for a 12 year old girl it may be more about fashion and style than survival functionality. These don't have to be mutually exclusive but they are certainly not guaranteed to overlap. Getting a 12 year old girl to hang a mil surplus ammo pouch on her belt is not likely to work. It will be left behind or refilled with nail-polish. OTOH a stylish though small back-pack with her favorite teen-idol spaypainted on the back might be lugged everywhere even if empty. If you can get it small and guady then go with it. <br><br>I saw this recently on thinkGeek and thought that it might be something I could carry on a keychain next to my utili-key and swiss-tech micro-plus.