{"id":4267,"date":"2013-01-30T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2013-01-30T14:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=4267"},"modified":"2013-01-30T19:59:16","modified_gmt":"2013-01-31T00:59:16","slug":"tactical-tailor-urban-operator-backpack-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=4267","title":{"rendered":"Tactical Tailor Urban Operator Backpack Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I like gadgets and things in which to carry them.\u00a0 Last year, I fairly assaulted SHOT Show 2012 wearing a Maxpedition Sitka in Khaki. \u00a0 It was just too small for my burden then, and for 2013 I had since added a Canon DSLR. \u00a0 Although a sling bag is easy to access, when filled with notebooks, pens, cameras, spare batteries, an iPad 2 and accessories, business cards, morale patches, product CD’s, press kits, Clif bars, water, Mil-Spec Monkey hoodie, and a daily burgeoning collection of swag (pirate booty), the distribution of weight in the oft-rotated bag could vex a loadmaster.\u00a0 I needed a backpack. \u00a0 Okay, another<\/em> backpack.\u00a0 Damn, I think my wife heard that.<\/p>\n

When I saw the Tactical Tailor Urban Operator Pack<\/a>, I though I was on to something. \u00a0 I have a Maxpedition Falcon II<\/a>, but at 3+ lbs empty, it starts out a bit much for the trade show floor.\u00a0 I wanted to shed a pound or two where I could.\u00a0 Even though the weight was not spec’ed on their website, Tactical Tailor’s bag looked more stripped down than my Falcon II:\u00a0 fewer straps and layers of heavy nylon material.<\/p>\n

Tactical Tailor added “Made in the USA” to its desirable attributes.\u00a0 At an MSRP of $99.00, it was also a bargain.\u00a0 But would the quality betray the price? In for 9,900 pennies, in for a pound.<\/p>\n

And the Coyote Brown Urban Operator Pack arrived and I was very pleased.\u00a0 The UOP was sturdy.\u00a0 Stitching was solid.\u00a0 It had a properly padded pocket for my iPad (or my 17″ MacBook Pro).\u00a0 I was thrilled to try to figure out what I could jam into its cavernous spaces but still hover over the scale.\u00a0 The UOP’s svelte form and padded shoulder straps would ease any neck strain I could have suffered with a lesser pack.<\/p>\n

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Before SHOT Show, I had loaded up the Urban Operator Pack for SWAT training on a range day. \u00a0It held all my gear and then some. \u00a0The outing was a good warm up. \u00a0With a hoard of ammo aboard, I discovered the UOP was comfortable when heavy.<\/p>\n

I wore the Tactical Tailor Urban Operator at least 8 hours a day during SHOT and I was served well by this nicely constructed backpack.\u00a0 I bought a camera insert for the main compartment and hung a MOLLE utility pouch on the right side for my Flip video camera.\u00a0 The main loop field held ThinBlueFlorida and BlueSheepdog patches, while the name tape placement hosted a Bacon strip patch (hell yeah, bacon!) from EDCknives.com<\/a>.\u00a0 My shoulders were unscathed and my back unstressed over the week.\u00a0 The nylon carryall delivered on its promise of usefulness.<\/p>\n

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Videoing at the TerraLux Booth<\/p><\/div>\n

As reported by the Tactical Tailor’s website<\/a>, the Urban Operator Pack is:<\/p>\n

Available in Black, Coyote Brown, Foliage Green, MultiCam\u00ae and Ranger Green.<\/p>\n

Large main compartment with high visibility orange lining
\nMedium sized front pocket with internal organizer and key keeper
\nLarge padded laptop pocket fits most laptops up to 17″
\nZippered fold out pocket fits 1 liter Nalgene\u00ae style bottles
\nExternal modular webbing on one side for pouch attachment
\nBungee system for securing lightweight clothing
\nSmall accessory pocket and loop fastener for patches and name tapes
\nContoured, padded shoulder straps, heavy duty zippers and large carry handle
\n1000 denier Cordura nylon construction
\nMeasurements:<\/p>\n

Main Pocket: 18.5″ tall x 12″ wide x 6.25″ deep
\nFront Pocket: 12.5″ tall x 10.5″ wide x 3″ deep
\nTotal volume: 1,836.75 cu. in.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>After SWAT training and a week in press service on the range and show floor, Tactical Tailor’s Urban Operator Pack made me a fan.\u00a0 It will certainly accompany us on future outings, both urban and backcountry.<\/p>\n

Randall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I like gadgets and things in which to carry them.\u00a0 Last year, I fairly assaulted SHOT Show 2012 wearing a Maxpedition Sitka in Khaki. \u00a0 It was just too small for my burden then, and for 2013 I had since added a Canon DSLR. \u00a0 Although a sling bag is easy to access, when filled with notebooks, pens, cameras, spare batteries, an iPad 2 and accessories, business cards, morale patches, product CD’s, press kits, Clif bars, water, Mil-Spec Monkey hoodie, and a daily burgeoning collection of swag (pirate booty), the distribution of weight in the oft-rotated bag could vex a loadmaster.\u00a0 I needed a backpack. \u00a0 Okay, another backpack.\u00a0 Damn, … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,105],"tags":[623,612,621,619,622,620],"class_list":["post-4267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shot-show","category-tactical-bags","tag-backpack-review","tag-shot-show-2013","tag-tactical-backpack","tag-tactical-tailor","tag-tactical-tailor-urban-operator-pack","tag-urban-operator-backpack"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t