Medium size six litre backpack side pouch with rudimentary internal organization and external compression strap loops.
Really nothing too fancy, but just what you need from a side pouch on your backpack. The zipper is covered for added water repellency and protection from abrasion and dirt. The vertical webbing on the front keeps the compression straps of your backpack neatly in place over the pouch, allowing them to properly compress the pouch as well. These can also be used as attachment points for bungee cords, carabiners and stuff like that.
A 25 mm webbing loop and D-ring on the top of the rear interior wall allow you to secure small and important stuff, the flat rear compartment offers rudimentary organization for smaller stuff. The bottom and bottom halves of the sides are lined with 210D polyamide for added abrasion resistance. A grommet offers drainage of any water that may seep into the pouch.
PALS attachment
The rear features our standard PALS attachment webbing system with tuck tabs. The middlemost horizontal webbing rows were eliminated as they didn’t really do anything besides add weight. We aren’t a ultralight gear manufacturer, but even we don’t like unnecessary weight.
The two vertical attachment straps leave a approx. 9 cm wide gap between them, this allows you to carry stuff such as axes, fishing poles etc. stuffed down behind the pouch.
Optimal attachment requires a width of four channels and a height of six (min. five) rows of PALS webbing. Your packs side compression straps will, when tightened down, eliminate any movement of the pouch and its contents.
The 6L side pouch fits all our Jääkäri and Kantamus series packs.
On packs with less than six rows of PALS webbing on the sides the bottom of the pouch will “hang”. You can let the side compression straps take care of that, or you can choose to attach the pouch one step higher up on the side of the pack.
Exemplary use cases
With a capacity of six litres this is very much a medium size pouch, not small, not huge. Something you would expect seeing on a 30-80 litre backpack. Here are some examples of what you can fit in one of these:
1) A large tarp and accessories
2) A hammock and underquilt
3) A lightweight puffy jacket and pants or rainwear
4) Two regular 1,5 litre beverage bottles
5) A Trangia 27-series stove, fuel and some stuff to cook
6) A Jetboil stove, a gas cartridge, water and some stuff to cook
7) 24h worth of rations and snacks
SHIPPING AND DELIVERY
We ship from Karstula, Finland to mainland Finland and EU countries
Orders are usually dispatched within 1–3 weekdays
Most packages usually arrive within 7 weekdays after dispatch
Please note that orders cannot be delivered to military bases
Usually orders are dispatched within 1–3 weekdays and arrive within 4-10 weekdays after dispatch. For more information see our Delivery terms.
Packed in Karstula, delivered all over the EU
We ship from Karstula, which is right in the middle of Finland, to mainland Finland and EU countries.
Shipping via Posti
We ship domestic orders with Posti. Shipping starts from 4,90 € for parcels under 10 kg delivered to service points and 11,90 € for parcels under 15 kg delivered to your home.
Made by Savotta
All quality control is done at our headquarters in Karstula, Finland
100% of our products are made in the European Union
Straight from the people who put Savotta gear through the toughest places. These reviews come directly from our customers.
Customer Reviews
Overall rating: 4.9 / 5 from 25 reviews.
A very versatile pouch with surprisingly much space. The internal pocket and carabiner loop make it easy to organize smaller items, and I mainly used it for gear I wanted to access quickly. It fits the Savotta Kantamus 40 perfectly and sits very close to the pack if you route the side compression straps through the MOLLE webbing. One thing to keep in mind: because the pouch covers almost the entire side of the Kantamus, the lower side pocket becomes difficult to use. Overall, a very practical and well-designed addition to the pack.
I like those pouches, fits nicely with my Kantamus 60L (even with backpack in green and pouches in Brown), now I can also use then with K40. Awesome stuff, i can even attach one of them flat on my bicycle’s rack. Totally recommend.
I use the Savotta Side Pouch 6L on my Savotta Kantamus 40L backpack. These pouches allow me to quickly increase the volume of my pack. Thanks to the MOLLE system, they're quick to attach and detach. The pouches are large enough to perfectly accommodate an Optimus cooking system and plenty of other small items.
In my opinion, the Side Pouch 6L is the best possible size for the Kantamus 40L, as the larger sizes might be too long.
The pouches are very well made, from the same material as many Savotta backpacks. They don't have any internal compartments; there's just a small, flat pocket sewn into the inside of the back panel, which doesn't take up any space. There's also a key loop with a D-ring. Simple but effective.
The pouches are very practical and allow for customization of a Savotta backpack.
On first inspection, relying on my Military and Fireservice background, i thought the 6L side pouch maybe to small for my needs.
However after talking to Savotta they convinced me to take two and try them out.... and their advice was second to none, the 6L is perfect for my needs.
I'm extremely pleased to be wrong!.
The pouch swallows two water bottles and my mess kit, with extra room for a decent welfare/first aid pouch.
Furthermore it attaches to my Kantamus extremely well and very securely. Its perfect fit and connection prevents any molle "Webbing Wobble". As such so i do not need to use bungee/elastics to prevent the pouch excessively moving and making any unwanted noise.
Great touch Savotta!.
The 6L also comes with a generous internal pocket and secure point with an added "D, Ring" for you to clip any essential items to.
Well designed, extremely robust add on for any compatable Bergen.
In all honesty its a "Must Buy" bit of kit.
Steve, Nor'Folk Bushcraft
My Savotta Jääkäri S backpack has 6L pouches on either side. The backpack has seen all kinds of uses I have it with me when I go hunting, hiking, fishing and i also use it in my mandatory conscript service in the finnish defence forces (thats why i have it in M05 camo). the backpack and sidepouches are quite expensive but if you invest in a good backpack you never have to worry about it breaking on you. Savotta has very good materials and it is made to last from father to son. I would love to see M04 camopattern on theese savotta products!
Hyvä pussi. Mahtuu juuri 31cm pitkä revolveri sen sisäpussiin, että saa helposti kahvasta kiinni ja vielä muutakin tavaraa, kuten luoteja, etäisyysmittari, aurinkolasikotelo... Koristelin vähän omaani, kun siinä ei ollut M05-lumicamokuviota valitettavasti.
I have two of these for my Jääkäri L and think they are excellent, at first I was afraid of them being to big, but the size is perfect and are easily compressed by the straps of the jääkäri, also the vertical webbing is perfect for attaching pullcord.
Dear Savotta team,
Thank you for asking whether everything was fine with my order. Unfortunately, I have to say that this was not the case.
I only placed my order because of the advertised promotion – a free patch when entering a specific code. In a second order, I intended to purchase the “Jäger L.” However, the patch was not included. When I reported this to your customer support, I was told that I had used the code incorrectly. I see this differently, as I entered it exactly as described.
Because of this disappointing experience, I have since purchased the backpack I had originally intended to order from you from another retailer. It might not make a difference for your company, but I was really disappointed.. :(
Sincerely,
Lennart Dooms
