Diamond Back Tactical E&E bag

Here it is worn at waist level.  The bag was easier to deal with while working with it thrown behind the back

Close up pics  of the bag from the front

Lift  the flap to uncover a map  pocket. A soft  armor plate from a groin protector is in the map pocket and adds very little bulk. The two medium size heavy duty zippers to open the main compartment of the bag allow access  with  either hand fairly quickly.

The bag was used for a shooting drill with a two point Blue Force Gear Vickers sling. The sling would drop across the top the bag  and in effect 'lock' the rifle in place in front of the shooter

Flap open from the top and flap closed from the side

Both ends of the E&E bag. Eagle evidence bag on the rear strap

The stuff in the bag: Water, six AR mags,  Glock 34, three spare mags, smoke grenades, gun cleaning kit, GPS / radio, multi-tool, knife, gloves, flashlight, extra batteries, light sticks, first aid kit and extras, parachute cord, extra baggies, energy bars, caffeine gum, hand sanitizer, marker

Turned the bag  inside out to see the inside layout easier. The soft  armor in the map pocket. Flashlight and knife clipped to the pocket for easy access from the top of the bag, light sticks in elastic  loops, batteries in pocket  with GPS/ radio clipped in above it.

On the other  side of the bag is a pistol holster with a pouch for a spare  mag. An addition to the bag is the small LED  on a gear keeper (retractable cable) positioned at the top of the bag, it's useful for finding things in the bag at night, or can easily be  threaded through the radio's opening in the top of the bag

Some of the things we didn't like..  the weight of the full bag pulled on just one strap which would be better off padded for any long term use. We'll need to reposition the strap buckle to another location somehow as well.  

Another thing that could be improved is the pistol mag pouches on the end.  They do not retain the mags very well, and they allow a large portion of the mag to be visible, and the flaps are easily undone or pushed to the side allowing the mags to potentially fall out.

The rifle mag pockets also leave a bit to be desired.  They do not have any form of elastic or similar retention device other than the velcro lids, normally this is not an issue but the flap is barely long enough to cover the mags and does not make much purchase on the velcro.  If it was like an Eagle MLCS pouch where it had a velcro tab extending up from the brim it would alleviate this issue.  When using mags equipped with MagPuls or Ranger Plates the lids just barely retain the mags, and after drawing one mag from the pouch the other is left to be barely retained.  Although I never lost any mags during mag changes

The strap is attached to the bag. Sewn on one end, and through a  buckle and sewn to itself. Worn right handed  the back of the bag / strap is sewn, the front is attached to the strap via a plastic clip, which has no reason to  stay in position  to hold the strap easily  so the plastic clip in front is crunched up to both narrow ends of the clip

What?
You think this bag looks too tactical? It's too expensive? Wouldn't all this stuff fit into a simple plastic bag so that your gear bag won't stand  out  in an urban environment?

Wait  for our next review, the Tactical, Urban, Recycled, Disposable Bag, Or for short call it the T.U.R.. oh wait never mind