General
The Jumbo versipack was provided to us for testing by Maxpedition.. The reason the Jumbo versipack in particular was tested by Sniperworld was that the Jumbo is also designed to be suitable for concealed carry which makes it a lot more interesting than your average shoulder bag. The Jumbo model is an evolution of the Maxpdetion Fatboy versipack the main differences being size, the amount of pockets and the concealed carry option. As with the previous Maxpedition products the workmanship is very good and the materials used are top notch. Most importantly a lot of thought has gone into the design of the Jumbo versipack and Maxpedition has clearly paid attention to the customer feedback. The increased size allows the user to haul a huge amount of gear around in the Jumbo, sometimes even more than is practical. If the bag is stuffed full of relatively heavy stuff like magazines and ammo one starts to long after a backpack. However, over packing the bag is an "operator related error" and by no means a fault in the design.

The Jumbo is also malice clip compatible and comes with a 2” lockable main buckle which in our opinion is nice little touch. Also the shoulder strap deserves a separate mention as it's a very good design and stays where you place it due to the three velcro attachment straps.

Stuff and more stuff

To get an idea of how much stuff one could fit into the Jumbo we packed in the following:
- Glock tactical light and spare batteries in it's storage box
- 4 thirty round AR-15 magazines,
- 4 single stack .45 magazines.
- 2 flashlights,
- 1 competition timer
- 220 rounds of .223 ammo in boxes,
- 3 Glock 19 round magazines,
- 1 stapler,
- 40 rounds of .308 in boxes,
- 2 single stack 9mm magazines & 1 mag pouch
- 1 SIG P226.

After this the bag was quite full but we could easily have crammed more stuff in. The weapon pouch for example had nothing else in it than the P226. With all this gear in the bag was quite heavy but it showed no sings of ripping or tearing at the seams.

Concealed carry
The compartment intended for weapon carry is the one closest to the body and it is equipped with a zipper with a para cord loop. (as are all zippers in the Jumbo) Inside the compartment are two 1" wide strips of velcro that allow the attachment of "Hook & Loop Modular Accessories" meaning the loop that actually holds the weapon and/or magazine holders. Our biggest complaint with the Jumbo is that the bag is more "concealed carry compatible" than "concealed carry ready" meaning that the Jumbo does not ship with the Maxpedition hook & loop holster and it has to bought separately. Luckily we had one already as the MPB does ship with one. For those who are not planning on using the bag for CW carry it's a non issue, but those interested in using the Jumbo as CW carry system need to make an additional investment ($9.99) on the hook & loop holster. For carry the Jumbo isn't the fastest system around but it looks much smarter than a fanny pack and handles a helluva lot more tasks that a concealed carry holster . The Jumbo is designed to be worn on the right side, but we tested the bag fully loaded on both sides and it really made no difference which side it was on. It was good either way. It's also worth mentioning that the Jumbo comes with a belt loop on the that is handy especially when drawing the weapon from the holster. The loop prevents the bag from rising with the weapon in case the bag is packed very light or the weapon snags on the bag for some reason during the draw.

The good
+ high quality materials & workmanship
+ well designed
+ versatile

The bad
- the holster has to be bought separately