Patrik Orcutt 09.08.22
Over the course of 5 years, the Gray Ghost Gear Griff Pack was in heavy rotation whereas I used to be at school at school. It was primarily used for on a regular basis carry, journeys to the vary, and as a e book bag.
This bag was privately bought on my own from Gray Ghost Gear. Product was discontinued as of this 12 months.
Gray Ghost Gear or (GGG) is a smaller, “boutique” producer of tactical gear that manufactures gear in quite a few totally different camouflage patterns and relies out of Indiana. Again in 2013, the corporate introduced a partnership with one other gear firm lots of you’ve got heard of known as Tactical Tailor. Since this partnership, there are a lot of gadgets and designs that these two corporations share together with the model Milspec Monkey. Whereas Tactical Tailor produces most of its merchandise in the US, I imagine GGG produces principally abroad. GGG not too long ago overhauled its web site so discovering out all the main points is a bit tough at the moment.
Gray Ghost Gear Griff Pack – Specs
- 18″ (H) x 12″ (W) x 7″ (D)
- Primarily constructed of Cordura 500D Nylon
- Weight: 2 Lb 10 Oz
- Colour: Gray and Black
- MSRP: $120
Gray Ghost Gear Griff Pack – High quality and Consolation
The Griff Pack is primarily constructed of 500D Cordura giving the bag an excellent combine between sturdiness and weight. Within the 5 years, I’ve been utilizing this bag there are just a few minor scuffs on the underside of the pack from me dragging it within the dust. The entire stitching on the pack has held up extremely nicely even with me abusing it by overloading this pack on the common. The highest seize deal with can be nicely constructed and stitched supplying you with an important place to hold the Griff from when it’s in your again. Talking of your again, when you’re carrying this pack in its meant position the generously vast shoulder straps will ensure you keep snug even below heavier hundreds. The straps are 3″ vast with good padding for consolation and airflow. There’s a sternum strap to maintain every thing tight and near the physique when carrying heavier hundreds on the pack.
The again panel on the pack has the identical meshy padding materials to advertise air flow and preserve your again cool. In my expertise, mesh again panels just like the one on the Griff pack do assist cool your again, however solely by a small margin. I’m additionally the form of man who sweats it doesn’t matter what I’m doing exterior if it’s above 70 levels Fahrenheit. The entrance of the pack has a piece of daisy-chained nylon webbing for attaching carabiners or different gadgets. On each side of the pack, there are compression straps for conserving the bag tight when not totally loaded.
I feel GGG actually nailed the exterior appears on this bag giving it a really distinctive look when it was launched manner again in 2015. The bag positively has a tactical look, however its very subdued when in comparison with different merchandise in the identical part. There’s a small hook and loop discipline o the entrance of the pack for patches and if it wasn’t for this I feel most individuals would assume this was a non-tactical backpack, nicely till they appeared on the within.
Gray Ghost Gear Griff Pack – Group
One of many issues that Griff pack actually excels at is group. The Griff is stuffed with a bunch of neat options that positively assist it stand out from its rivals. On the entrance of the pack above the aforementioned hook and loop discipline encompasses a medium-sized felt-lined pocket for smaller gadgets. You’d make the belief that because it was felt lined it could be an excellent place for sun shades however the pocket is true up in opposition to the place you’ll retailer most of your heavier gear so this doesn’t make a lot sense for my part.
Transferring ahead into the second compartment of the pack you can find plenty of smaller pockets for group. There’s even an anchored D-ring for attaching keys or gloves. Nearly the entire inside of this pocket is velcro lined supplying you with the choice to connect your personal pouches or patches. The opposite aspect of the compartment has elastic daisy chaining for inserting medical gadgets or chem lights. I discovered in my testing that this was by far my most used part of the Griff pack given its nice group and ease of entry.
The primary compartment of the pack is a big 18″(H) x 12″ (W) x 2″ (D) discipline of hook and loop supplying you with plenty of choices for mounting further pouches or strapping down bigger gadgets. The Griff was designed with Hid Carry in thoughts and this portion of the bag can snugly match a ten.5” barreled and damaged down AR-15. The entire Velcro permits you to safe your SBR contained in the pack. I personally by no means really carried an SBR on this pack so I can’t actually communicate to its proficiency on this regard.
The ultimate compartment on the Griff is the laptop computer/CCW pistol compartment positioned all the best way within the again. Right here yow will discover a fairly customary laptop computer sleeve that may match as much as a 17” laptop computer. I do want the sleeve was padded on the underside of the bag because the griff affords no safety to your electronics on this regard. There’s one smaller stash pocket on the within of this compartment to your extra delicate or hidden gadgets. Under the laptop computer sleeve is one other discipline of hook and loop for attaching a holster or simply padding for a pistol. This part of the pack has two flow-through pockets permitting you to achieve entry to a pistol or different gadgets. To maintain your pistol from falling on the market are two versatile elastic doorways that preserve every thing in place however enable to your hand’s entry inside. It’s a very nice design however not with out its points.
For me, I discovered that when attempting to attract a bigger handgun with a hammer like my Sig P226 MK 25, the handgun would typically get snagged on the elastic doorways and stop a clear draw. I’m certain with smaller handguns this might be much less of a difficulty although.
Gray Ghost Gear Griff Pack – Philosophies of Use
- CCW for each pistols and SRB’s
- EDC
- Vary bag
Gray Ghost Gear Griff Pack – Likes
- Nice Trying Bag
- Numerous Group
- Priced Very Fairly at $120
Gray Ghost Gear Griff Pack – Dislikes
- Minimal Laptop computer Padding
- Entrance Compartment is designed for Sun shades, however affords Little Safety
- GGG doesn’t embody Elastic Strap Keepers for all Sections of Straps
Gray Ghost Gear Griff Pack – Wrap up
In 2015 when the Griff was launched, it positively stood out amongst its friends. Right this moment I really feel that there are significantly better choices available on the market for critical off-body CCW choices. The Griff does nonetheless have some options that you simply received’t discover on many different luggage even to today, however with GGG discontinuing it earlier this 12 months I really feel that its time is up. I hope to see an up to date V2 mannequin from GGG however I’m not holding my breath. If you happen to can nonetheless discover them new or used, they’re nonetheless a steal at $120.
