Woody Cavenaugh

Think Geek had me at "Han Solo". Their Gadget Hip Holster, was a must have, if for no other reason that it reminded me so darned much of Han Solo's holster in A New Hope.

It promised to hold all of the things a geek on the go would want to carry, and I certainly needed that. Keeping up with an mp3 player, camera, phone, and reader is hard enough, but when I want to keep some mints close at hand, and my multi-tool ever ready it is downright difficult. This product promised to solve all of my on the go needs.

Then it arrived. I'll be the first to admit, I was disappointed. It was so small, and my needs were so big. I strapped it around my waist and leg (leg straps are sexy). Sara spent the next half hour teasing me about throwing money away for something that makes me look like some sort of rebel smuggler wannabe. I took it off and put it down. I spent much time seriously considering sending it back. It occurred to me however, that it might be a good strip bag for fencing. It could hold small tools and things I would take to strip with me at a fencing tournament.

The next day I wore it around empty while I thought it over. I wasn't sure it would hold any of my fencing tools either. On a whim I attempted to stick my cell phone in the cell phone pocket. the pocket stretched out easily to accommodate it, the back half of the phone stuck out, but it was secure, even though the pocket was orientated horizontally so the opening was on the side.
Huh. Nifty. Later on, I thought I would stick my Palm Tungsten C hard case and all in the PDA pocket. The pocket not only stretched to accommodate it, it held it secure, and surprisingly didn't look like I was stuffing a lawn and leaf bag with cardboard boxes. It looked made to fit. Next thing I know I even have my digital camera securely tucked away in the pouch with two outer pockets as yet unused.

I haven't been anywhere without it since then. This thing is amazing, and I recommend it to geeks on the go. It holds the big things, it holds the small things, it is going to hold my Buckaroo Banzai special order pen, it is comfortable, and best of all, I look damn good in it.