Dutch Daypack, Rucksack Side Pouches, DPM, Surplus

Quite a fabugastic daypack made from the side pouches of the Dutch rucksack. Fugly as hell but very handy nevertheless. You don’t need an additional daypack in addition to the big pack anymore. You can also use it as spare parts in case the side pouches of your big rucksack are worn out.

These have attachment zippers that close from the bottom towards the top, as PLCE rucks and old Berghauses had. At some point, these were flipped so the zippers close top-down. Check which style your ruck is if you have one already! The wrong kind of side pouch can be attached but will be oriented upside down.

Features

A similar contraption of the British PLCE pack was called the "Rocket pack" or"Rocket pouches" because that is what it kinda looks like. Some silver spray paint and starch and you are ready to conquer the space!

The idea is to provide the soldiers with a daypack without them having to carry an additional pack. Simply leave the rucksack in camp, unzip the side pouches, zip them together, and attach the straps. Tadaa! You have a roughly 20-liter mini pack for nightly assaults. Works the same way in civilian use, when e.g. hunting or photographing.

Two pouches are zipped together. Both have one top-loaded compartment and take about 10 liters. The measurements of a single packs are c. 36 x 21 x 14 cm (14.2” x 8.3” x 5.5”). The whole pack weighs 650 grams (1.43 lbs) when empty. Materials aren’t mentioned but most likely Cordura with some waterproofing treatment.

Dutch military surplus

The condition of these packs varies, all are used. Some are in very good condition, but some have pretty faded colors. All of them are intact and serviceable.