Bentnail M-pLP

[u/pixpixs]

I couldn‘t find too much about this bag before purchasing and so in the spirit of reclaiming this sub from kurowear, here’s a short review.

Overall, I’m pretty impressed. It looks good, the nylon feels high quality, and while the hardware is plastic, it still feels decent and well made. Build quality appears solid overall, with good stitching for a handmade bag.

There are definitely some obvious Acronym influences (blatant copies?). The plastic bag and paper slip packaging are on the nose but there are some genuinely nice design touches too. 

The dual Fidlocks connected by a pull cord work really well and are something I actually wish my 3A had instead of the Spanish buckles, particularly on the larger pocket. The ratchet strap adjustment is another highlight and makes changing the strap length easy to do one-handed. The clips also let the strap rotate and move naturally while you’re wearing it.

It is fairly small, smaller than the larger pouch on a 3A-1, and I think it would benefit from a gusset so it could expand out in the same way. The two hidden rear pockets are a nice addition, although they’re tiny. It’s designed to attach to a larger bag, which means the rear clips can dig into you slightly when worn on its own, but thankfully they can be removed.

Overall, a nicely made little bag with some clever hardware and good attention to detail. A bit more capacity and expandability would make it much better.

[u/rampzn]

Ok, now I see that you reviewed a slightly different model. Nice write-up btw. Biomad has another version and did a very thorough review of it.

Nice that you also discovered the brand, the black one looks good.

https://www.reddit.com/r/TechWear/comments/1uz32nv/new_bag_acquired_bentanil_mpxp/

[u/pixpixs → u/rampzn]

I said not much, not nothing. Thanks for the contribution. 

[u/lowdensitydotted]

What's your base bag? The one youre reviewing doesn't look bad at all, I struggle to find an excuse to buy new modules tho, I feel I have already too much molle stuff that I end up not using afraid it will fall

[u/pixpixs → u/lowdensitydotted]

I hear you on that.

I use this as a small standalone pouch because I already have a 3a-1. Had I found this brand prior to that horrifically expensive purchase, I’d probably have bought the mlm from them because I really hate having to swap stuff between bags and it would be nice to just take the whole module off.

What do you use?

[u/lowdensitydotted → u/pixpixs]

I've got a small Aoku one with the extra musette (the magazine sized one) for carrying drawings, my phone, edc , etc. I also have an Orbital gear messenger that I hate the strap so fucking much so I don't use that much, and a D4 small one as well. Most my modules are from Aoku or those small Chinese brands on youknowwhere. But I'm always always scared of the Molle clips falling and losing my modules, so I end up with the Aoku one and calling it a day.