A backpack that comprises a series of durable fabric panels that have been sewn together to form a soft and expandable container, which has been equipped with ergonomic shoulder straps and numerous features for the homeless individual that help overcome many of the shortcomings and disadvantages of prior art. The d backpack employs a series of adjustable quick-release straps to provide expandability and Velcro connections for detachability. The backpack employs an internal pleated back pad that is removable to be used as a sleeping pad and in combination with a chevron stitch pattern for added support and user comfort. The backpack also has a closure system for closing the top inner liner of a backpack.

A side opening vest includes a front panel and a back panel that are connected by shoulder straps and that are spaced apart from each other defining a left side gap and a right side gap. Straps extend from the back panel across the gaps for connection with the front panel. The front panel has engagement areas for receiving the straps to connect the front and back panels of the garment. The vest includes an adapter system enabling the use of any selected one of a plurality of different closure mechanisms to releasably connect the straps with the front panel.

A magazine retention device includes an attachment pouch and an insert. The attachment pouch includes a front panel, a rear panel opposing the front panel, and an attachment portion. The front panel is secured to the rear panel forming a cavity between the front panel and the rear panel. The attachment portion is configured to attach to a carrier. The insert is disposed within the cavity and secured to the attachment pouch. The insert has an first region and a second region. The first region includes a rectangular opening configured to receive a magazine. The second region includes one or more walls that bias toward a center of the cavity. Here, the one or more walls bias in contact with a received magazine.

Rapid access storage devices and systems are provided herein, which allow a user to quickly retrieve items stored behind, to the side of, or otherwise out of a comfortable reach range of the user. The devices comprise a housing, and at least one carriage retractable from the housing via a retraction assembly. Rapid access storage systems may comprise a wearable item, including hanging items, that include or are coupled to one or more rapid access storage devices.

A method of operating a deployable armor panel is disclosed with steps as; grasping a pair of extractors with a pair of handles or distal loops by inserting a thumb and/or finger of a user into said pairs of distal loops; extracting said deployable armor panel up and out by stretching said pair of extractors through said pair of distal loops connected therewith; stretching said deployable armor panel over head of said user by pulling said pair of extractors through said pair of distal loops from said internal compartment of said carrier; positioning said deployable armor panel in front of a chest of said user by draping said pair of tethers over said shoulders of said user; and securing said deployable armor panel in front of said chest by attaching said panel, to a belt disposed at both sides of said carrier, by a pair of adjustable fasteners.

A method of operating a deployable armor panel is disclosed with steps as; grasping a pair of extractors with a pair of handles or distal loops by inserting a thumb and/or finger of a user into said pairs of distal loops; extracting said deployable armor panel up and out by stretching said pair of extractors through said pair of distal loops connected therewith; stretching said deployable armor panel over head of said user by pulling said pair of extractors through said pair of distal loops from said internal compartment of said carrier; positioning said deployable armor panel in front of a chest of said user by draping said pair of tethers over said shoulders of said user; and securing said deployable armor panel in front of said chest by attaching said panel, to a belt disposed at both sides of said carrier, by a pair of adjustable fasteners.

Disclosed herein is a bulletproof bag. A bulletproof bag according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a frame which supports the rear side of a bag; a body which is coupled to the outside of the frame and forms an accommodation space; shoulder straps which are coupled to the body and worn on the shoulders of a user; a zipper part which extends from both sides of the bottom of the body to the center of the bottom of the body and extends along the center portion of the outer side of the body; and string guide holders which guide strings through their movement; wherein when ends of the strings are pulled, the sliders of the zipper part are moved, the zipper part is opened, and finally the body is changed into a state of being able to be worn to protect the user.

Disclosed herein is a bulletproof bag. A bulletproof bag according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a frame which supports the rear side of a bag; a body which is coupled to the outside of the frame and forms an accommodation space; shoulder straps which are coupled to the body and worn on the shoulders of a user; a zipper part which extends from both sides of the bottom of the body to the center of the bottom of the body and extends along the center portion of the outer side of the body; and string guide holders which guide strings through their movement; wherein when ends of the strings are pulled, the sliders of the zipper part are moved, the zipper part is opened, and finally the body is changed into a state of being able to be worn to protect the user.

A pack or backpack serves a dual purpose of carrying articles and offering a rapidly deployable protective garment for the wearer. The pack includes a main pack connected to a distal extension pack, with a garment concealed between them. The distal pack and garment may be simultaneously deployed by catapulting the distal pack over the wearer's head and onto their front torso to provide increased protective coverage and easier access to articles contained in the distal pack. The design of the pack provides quick access to protective garments that would otherwise take up storage room inside a compartment of a conventional pack, or be left behind when the conventional pack is carried.

A pack or backpack serves a dual purpose of carrying articles and offering a rapidly deployable protective garment for the wearer. The pack includes a main pack connected to a distal extension pack, with a garment concealed between them. The distal pack and garment may be simultaneously deployed by catapulting the distal pack over the wearer's head and onto their front torso to provide increased protective coverage and easier access to articles contained in the distal pack. The design of the pack provides quick access to protective garments that would otherwise take up storage room inside a compartment of a conventional pack, or be left behind when the conventional pack is carried.