A few months ago, I reviewed the Maxpedition Mongo Versapack messenger bag.  I’ve used this bag just about every day, and it’s been great.

I did find one quibble today:While the pocket on the buckle-down flap on the outside of the pack is water resistant, the zipper at the top of the pocket is not.  When walking through a torrential rain storm without an umbrella this morning, I discovered that the difference between the zipper letting water in  and the bottom of the pocket letting water out is quite large.  It is large enough, in fact, that  it will fill the pocket  approximately 1/3 full with rainwater in just a few minutes.

Coincidentally, business cards and an iPhone 4 are also not waterproof.

The good news is that the laptop that was in the main part of the pack was bone dry.

In related news, I was up for an upgrade at the cell phone store, and I like the new iPhone 4s I got at lunch today.

Oh well, I’m already putting money in the gun fund anyway.  It’ll build up again given enough time.