EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – With the new Maxpedition Platy Pocket Organizer, the only thing limiting you is your own imagination and the type of gear you own.
California-based Maxpedition, long an industry leader in EDC pouches and backpacks, launched its new line of Platy organizers earlier this year.
Several weeks ago, I profiled their smaller 4-inch-by-6-inch organizer and promised to do a loadout later on the larger version, which comes in at 5-by-7.
My conclusion was that you could come up with almost limitless ways to organize your EDC using these pouches.
Here is a refresher on what the Platy is all about, before we take a look at the larger version.
Maxpedition has long been known for its clamshell-type EDC organizers.
The Platy is a departure from that. It is a flat carry system with a couple of vertical sleeves on both the front and the back.
You can use these sleeves to carry a pocket knife, flashlight, prybar, pen and more.
You can organize it however you want based on your needs and gear.
The organizer also has a full-length YKK zipper on one side that allows access to a main compartment where you can store items inside without fear of that stuff falling out.
The opposite side from the enclosed compartment has an elastic band running across the top third, giving you even more flexibility on organization and how you carry your gear.
The Platy is made of water-resistant-coated nylon and includes a paracord lanyard that allows you to carry the pouch around your neck or across your body.
You can remove the lanyard or tuck it into the main internal pouch.
Anyway, let’s take a look at the larger of the two pouches, which is 5-by-7.
It may not seem much bigger than its smaller 4-by-6 brother but it is in reality.
Let’s take a gander at how I loaded mine out.
On the front side, I am carrying a Buck 110 LT pocket knife and an Olight Baton 3 Pro flashlight. Both are significantly larger than the knife and flashlight I was able to fit in the smaller one.
That is a huge difference – the ability to carry a full-sized pocket knife and larger light.
I also am able to fit a Log + Jotter pocket notebook in the back sleeve behind the knife and flashlight without having it “peek” above the top of the Platy – another difference. In the smaller one, a regular-sized pocket notebook is a little taller than the organizer itself.
On the back side, I am carrying a Gerber Armbar multi-tool and a Grafton Mini pen by Everyman.
In the zipped-up pouch area, I put a charging cord and plug-in, some Band-Aids and a flattened bit of duct tape.
The larger pouch is ideal for stuffing full of gear and putting it into your car or a pack.
The smaller one, I can envision throwing into a pocket or carrying cross-body with the provided lanyard chord.
The smaller Platy is available at the Maxpedition website for $18.99 and $21.99 for the multi-cam version.
The larger one costs $19.99 and $22.99 for the multi-cam.
You can find the Maxpedition Platy Pocket Organizer on Amazon by clicking here.
You can also purchase them directly from Maxpedition. Here is a link to the smaller version and to the larger one.
Here are some YouTube channels I watch and enjoy that deal with pocket knives and EDC gear.
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