Bongo Gear, manufacturers of the licensed Becker Patrol Pack, have introduced their new Compass Pouch.
Designed to attach to shoulder straps, it’s large enough to fit a compass, Bic-type lighter, signal mirror, and whistle.
PALS compatible and Made in U.S.A. Offered in several colors.
Which compass is this designed for, by the look of it I’m assuming M73, is that right?
Looks like it will fit a M1950 quite nicely
We designed the pouch to hold a GI type compass (Cammenga 3 or 27, M73, M1950, etc.) along with an emergency whistle, small signal mirror, and a Bic type lighter – all together. (A whistle was what saved a shot downed pilot during one of our CSARs back in the day, and a signal mirror was instrumental in locating a couple of downed aircrew in other instances. A Bic, well, it’s just plain handy to have.)
Pity you don’t ship to Australia. I like the look and quality of your products .
Send us an inquiry via our website, we might be able to accommodate you.
That’s the first new thing I’ve seen in forever that uses “Lift-The-Dot” fasteners. I wonder if they still make ’em, or if these guys found a bunch of NOS in a warehouse?
Dot still makes the Lift The Dot snaps. They’ve never stopped. Companies tend not to use them because they require special tools to install, cost more, and are more labor-intensive than Pull The Dot/regular snaps.
So aside from the obvious – the fact that this pouch is several dozen steps up from the issue GI version – how about you get on to the Becker Patrol Pack MkII and post a review of THAT, pretty sure it would make an even bigger splash that this… (nice as it is)…