Mystery Ranch Removable Water Bottle Pocket

I do not care how accessible they make these packs. At no point do I ever want to have to take off my pack just to get my water bottle. Be smart. Get the water bottle pocket, put it on your belt, have accessible water like an intelligent human being. Works great. Like everything else mystery ranch it feels like it will survive everything

Bought for a trip last month and it held up and worked great

So I like the design of the water bottle holder part but the mounting strap needs improvement. Had to tape mine in order to keep it from falling off.

I am prepping my pack for this fall’s multiple trips bear hunting and fly fishing in the Southern Appalachians. I’ve used the water bottle pocket while packing around a 60# bag of quick Crete and the access is much better than the stretch pockets on the sides of my metcalf.

I'm sure like many of you, I started off with high hopes of the MR Bottle Pocket that has the elastic rim. However that pocket was impossible to get a Nalgene bottle back into with one hand.

Thankfully this one is easier and mirrors the same design as the bottle pocket on the Wingman. It's a huge improvement.

Why 4 stars? As a SAR team member, the best place for me to mount this is on the hip belt using the MOLLE loops. That being said, it's still difficult at times to put a full size Nalgene bottle back into this pocket with one hand since the pocket itself has no expansion capability for re-entry. The bottle has to be perfectly centered to re-enter the pocket, which obviously is a challenge when it's on your side and only reachable by one hand.

Here's my recommended solution for the MR team: Similar to how the Glock Gen5's have a flared mag well to allow for easier loading of magazines, consider either flaring the top 1/2" of this pocket to allow a bottle to be placed into easier, or, add elastic ribbing to the pocket so that it can be briefly expanded to receive the bottle, then retract back to a snug fit.

just what I was looking for. Durable and fits nalgenes well

Love the MOLLE attachment. I attach it to the outside of my SG R3 3300 and keep an empty 1.5L Nalgene in it as a reservoir to fill when I come across water. Water bottle fits well and rides without moving around. After my first trip, however, the shock cord meant to keep the bottle in place almost wore through. As a means of securing the bottle in the pocket, it is poorly designed and poor quality cord material.

Bought this bottle pocket in black fits on the waist belt of my pop up 28 perfect. Has no buttons on the webbing like the forager pocket so hopefully the north idaho brush doesn't pull it off. Seems really solid on the waist belt even with that said and fits my 32 oz nalgene bottle perfect.

Great accessory, Been waiting for mystery ranch to come out with this product so I can reach my water bottle with a full pack. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because They don’t have The color to match my Metcalf. Minor complaint on my part.

Bought this pouch to put on a MR Metcalf. I have the older frame with no molle on the hip belt but I was still available to mount the pouch secure. I can fit a standard Nalgene or the GSI 33oz Microlite. Just wish they had foliage color.