Gear comes in all shapes, sizes, and lengths, which is a bad mix for pockets designed to catch everything as-is. Within those unstructured enclaves your gear is banging and scraping against each other, causing unnecessary wear and tear. Larger pockets are also an inefficient way to organize your gear, making it that much harder to grab your essentials at a moment’s notice. Enter the EDC solution: pouches. Compact, organized, and easy to carry, purpose-built pouches solve all of your carry needs. Vanquest takes the EDC pouch further with their FTIM Gen 2 Maximizer. With a unique pull-down opening system to make it as fast as possible to get to your gear, it’s an ultra-rugged and extra-organized way to manage your everyday kit.
Unlike most half- or clamshell-opening pouches, the FTIM’s main compartment is more akin to a dopp kit, with a U-shaped zipper to lay out its contents wide open. This YKK#8 zipper is lockable and comes with Spartan zipper pulls, a combination designed to make opening as fast and as smooth as possible. In the main compartment are 24 elastic webbing slots in both vertical and horizontal orientations; there’s a space for your gear be it pens, cables, flash drives, and more. One external pocket, two internal ones, and a detachable 2-position key fob space round out the pouch’s organization.
Since this is a mil-spec pouch, that means heavy-duty 500D Cordura nylon with a durable water repellent coating for its exterior. A grab handle sits on top, while on the bottom, each end of the zipper opening has grab tabs for even faster deployment. On the FTIM’s sides are MOLLE/PALS-compatible webbing, allowing you to expand its functionality or stash it to the rest of your compatible equipment. Finally, a loop ID panel front and center lets you customize or decorate the pouch to your needs.
Stop stuffing your pockets with loose essentials and get organized with a robust EDC pouch like the Vanquest FTIM instead. Pick one up in three colors at the Amazon link below.
