Maxpedition S-type Gearslingers?

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I picked up a standard (left shoulder) Maxpedition Sitka Gearslinger at a good price off of ebay, but after carrying it everyday for a couple of weeks, I think I might want to go up a little in size and try the Kodiak. I found a Kodiak S-Type (right shoulder) for a considerably better price than the standard (left shoulder) Kodiak. This isn’t a “sitka vs. kodiak” question, it’s a left shoulder vs. right shoulder question.

I’m right handed, right eye dominant. I carry a VP9 or an M&P on my right hip at about 4 o’clock, or pocket carry an LCP in my right front pocket. Sometimes I carry inside the bag itself. I’ve seen some right handed shooters say that the S-type bags are their preference because it doesn’t interfere with their draw from the right side. If that’s the case, then why the heck isn’t the S-Type the more common choice? I mean, 90% of shooters are right handed who carry on their right hip, and isn’t Maxpedition’s target market pretty much, well, shooters (including mil and LEO)? Are they presuming that their customers, once they buy the bag, will only from then on carry their pistol inside the bag?

Some other thoughts:
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[li]The S-Type seems like it would interfere if someone were shouldering a carbine or carrying it in a one-point sling over their right shoulder. In my line of work I don’t carry a carbine, but was wondering if this was the thinking for why the standard gearslinger configuration is designed to go over the left shoulder? [/li][li]If that’s the case, then why not just somehow design the s-type or the standard configuration gearslingers to have the option to actually be used as a one-point sling?[/li][li]I’m probably overthinking this. ;)[/li][/ol]

BTW, what the heck is the “S” in “S-Type” supposed to stand for?

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I daily used a Standard (left shoulder) Kodiak for a couple of years, and here’s a few thoughts;

  1. Since I carry AIWB most of the time, the shoulder didn’t matter as much to me.

  2. I did use it for hunting occasionally, so having my right shoulder clear was nice.

  3. The design of the bag dictates that a right handed shooter needs a left shoulder bag if you want to carry the pistol in the bag, so there’s that.

  4. And I have no clue what “S-Type” stands for.

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I hunt as well, so that’s a good thing to consider. Having the versatility to use it in the field would be nice. I mainly will use it as a glorified man purse for my laptop and EDC gear. I kind of giggle at the “EDC” term. It sounds so “tacticool” and overblown, and probably suggests that I’m prepping for the zombie apocalypse, but in in my case it just means my laptop, phone, bible (I’m a pastor), handgun, knife, light, pens, and a bunch of books and papers. :haha:

By Maxpedition’s intention, I’d agree, but when I tried using my sitka as if I was left handed to kind of test out what it would be like using an S-Type right handed, it didn’t seem like it was that big of a deal. Seems like it would mainly be a concern with the Versipacks since they actually do hang down to your side and would potentially interfere with a holster.

Still seems like it could somehow be “aggie engineered” for use as a single point sling for a carbine, at least in my head. Especially with that clip thingee on the sling.

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I moved away from Maxpedition because it looks too “tacticool”. I stuck out like a sore thumb riding the Houston Metro daily.

I also moved away from the sling bag, because of the weight on only one shoulder. After all my stuff; laptop, tablet, chargers, water bottle, food, misc crap, first aid kit, etc etc etc. It was heavy, too heavy for extended use.

Easy now. :nono:

See my comment about weight, this would just add to it. Also, I’m not sure I’d want my carbine & bag connected. It would simplify the nylon, but complicate donning & doffing. YMMV.