I splurged a bit and bought myself a Mystery Ranch 2 DAP the other day so I've been experimenting with different load outs to make sure it will actually work for me.
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This is my match load out, at least in so far as what I typically take minus a couple clif bars and the actual ammo.
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I'm still experimenting but on the outside of the pack I had my pillow bag, TAB rear bag, and tripod. I'm going to work out another solution for securing the tripod so I'm not using the compression straps for that.
There are two pockets in the top lid, the very top one holds a little first aid kit and sunscreen. The larger bottom pocket is the dump pouch for my Kestrel, LRF, sharpies, and stuff. Plenty of room still for other incidental items.
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Inside the layout is much like the 3 DAP with a zippered mesh pocket and sleeve pocket on either side of the vertical zipper. There are two pouches along the back, a slit pocket and then a pocket designed for laptops. I have my ear pro, Game Changer, and knee pads in the main compartment, as you can see there's plenty of room left over for other items, not bad for 1650 cu/in pack. While I was packing all this back up, I was able to fit the pillow bag in there with some room to spare at the bottom.
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I figure the laptop bag will make the perfect place to store spare ammo and mags since it can be accessed from a side zipper as well, which should make topping off mags a breeze.
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The mesh pockets hold my sling, gloves, Hawk Hill talons, and ADA tripod adapter for the SPR. Right now I'm only using one of the sleeve pockets for my rifle maintenance kit, although I probably won't carry this during matches to be honest.
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To be perfectly honest, as long as this pack holds up I don't see me using my Eberlestock GSII much after this. For me it's the best of both worlds, plenty of capacity and good internal organization with a better frame system to distribute weight and less death by compression straps