I don't really like them, and my wife, who hates them (mainly due to everyone carrying them in front as a wallet/purse thing), won't let me near one. I carried a GI butt back years ago, along with a lot of other stuff my Uncle loaned to me, and once had one that was made by a local company (MEI), but I didn't really like it either. Tried suspenders with it, but unless I attached the front straps way back toward the rear it tended to want to pull the front of the belt up too much. I much prefer a daypack...