Here at T.REX we are constantly improving and updating our products so it can benefit you. The T.REX ARMS Dump Pouch 2.0 is currently a retired product, however we are offering a newer inline update of this product. This video serves as a reference to those who have a T.REX Dump Pouch 2.0.
Video Transcript
Dump pouches are one of those pouches that you see on a lot of range belts. And the reason why is because they are kind of a catch-all pouch. So if you're unfamiliar with what a Dump Pouch is for, well it's not really specifically for anything specific. It's more of just that catch-all pouch. Some people do have specific purposes for them for like for me when I have a Dump Pouch on my belt. It's mainly just for water bottles, but generally it's for catching empty magazines, catching tape, catching water bottles. Again, just catching that random stuff that you take with you out to the range. Now there's a lot of different dump pouches out on the market, and they all basically do the same thing. There's going to be some nuances between them by the way they attach to a belt, whether they're molle, or maybe they're ours intended just for a belt. If they wrap up like this, they may be more low profile, maybe smaller capacity, etc., etc. So what we're going to do is we're going to go through our Dump Pouch, and if you are watching this video and you may have noticed that this is a newer product video, and that is because we made some updates to our Dump Pouch. So what I would like to do is go over what you get out of the packaging with our new Dump Pouch, kind of explain the differences between our new one and our old one. There was an inline update. It's not a new SKU or anything. And then we're also going to go over mounting them on both our speed belt and our T.REX Orion belt.
So the packaging for the Dump Pouch is going to look just like this. It's just a bag with our cool logo on it, with some barcodes and whatnot on it. And all that's in the bag itself is our Dump Pouch. So, this Dump Pouch is very simple. And like I said, this is intended to be mounted to a belt and only a belt. I would like to do now is just go over the differences between our old one and our new one, i.e. just the inline updates that we have on our old pouch, it's going to look extremely similar. Now, one thing you're going to note right off the bat is the different colors. So what I mean by the different colors, obviously this one's gray and this one's green, but this one's two-tone and this one is not. So this is something that we're doing with all of our nylon, just our Dump Pouches, is that they're going to be color matched. So we're not going to have the two-tone gray and black or green and black or coyote brown and black anymore. And that is because black is very high contrast under night vision. So it's just not as practical as being color matched. Now, for example, with Ranger Green type things, this is just a small tangent. If you notice that we have some two-tone with Ranger, it'll be two-tone with Ranger and Coyote, not Ranger and Black.
So going over the old Dump Pouch, the shape and the function of the pouch is practically the same, so the capacity between the two pouches is going to be the same. But what you're going to notice, the difference is, the mounting system. So it functions the same way. However, we moved from this webbing type material, it's really thick and bulky, to just a laser cut material. So what that means is when you mount this to your belt, it's way less bulky. And when you wrap this pouch up, it's also less bulky. So that's really the nature of the upgrade. We also included the mesh on the bottom of the pouch. So if moisture or anything, maybe you have a leaking water bottle, whatever the case may be, it'll just drain out of the bottom of the pouch rather than our old pouch, which just had a single drain hole, it wouldn't drain as well. So that's the upgrades to the new pouch. And also, our old pouch came with our mini thigh strap. And we noticed that majority of people just weren't using them, so now this is no longer included, but it is something that you can purchase additionally, and it still functions the same way with this pouch.
One of the most important things to understand about Dump Pouches is the capacity of the pouch. So you may just want to know, what can I fit in this thing? And we're going to demonstrate that by 5.56 PMAGD. So, got one, got two, three, four. So that's going to be about how much you can fit from side to side. Now, if I wanted to fit more, that's five. I think I can get six in there if I try hard enough. So that about maxes out this pouch. We've got six magazines in there, and what this will do is it really shows you guys the shape of this pouch when it's fully maxed out. Now, one of the nice features about our pouch that is a little unique here is the kind of capture material that we have on top. So what this will help with is if you have stuff in your pouch and you're running around the range, it's not going to fly out unintentionally. It'll help with that. It won't completely prevent it. So like with the six mags in there, it actually captures them pretty decently.
Now, before we mount this to a belt, let's just identify all of these pieces of material that we have going on here. So we have basically three flaps here. So we have one that can be used to close the pouch if you want to. And also, if you were to roll this pouch up, you can get this packed up nice and tight. That is what that flap is for. So when this is rolled up, it's nice and slick. It's pretty compact and pretty small. Two rows, a little bit bigger than two rows of molle wide. Now, the other two flaps are what you're going to use to attach to your belt. So like I said before, this is intended to be mounted to a belt and a belt only. So let's go ahead and mount it up to a belt. So what we've got going on here is our Orion belt, and we're going to go ahead and mount this pouch to this guy first, and then we'll mount it up to a speed belt. So this is pretty simple. I just like to lay the belt out flat. I have my pouch orientated in the position where I want it on the belt. And all I'm going to do is set it there and then wrap the Velcro around. And now from here is where I'm going to adjust it and tighten down the Velcro. So I'll flip the belt around.
And as you can see, there's a little bit of movement with the belt. And regardless of how you mount this, how tight you get it, it's still going to move around a little bit. The idea is once I put my belt on, it's not going to move anymore. But it will have a little bit of play when it's mounted to the belt and you're not wearing it. So I got it where I wanted. What I want to make sure is that when I have an Orion belt, I want the belt to go basically all the way to the top of the material right at the seam of the Velcro. And then I'm going to wrap this Velcro, the loop on the bottom around as tight as I can. Then I'm going to fold the hook down nice and tight. And now, as you can see, it's not going to move nearly as much and it's nice and tight to the belt. So if we want to wrap this pouch up a little bit better, just so I can demonstrate that to you guys, I'm just going to fold it up kind of in a ball as we roll it up. Basically all we want is that Velcro exposed and then I can cinch that guy down nice and tight. And just for reference, this is an empty Med-1 so you can see about the form factor of it when it's wrapped up. Next, we're going to mount this pouch to the T.REX Speed Belt. Now the Speed Belt is going to be a little bit more difficult to get the pouch tight to and that's okay.
But it's just going to take a little bit more finesse and just what we want to do is just make sure we're rolling the Velcro over so it stays nice and tight for the belt. So what I like to do, have my pouches already on this belt, I can just slide my pouch, my Dump Pouch under the belt exactly where I want it. And same idea here, I want the belt to go to the very top of the Velcro. But this time I have to wrap the hook Velcro around the belt. So I'm going to hook it around, get it lined up nice and tight. I'm just going to cinch this guy on down and voila. The belt is attached. It's not very complicated. It is super simple. And we wanted it to be this way for a couple of reasons. One of which, so you can take the Dump Pouch off the belt nice and quick if you wanted to. Also, this mounting system, although it may seem a little bit more bulky, does distribute through the weight of the contents of the pouch a little bit better, compared to molle, say with only had two molle straps for the belt. So one thing we want to look for when we attach this to our belt, when we flip this guy around, is that we don't see basically any of the material on the backside of the pouch. So if this pouch was mounted loose and this was like kind of hanging over where some of this Velcro was exposed, this pouch is going to sag a little bit more than we want. So what we want to do, just make sure that this is rolled up to the top of the belt line, just like this. And it sits down nice and tight and you'll be good to go. The last thing I want to demonstrate for you guys is mounting the mini thigh strap to the Dump Pouch. Now, like I mentioned, it no longer comes with the Dump Pouch. This is something you purchased separately. It's very cheap. It's only a couple of bucks.
Now, you may be wondering why you would want something like this and why we even included the option of attaching one to your Dump Pouch. Majority of people, like I said earlier, don't use this. And it doesn't provide all that much of a benefit. However, the two obvious benefits that it provides is, one, if you have this Dump Pouch secured to your leg, obviously the contents of the pouch won't bounce around nearly as much. So if you are planning on using this pouch for heavier items, like say, a Nalgene bottle, which is what I use it for, this is going to be very, very beneficial. Also, if you attach this to your Dump Pouch, which is attached to your leg, and then you also have your thigh strap for your pistol, this secures your belt to your body much, much better. So what I like to do is I like to use both the thigh straps, not only for the water bottle and the heavy weight in the pouch, but because with both these thigh straps, I can actually loosen my belt around my waist. I don't have to cinch it down as much to keep the belt as secure. So the two thigh straps just add a little bit of rigidity to the belt.
So first and foremost, this Mini Thigh Strap is very, very long, so you're going to want to size this to your leg. So really all you got to do is wrap around your leg and cut it off about the length that you want. It's not rocket science. So for the buckle itself, it just feeds on through the buckle. All you got to do is tie a little knot on it, and there you go. It's attached to the buckle itself. I'll just do that on both ends. We're pretending that I sized this to my leg already. And the thigh strap is now tied off. And then once I tie my knots, I'll just trim off the excess, use a lighter, burn the edges so it doesn't fray. For this, this is also extremely simple. You just feed the buckle through these two bottom loops attached to the Dump Pouch, just like so. That is the thigh strap for the Dump Pouch attached. And if you need a thigh strap that is this long, you've got to be squatting at least a thousand pounds. This is massive. So just make sure you trim it before you put it on.
There you have it, guys. This is the T.REX ARMS Dump Pouch. It's a very simple pouch. Like I said earlier, it is intended to be mounted to a belt only. It can hold about six magazines. You have the option of mounting a thigh strap to it if you want. This comes in our normal colorway, so you're going to see it in Black, in Tan, Ranger Green, Multi-Cam, M81, all of those colors. So if you guys have any questions regarding this pouch, how to attach it to a belt, if it's compatible with other belts out on the market, shoot us an email at team@trex-arms.com.