Well the pouches arrived today.
The phone pouch is EXACTLY the right size for my phone (HTC Desire HD).
The main strap looks to be made out of similar material to seat belts, it then has the rucksack shoulder strap loops sewn onto this main strap.
I like this design as when it is mounted, by pulling the main strap you effectively are lifting the phone out making it easier to access.
Unfortunately though this also means that when you reinsert the phone you have to hold the main strap or you end up pushing it through.
In practice though even though i have the use of 1 arm it's easy to insert and remove the phone.
Ohh did i say the phone fits perfectly
The other larger pouch is more the typical style of a pouch with the straps sewn onto it.
It comes with a clasp and has velcro on the flap so is VERY secure
The pouch is around 1 and 1/2 times bigger than the phone pouch, so you have room for a large phone plus some other smaller extras if need be.
For me it's a bit of a weird size as it's too big for just my GPS (Garmin Edge 705) but it's too small to really fit anything else in like my monoculars (Docter 8x21) so i'm really going to have to go through my stuff to see what fits either on it's own or with something else to give a snug fit.
On the Rucksack i have the phone pouch mounted above the chest strap, and it stayed solid during todays 3 hour hike.
The bigger pouch i have 1 strap above the chest strap and 1 below it, this again was mounted solidly with no flapping about.
Took this pic but it gives a false sense of when the pouches are located when wearing the pack.
This one gives a better idea.
In use the phone pouch is in the area between your pectoral muscle and your collar bone, the bigger pouch slightly lower.
Over all i'm happy with them though, they really do feel great quality wise, the phone pouch is pretty much perfect for my phone and i'll be buying a new GPS soon that's bigger than my 705, so fingers crossed this one will fit and fit firmly.
Cheers
Mark
