The Veshmeshok used to be "just" a simple hundred years old Soviet Army backpack worn by millions of Soviet and Russian soldiers and later via the surplus market by Finnish Hipsters. ;-)
It indeed is a simple yet very practical design coming with only one adjustable sling that at the same time closes the bag and serves as shoulder straps. Simply put - the heavier you fill the bag, the more secure the knot gets in holding it.
I decided to "modernize" the concept and give it new live as the "big brother" of the ubiquitous Hipster Bag / Drawstring bag. And a big brother it is, having way more room and a "proper" sling instead of strings. Also, all Veshmeshoks feature an external pocket.
These two come in a modern European adversary or OPFOR camouflage pattern - the Russian "Skol", printed on a light uniform fabric which been reinforced at the bottom with Olive drab Cordura. All the webbing is 1 in wide and NOS from German Army stocks with the standard version having an additional four straps with vintage metal buckles for external storage. The standard one comes with an external pocket closed with Velcro, the slim one has one with two zippers. All have additional Velcro - at the standard one covered with a blank patch - and some for a name-tape. The inside of both versions is lined in light Olive drab Cordura.
Under #youcantcamouflagetruth 20€ Euros of the selling price of the standard and 10€ of that of the slim one will be donated to Truth Hounds, a team of human rights professionals working on documenting war crimes and crimes against humanity in war contexts.
Size standard: ca. 23 in x 18 in Size slim: ca. 23 in x 14 in
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