MOLLE Open-Top Pouch: Single, Double or Triple Cell

Gear you can reach without stopping.

Everything useful ends up at the bottom of the pack. The torch, the spare battery, the multi-tool, the handheld — all of it under the jacket you took off two hours ago. So when you actually need one, you stop, drop the pack, dig through it and repack.

Do that three times and you stop bothering. The tool stays in the pack and you make do without it. That is the real failure — not the gear breaking, but the gear sitting somewhere you cannot get at it while you are still walking.

This is an open-top pouch that rides on the outside of what you already carry. No lid, no zip, no press stud to fight in the dark. An elastic cord runs over the mouth to hold the contents down, and it pulls aside with one hand.

It is a narrow pouch and it is honest about that. Read the Limits tab before you buy — the supplier publishes no measurements for it, and we are not going to invent any.

What It Does

• Rides outside: mounts to the PALS and MOLLE webbing already on your pack, vest, plate carrier or belt panel.
• Opens instantly: no lid and no fastener, so getting at the contents is one movement rather than four.
• Holds it down: an adjustable elastic cord with a pull tab sits over each cell and tensions to what is inside.
• Sheds water: a metal eyelet in the base of every cell lets rain, sweat and grit run straight out.
• Carries more: the front face has three rows of its own PALS webbing, so another pouch can hang off it.
• Scales to the job: one, two or three cells, in black, green, tan or multicam.

Key Features

• Open-top cell: no flap, no zip and no buckle over the mouth.
• Elastic retention: one adjustable shock cord per cell, with a pull tab to draw it aside.
• Drained base: one metal eyelet per cell, visible in the base of the black and tan pouches.
• PALS front face: three rows of webbing bar-tacked into loops across the front.
• Nylon construction: woven nylon body with bound edges and a webbing-reinforced mouth.
• Three sizes: single, double or triple cell, priced accordingly.
• Four colourways: black, green, tan and multicam.
• Mounts to standard webbing: fits the PALS and MOLLE grid used across packs and vests.

Limits

There are no published measurements. The supplier states no internal or external size for this pouch, and the figures quoted by other sellers do not match the proportions of the pouch in these photographs. We are not going to publish a number we cannot stand behind. Judge the shape off the images and measure your own gear.

It is a narrow cell, not a general pocket. The pouch is cut long and slim, far deeper than it is wide. Slim, flat gear sits in it properly. Anything chunky, wide or square will not go in at all.

The elastic is retention, not a lock. A shock cord over an open mouth stops things bouncing out on the walk. It is not a closure. Turn the pouch upside down or take a solid knock and the contents can leave.

It is not weatherproof. An open top lets rain, dust and grit straight in. The drainage eyelet is there because the pouch is expected to get wet, not to stop it getting wet. Nothing carried in it is protected.

The back is not photographed. Every image the supplier provides is a front view. It is sold to mount on PALS and MOLLE webbing and the front face is genuine PALS, but we cannot show you the rear strap arrangement, so we are not going to describe it in detail.

No certification and no guarantee. No standard, rating or test certificate has been sighted for this pouch. It is a fabric carrier, and nothing about it is rated to hold a load, a person or anything else. Returns are for faulty or not-as-described goods.

Q & A

Will my two-way radio fit in it?

Depends entirely on the radio, and we will not guess for you. The supplier publishes no internal measurement, so there is no figure here to check yours against. What the photographs do show is a narrow slot with an elastic cord over it — a slim handheld suits that shape, and a chunky UHF CB set with a wide battery pack does not. Measure the widest and thickest part of your radio with the battery on it, then look at how tightly the pouch in the images wraps what is already sitting in it.

How does it attach?

To the PALS and MOLLE webbing grid on a pack, vest, plate carrier or belt panel. If your gear has that ladder of horizontal webbing rows, this mounts to it. If it does not, there is nothing for this pouch to grip — it is not a belt pouch and there is no clip on it.

Can I hang another pouch off the front of it?

Yes. The front face carries three rows of its own PALS webbing, bar-tacked into loops at regular intervals. That is real load-bearing webbing rather than a decorative strip, so a second pouch will mount to it.

What is the fabric?

Woven nylon. We are not publishing a denier figure for it. The sellers of this pouch contradict each other — the same listing calls it 1000D in one line and 500D in another — and a number nobody can pin down is worth nothing to you.

What is the difference between single, double and triple?

The number of cells, side by side on one backing. Single is one slot, double is two, triple is three. Each cell gets its own elastic cord and its own drainage eyelet, and the price steps up with the cell count.

How long does delivery take?

Allow 10 to 14 days from the day you place the order, and up to 3 weeks to be safe. Regional and remote addresses run longer again. Delivery is free to Australia and New Zealand.

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