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product_id: 3927201
title: "Barnacle Compact Utility Pouch"
brand: "maxpedition"
price: "€ 52.13"
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category: "Maxpedition"
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# Low-profile modular MOLLE compatible Compact 4.5x3.5x1.5 in Accordion divider with felt padding Barnacle Compact Utility Pouch

**Brand:** maxpedition
**Price:** € 52.13
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🎯 Maxpedition Barnacle: Your low-profile power pouch for on-the-go pros.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Barnacle Compact Utility Pouch by maxpedition
- **How much does it cost?** € 52.13 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.gr](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/3927201-barnacle-compact-utility-pouch)

## Best For

- maxpedition enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted maxpedition brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Silent Access:** Paracord pulls reduce noise and add a subtle rustic edge—no jingling, no distractions.
- • **Modular Versatility:** Easily attaches to MOLLE gear or integrates with your tactical setup using optional clips.
- • **Durable Tactical Build:** Premium synthetic materials and YKK zippers ensure rugged reliability on the go.
- • **Organized Storage Mastery:** Accordion-style divider plus multiple pockets keep your essentials perfectly sorted.
- • **Sleek Everyday Carry Essential:** Ultra-compact design fits discreetly in any setup without bulk.

## Overview

The Maxpedition Barnacle Compact Utility Pouch is a meticulously crafted, low-profile modular accessory pouch measuring 4.5” x 3.5” x 1.5”. Designed for tactical and everyday carry use, it features a padded accordion divider, multiple internal and external pockets, and quiet paracord zipper pulls. Compatible with MOLLE systems and customizable with clips, this durable synthetic pouch offers organized, silent storage for keys, small gadgets, or camera gear—perfect for professionals who demand function without bulk.

## Description

Compact utility pouch. Fron sleeve pocket. Internal accordion divider.

Review: Nice little pouch - PROS: o compact (4.5" H x 3.5" W x 1.5" D as stated in the description and other reviews) o 1 exterior pocket with velcro flap, divided interior compartment and 2 pockets o seemingly well constructed CONS: o Doesn't intrinsically fasten to belt or anything else without additional "kit" o Made in Taiwan I wanted a "third front pocket". I normally carry my money in my left front, and my keys and small Swiss army knife in my right front. I recently bought a pocket holster and wanted to use that in my right front pocket... so what to do with the keys and Swiss army knife? I wanted something small enough to be inconspicuous and unintrusive to wear, but large enough to hold my keys. After quite a long session of looking at various offerings, and based on the reviews of the quality of this and its roominess given the size, I decided to give this pouch a try. It seems like it is well made, with lots of compartments and pockets for its size. There is one external pocket with its own flap. The zippered interior is divided into two sub-compartments separated by a felt covered divider, with a pocket on the inside of the front, and a pocket on one side of the felt divider. Even though I have seven house-key-sized keys, three "shoppers club" tags, one truck key with keyless entry FOB, and a leather teardrop tag on the ring, it still fits into the pouch, although it does take some attention to get everything oriented correctly to slide in. If I were going to be taking my keys in and out a lot, I would want a larger pouch so it is less fiddly... or perhaps I should take some of the keys that I seldom use off from this key ring. Or switch to a key chain. Which I may do. I could still fit more things into the other sub-compartment if I so chose, like maybe a Streamlight Microstream (one of my most favorite regulated small LED flashlights). The paracord pulls give it a functional and rather "rustic" look, not sure if I am in love with them, but they may grow on me. But, after all, the name says "utility pouch", not "Giorgio Armani". And heck, I'm pretty sure I could never qualify to be an Armani guy, anyhow. Anyway, the pulls certainly get the job done and don't jingle like metal pulls might do. I might try to shorten them up by about half to make them not so "floppy". The only *real* con is that it is made in Taiwan - I wish there had been an alternative that was U.S. made. The con mentioned above about the lack of an intrinsic belt loop or clip or some kind of fastening mechanism is really just because that is how I wanted to use it; for those using it as an auxiliary pouch on a pack, this would be irrelevant. Oh and to nitpick, the stitching holding the Maxpedition label on the front flap, and the top of the label itself, run downhill which makes it look a little cheaper than if it were parallel with the other stitching and the bottom of the label. But as I said, a nitpick; probably nobody will ever notice that when I am wearing it. I ordered some 3 inch (a.k.a. #3) Blackhawk Speed Clips to fasten it to my belt, and it seems to be pretty much the perfect solution for my needs. I would certainly recommend this to anyone that wants a small utility pouch. It would make a good pouch for a small digital camera or cell phone, with room to hold spare batteries and other small accessories or emergency items.
Review: Awesome low profile addition to any E.D.C - These little low profile bad boys are great! Perfect for attaching to a Remora, Lunada, Fr-1, or any other E.D.C gear. As always MaxP quality construction is present making it well worth the price (which is not bad at all). The zippers are of high quality (YKK) and have good para cord type pulls that make access quick and easy and keeps things quiet...which means no stares or dirty looks from all that jingling. The capacity is great: The front flip pocket will fit a small flip phone or any thing of similar size...there's a sneaky little slip pocket behind the flip pocket that can be used for a great many purposes...Inside the zippered portion there are "larger" divided pockets with a padded accordion divider...I fit a digital video camera, pill fob, hand sanitizer, and an ipod in them all at once...and again there is a small sneaky slip pocket that will fit many different items like a back up camera battery or ipod shuffle. The really nice thing is all of this fits w/o stretching or bloating the pouch and it maintains a thin low profile and connects snugly to whatever with a pair of 3" tac ties or blackhawk speed clips.

## Features

- Category name: pouches-pockets
- Country of origin: taiwan
- Brand name: Maxpedition
- 4.5” high x 3.5” wide x 1.5” thick low-profile modular pocket
- main compartment has an accordion divider with a rear portion protected in soft felt
- Classification: Low profile modular pocket, utility pouch, accessory pouch, MOLLE pocket, MOLLE pouch, camera case.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0015850KQ |
| Best Sellers Rank | #175,713 in Sports & Outdoors ( See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors ) #1,106 in Tactical Pouches |
| Brand | Maxpedition |
| Brand Name | Maxpedition |
| Closure Type | Zippers,Buckles,Zipper |
| Color | Black |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (415) |
| Date First Available | September 1, 2004 |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00846909002376 |
| Included Components | see description |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 5 x 5 x 5 inches |
| Item Package Dimensions L x W x H | 8.31 x 4.49 x 2.13 inches |
| Item Weight | 2.08 ounces |
| Manufacturer | Dreme Corp |
| Material | Synthetic |
| Model Name | MX2301B-BRK |
| Number Of Pockets | 2 |
| Number of Compartments | 2 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Package Weight | 0.09 Kilograms |
| Part Number | MX2301B-BRK |
| Pocket Description | Flap Pocket, Zip Pocket |
| Product Dimensions | 3.5"L x 1.5"W x 4.5"H |
| Size | One Size |
| Suggested Users | unisex-adult |
| UPC | 876404002373 846909002376 |
| Warranty Description | Manufacturer Warranty |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Maxpedition
- **Color:** Black
- **Item Weight:** 2.08 ounces
- **Material:** Synthetic
- **Product Dimensions:** 3.5"L x 1.5"W x 4.5"H

## Images

![Barnacle Compact Utility Pouch - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81j3v-dTmsL.jpg)

## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Could a wallet, phone, multiool, and headphones fit in here? maybe a pen and pad too.**
A: largest thing you can or could fit in this would be an iPhone 4 or an iPod touch. Items as large as an altoids tin can fit inside the clipped portion

**Q: Will it fit a pair of handcuffs?**
A: I edited my review and posted a pic showing it will hold handcuffs.

**Q: Will this fit the Leatherman Super Tool 300?**
A: My initial response would be probably not... The "Super Tool 300" has a closed length listed at 4.5" which is exactly what the "Barnacle" is listed at and both of mine measure out at or very near the same... There is some flexibility/stretch room in the Barnacle so you may be able to stuff it in there and get it zipped... But most likely it will be a poor fit and you'll always have trouble accessing, zipping, etc... I just tried my Skeletool which is listed at 4" and it "just fits" so the extra 1/2 inch will likely be a problem for the Super Tool. Maxpedition has several alternatives that will work very well... Look for one the pouches with a total length of 5" or more... That will give you a little leeway but also hold your Super Tool without too much jiggle or slop. Take a look at the "3x5 pouch" or the "4x6 pouch" as good possibilities.

**Q: Will it fit a nikon trailblazer bonoculars? 8x25 it is 5.2 x 4.1  x 2.9**
A: I think the binoculars are going to be too big to fit the barnacle, the case is pretty small, which is why I got it,  I wanted something smaller than the maxpedition 4x6 pouch, but large enough to carry about two altoids tins......plus,  the center divider will prevent you from putting one solid object,  personally,  I didn't need the divider so I cut it out of mines.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nice little pouch
*by W***T on August 17, 2012*

PROS: o compact (4.5" H x 3.5" W x 1.5" D as stated in the description and other reviews) o 1 exterior pocket with velcro flap, divided interior compartment and 2 pockets o seemingly well constructed CONS: o Doesn't intrinsically fasten to belt or anything else without additional "kit" o Made in Taiwan I wanted a "third front pocket". I normally carry my money in my left front, and my keys and small Swiss army knife in my right front. I recently bought a pocket holster and wanted to use that in my right front pocket... so what to do with the keys and Swiss army knife? I wanted something small enough to be inconspicuous and unintrusive to wear, but large enough to hold my keys. After quite a long session of looking at various offerings, and based on the reviews of the quality of this and its roominess given the size, I decided to give this pouch a try. It seems like it is well made, with lots of compartments and pockets for its size. There is one external pocket with its own flap. The zippered interior is divided into two sub-compartments separated by a felt covered divider, with a pocket on the inside of the front, and a pocket on one side of the felt divider. Even though I have seven house-key-sized keys, three "shoppers club" tags, one truck key with keyless entry FOB, and a leather teardrop tag on the ring, it still fits into the pouch, although it does take some attention to get everything oriented correctly to slide in. If I were going to be taking my keys in and out a lot, I would want a larger pouch so it is less fiddly... or perhaps I should take some of the keys that I seldom use off from this key ring. Or switch to a key chain. Which I may do. I could still fit more things into the other sub-compartment if I so chose, like maybe a Streamlight Microstream (one of my most favorite regulated small LED flashlights). The paracord pulls give it a functional and rather "rustic" look, not sure if I am in love with them, but they may grow on me. But, after all, the name says "utility pouch", not "Giorgio Armani". And heck, I'm pretty sure I could never qualify to be an Armani guy, anyhow. Anyway, the pulls certainly get the job done and don't jingle like metal pulls might do. I might try to shorten them up by about half to make them not so "floppy". The only *real* con is that it is made in Taiwan - I wish there had been an alternative that was U.S. made. The con mentioned above about the lack of an intrinsic belt loop or clip or some kind of fastening mechanism is really just because that is how I wanted to use it; for those using it as an auxiliary pouch on a pack, this would be irrelevant. Oh and to nitpick, the stitching holding the Maxpedition label on the front flap, and the top of the label itself, run downhill which makes it look a little cheaper than if it were parallel with the other stitching and the bottom of the label. But as I said, a nitpick; probably nobody will ever notice that when I am wearing it. I ordered some 3 inch (a.k.a. #3) Blackhawk Speed Clips to fasten it to my belt, and it seems to be pretty much the perfect solution for my needs. I would certainly recommend this to anyone that wants a small utility pouch. It would make a good pouch for a small digital camera or cell phone, with room to hold spare batteries and other small accessories or emergency items.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Awesome low profile addition to any E.D.C
*by B***N on December 18, 2011*

These little low profile bad boys are great! Perfect for attaching to a Remora, Lunada, Fr-1, or any other E.D.C gear. As always MaxP quality construction is present making it well worth the price (which is not bad at all). The zippers are of high quality (YKK) and have good para cord type pulls that make access quick and easy and keeps things quiet...which means no stares or dirty looks from all that jingling. The capacity is great: The front flip pocket will fit a small flip phone or any thing of similar size...there's a sneaky little slip pocket behind the flip pocket that can be used for a great many purposes...Inside the zippered portion there are "larger" divided pockets with a padded accordion divider...I fit a digital video camera, pill fob, hand sanitizer, and an ipod in them all at once...and again there is a small sneaky slip pocket that will fit many different items like a back up camera battery or ipod shuffle. The really nice thing is all of this fits w/o stretching or bloating the pouch and it maintains a thin low profile and connects snugly to whatever with a pair of 3" tac ties or blackhawk speed clips.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The perfect belt pouch for me
*by S***S on December 3, 2012*

I usually carry a Maxpedition Sitka gearslinger with most of my EDC gear, but I wanted something smaller to carry the bare essentials on my belt. I tried a lot of other Maxpedition pouches before settling on this one. The Maxpedition M-1 Waistpack and Maxpedition M-2 Waistpack hold a lot of gear, but I felt they were too big. Also, they only zip a third of the way down, making it tough to reach small objects hiding on the bottom of the pouch. I liked the size of the Maxpedition Anemone Compact Utility Pouch better, but the front flap pocket made it stick out from by belt too much (and I didn't really use it, anyway). The Maxpedition Triad Admin Pouch is a cool idea (and cheaper than buying the three pouches individually), but it's massive. After wearing it for a few days I ended up finding a home for it on the outside of my Kelty Tactical Falcon 4000 Backpack . The Barnacle is just right for me. It's big enough to hold everything I need, but not so big it gets in the way. It's currently holding two pens, a small Sharpie, a 4Sevens/Foursevens Quark Tactical 123/ QTL Black Finish / Cool White LED G2; 2XCR123A; 246 Lumens , an Adventure Medical Kits Sol Rescue Howler Whistles (2) , 2 - Ounce , a spare CR123 battery, a Bic lighter, a small hank of paracord, some Band-Aids, and a .380 magazine. There's still plenty of room to spare. It looks like a small digital camera case so it's easily ignored. It attaches to your belt (or any other MOLLE compatible pack) with two Maxpedition 3-Inch TacTie - Pack Of 4 .

## Frequently Bought Together

- MAXPEDITION Barnacle Compact Utility Pouch
- Maxpedition 3-Inch TacTile - Pack Of 4 (Black)
- Maxpedition TacTie PJC3 Polymer Joining Clip (Pack of 6), Black

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