General

The Rollypolly Folding Dump Pouch was provided to us for testing by Maxpedition. The Rollypolly is a folding dump pouch that can be quickly deployed when needed and rolled out of way to small 3"x3"x1.75 package when not in use. It can of course be used for various different purposes, but it really shines as a dump pouch for used magazines. It's designed to take 7 30 round AR-15 magazines which is more than enough for most situations. We were able to stuff 10 mags in the pouch, but it takes too much time for it to work in real life.

The Rollypolly has elastic cords on two sides that can be used to quickly close the pouch. The flap that holds the pouch in closed positions also works when the pouch is open & full of stuff. When the pouch is open the flap can also be secured out of the way on the inside of the pouch because there is a separate velcro patch on the inside. A very nice touch. There is also a draining hole in the bottom to allow water to exit the pouch. The pouch can be carried on a belt or attached to Malice compatible gear with Malice clips (sold separately).

Materials and workmanship
The first thing you notice when you get your hands on one of these is that it's well made. Not a big surprise, because all the Maxpedition gear we have reviewed have been top quality items. As for the material it's of the usual high quality that you would expect from Maxpedition, meaning 1000-Denier nylon fabric with Teflon coating for easy maintenance. The stitching, which is usually the first thing to fail on your "tactical nylon" is also top notch.

Use
First and most importantly the pouch edges were stiff enough to keep the pouch mouth open so you can actually quickly "dump" stuff in there. Things that "conveniently" fold away are usually everything but convenient, luckily the Rollypolly can be brought into action in less than 5 seconds. While you can fit up to 10 mags in the pouch, you are better of just putting them back where they came from, if you need to dump more that 6-7 mags. While the flap can be used to close the pouch, we found that you are better of with using just the cords. It faster and you can tuck away the flap on the inside of the pouch. Probably due to the folding design the pouch has no means of holding the mags in the pouch if you forget to close it, but the handy size more than makes up for that. Because the pouch doesn't attach to your leg it does tend to swing around a bit when running with the pouch full of empty magazines. The belt loop however is stiif and heavy duty enough that it's not really an issue. Again, a very well thought out product from Maxpedition.

F.Y.I. Maxpedition also offers smaller /the Mini Rollypolly) and larger versions (Mega Rollypolly) of the basic Rollypolly.

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

The bad
- If you forget to close it you might end up with less magazines that you started with.