainage grommets in the pack but the main external zippers are reverse waterproofed YKK units.
Last-but-by-no-means-least is a small but totally usable handle just to finish off this most excellent crossbody sling pack.
Everything you need nothing you don’t and just enough hook’n’loop utility to help you really make this bag your own or to nudge in the direction of the job you want it to do, be it EDC Tech, CCW or maybe a combination of all. Once you decide to go VERT everything else is possible.
Available for preorder now, shipping starts April 18th 2025.
VISIT VANQUEST NOW.
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| HANDSOME REAL LEATHER DETAIL. |
Everything you need nothing you don’t and just enough hook’n’loop utility to help you really make this bag your own or to nudge in the direction of the job you want it to do, be it EDC Tech, CCW or maybe a combination of all. Once you decide to go VERT everything else is possible.
Available for preorder now, shipping starts April 18th 2025.
VISIT VANQUEST NOW.
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