The 10 Best EDC Pouch Organizers

From simple and utilitarian to complex and tactical.

The 10 Best EDC Pouch Organizers

From simple and utilitarian to complex and tactical.

Hey, we heard you like organization—so why not put some organization (pouches) inside your organized backpack?

The best EDC pouch organizers take preparedness to the next level, offering a perfect way to store your small essentials and most fragile pieces of gear. We’ve collected ten of the best EDC pouches that run the gamut from simple and utilitarian to complex and tactical.

Alpaka Utility Pouch

Alpaka Utility Pouch

Pack like an alpaca with Alpaka’s Utility Pouch, a durable and versatile pouch with a soft shell available in five colors. Those five colors are also indicative of different types of materials, ranging from an extra tough 500 denier Cordura (in black) to a waterproof laminate (in black) to a lightweight waterproof shell (in green, gray, or brown). Offering seven internal pockets and two external pockets as well as a pen loop, it has plenty of storage options for your most precious items.

Dimensions: 7.87” x 1.77” x 4.72”

Maxpedition Mini EDC Pouch

Maxpedition Mini EDC Pouch

The small but mighty Maxpedition Mini EDC Pouch is so petite that it can fit snugly into a pocket on your cargo pants—but its full clamshell opening main compartment, with dual zips, makes it exceptionally easy to access your EDC accessories. It’s not the toughest EDC pouch, nor the largest, but it has a design that’s especially well suited to carrying your folding pocket knife as well as a pen and small notebook. And its internal and external molle straps make it easily compatible with a wide variety of bags and backpacks.

Dimensions: 4” x 6” x 0.75”

GoRuck GR1 Field Pocket

GoRuck GR1 Field Pocket

GORUCK is always our first stop when we’re looking for top-of-the-line, insanely durable, buy-it-for-life gear. Their GR1 Field Pocket is no exception to the quality that we’ve come to expect from this American heritage brand. This little pouch seems perfectly sized as a mixed-use dopp kit or electronics bag, a quality reinforced by its generous padding and super tough 1000D Cordura exterior. Plus, it’s the most tactical-specific pouch organizer we’ve seen, with a built-in molle attachment system on its rear side.

Dimensions: 9” x 6” x 2.5”

5.11 Flex Admin Pouch

5.11 Flex Admin Pouch

5.11 Tactical is a brand that does a great job of making high quality, functionally on-point gear at a reasonable price. Their Flex Admin Pouch is a good example of this brand ethos: For just over 35 bucks, it offers an excellent blend of 500D Cordura durability, molle webbing functionality, and lay-flat access. And unlike almost any other pouch organizer we’ve seen, it can expand via an adjustable bungee cord on front panel—allowing it to easily hold your phone at a moment’s notice.

Dimensions: 4.5″ x 6.25″ x 1.0″

Condor Pocket Pouch

Condor Pocket Pouch

When you need a small, simple, and lightweight way to keep your fiddly gear separate from your bulk, Condor’s Pocket Pouch might just be what you’re looking for. There’s no real bells or whistles hear, aside from an American flag decal patch—just three internal pockets, a padded back panel, and a low, low price. It’s also available in three colors to match whatever tactical loadout theme you’ve decided to go with.

Dimensions: Approximately 7” x 5” x 1.5”

Magpul DAKA Pouch

Magpul DAKA Pouch

And now for something entirely different: The uniquely designed expandable Magpul DAKA Pouch. It’s lightweight. It’s flexible. It’s waterproof. And it comes in three sizes, each of which can expand from a completely flat and almost invisible pouch to a reasonably large carry-all bag. From electronics to emergency equipment and beyond, it’s a piece of storage gear that’s well suited for everything from backpacking to hunting, traveling, or setting out for your next operation in the field. And thanks to its welded construction and YKK Aquaguard zippers, you’ll know that your most fragile gear is safe and sound even in a rainstorm.

Dimenions: 12” x 7” x (expandable)

Matador Speed Stash

Matador Speed Stash

Do you have one of Matador’s exceptionally packable, modular backpacks? Even if not, you’ll still get a lot of use out of this Speed Stash, which is compatible with just about any standard backpack’s straps. That’s the main draw here: The Speed Stash clips onto a backpack’s shoulder straps to provide quick and easy access for your most essential items (think wallet, keys, phone, passport, etc.). It’s an especially cool addition to any frequent flyer’s EDC gear setup.

Dimensions: 7” x 4” x 2”

Rite in the Rain All Weather Pocket Organizer

Rite in the Rain All Weather Pocket Organizer

Best known for their weatherproof journals and notebooks, Rite in the Rain is a Pacific Northwest legend. Their All Weather Pocket Organizer takes many of the brand’s minimalist design cues and translates them to a pouch organizer that can be worn vertically, horizontally, or attached to molle webbing. Designed specifically to hold a 3×5 Rite in the Rain spiral notebook, it also has mesh pockets for pens, multi-tools, flashlights, and EDC accessories.

Dimensions: 6.75” x 4.13” x 0.75”

Vanquest PPM-Slim 2.0 Personal Pocket Maximizer

Vanquest PPM-Slim 2.0 Personal Pocket Maximizer

With a name like the “Personal Pocket Maximizer”, it’s pretty clear who Vanquest’s PPM-Slim 2.0 is for: Those guys who always stuff their pants and jacket pockets so full of gear that they start to look like a cartoon character. Look, we’ve all been guilty of it; now let’s be a little bit more civilized and organized. While otherwise a fairly standard-issue pouch organizer, we especially like the Vanquest’s high-contrast interiors—they make it a lot easier to find the exact piece of gear you’re looking for without emptying out the pouch to search for it.

Dimensions: 4.25” x 6.5” x 0.75”

Hazard 4 Hatchling Pouch

Hazard 4 Hatchling Pouch

Halfway between a hard shell and soft shell pouch, you have the Hazard 4 Hatchling. Its molded foam case gives a high degree of protection for your phone and other fragile electronics while not adding too much weight, and its nylon body gives a decent degree of flexibility and ease of opening. Bonus points: It actually has card and cash slots too, so in theory it could replace your wallet.

Dimensions: 7.5” x 4.4” x 1.4”

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