The Mlite-880 in the Hidden Woodsmen General Purpose Pouch
A quick note for SWLing Post readers: this article has been re-posted from our sister site, QRPer.com. Although the field kits I mention below are amateur radio kits, these pouches and packs could just as easily hold any number of portable shortwave radios. For scale, I’ve taken a couple of photos of my MLite-880 and Qodosen DX-286 with two of the pouches and inserted them below. If you spot one you like, simply measure your radio and compare it against the dimensions listed on the Hidden Woodsmen product page to confirm the fit.
by Thomas (K4SWL)
Our friends at The Hidden Woodsmen are having a sale on many of their pouches. They’re all made in the USA and are very high-quality.
The sale prices are an incredible value.
Click here to check out the sale.
I’m a big fan of several of these pouches and packs.
The Possible Pouch is on sale for $25 (normally $40). I use mine for a wide variety of field kits, including my Xiegu G106:
It easily holds an entire field kit, including my bare-bones throw line and weight. I love the super beefy zipper.
I also love the General Purpose Pouch, which is on sale for $20 (normally $35).
I’ve fit an entire field kit in it for both my TR-25 and, later, my QMX.
It’s small, but it holds a surprising amount of gear. You can read the field report where I used this with my TR-25 here.
The Stash Pack is also on sale for $15. An insane value, in my opinion.
I’ve purchased a few of these for my family, friends, and myself.
These are small waist packs, but they’ll easily hold a minimalist QRP field kit. The one above holds a small kit I built around the MTR-3B Currahee and TinyGawant antenna. Read about that here.
Of course, it easily holds an Elecraft KH1.
A few other items are on sale, too, and I have to assume the sale runs while supplies last.
As many of you know, I’m quite the pack geek, and I can’t stress enough what a value these items are. The Hidden Woodsmen is selling hand-crafted, made-in-the-USA gear for prices you’d find for cheaply made items on Amazon.
I’ve no affiliation with The Hidden Woodsmen, just a very happy customer.
The Haversack you see above isn’t on sale, but at $150 I feel it’s an excellent value. This pack has been my main EDC bag for the better part of the year. I even took it to the UK this summer; I love it so much.
This is a great opportunity to buy a high-quality product from a cottage-industry company for your holiday gifts.