Hip Belt Pockets for Seek Outside Packs

[Richie S]

I had some arrive today. Well built. Weight in at 2.5oz each.

[Rodney Ackerman]

Went for a two day hike and here is what I think.

The SO pocket is larger and holds more stuff, but I could not close the zipper with one hand, which is a real detriment and is real frustrating. I could only get it about 2/3 to 3/4 closed with a single hand. The zipper size is overkill, being way to large for a pocket. I have it attached at the two farthest opposite places so that it is not loose and yet still is not an easy close.  Also noticed that my hands/arm would brush against it, though not much. Likely because of its thickness.

The Zimmerbuilt worked very well. Easy one handed operation. I was in and out of it all the time to pull the compact camera out. Also think it would handle rain better as it has sort of a top with the zipper being a bit lower down the side. No hand/arm swing brush noticed at all. Though smaller, I found it a better suited add on to the belt.

There you have it from my perspective.

Happy Trails.

[Rodney Ackerman]

Forgot the pics

 

[Brad Rogers]

The Seek Outside pockets are big, which may be good for some people, but not for others.  This pic is from their website and shows it holding two 12oz beverages.

[BPLwiia]

I thought I would revive this thread to see if others have tried the SO belt pouch and what their experience with it has been. When viewing the SO and ZB pouches side-by-side in the picture above, I would prefer the larger size.

Having said that, I am a bit concerned about whether my hand/arm will brush against it.

[Nathan Coleman]

Specifically to the hand/arm brushing… mine doesn’t brush any more than it does on ZB pockets on our belt.  You get used to it.

I like our pockets better because I can fish stuff out of them easier, plus it’s a more dialed fit.

[Brad Rogers]

I didn’t think that I would like the Seek Outside pockets, but I tried them and ended up loving them.  They are roomy, but not too big (I thought they would be) and are easy to open and close with one hand.  I was using a pair of rigged up Zimmerbuilt pockets before and these fit the pack so much better.

The only downside is weight, as they are 2.2oz each?

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