Are Lowepro SlipLock pouches compatible with MOLLE/PALS webbing?

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Can Lowepro SlipLock cases, such as a Lens Case 11 x 18cm, attach directly to MOLLE/PALS webbing? And in the other direction, can MOLLE accessories be attached to a Lowepro SlipLock loop or hook system?

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First, clarifying some terms: MOLLE is the modular gear system. PALS (Pouch Attachment Ladder System) is the webbing "grid" that is used to interconnect the modular MOLLE gear.

  1. Can I mount Lowepro SlipLock cases / pouches to PALS straps on MOLLE gear?

    No. Not without some sort of adapter.

    On MOLLE gear, the PALS webbing is 1" wide and spaced 1" apart, and attached/sewn to the bag or pouch every 1.5" along the strap. On the Lowepro case, the reinforced tab that slides through strap webbing is (I think) 2.5" wide, meaning it's too wide to slide into any PALS loops.

    A "MOLLE Ka-Bar" adapter, which basically provides a belt-sized loop to mount older Ka-Bar sheaths to MOLLE gear's PALS loops, can provide a large enough loop to mount a Lowepro Lens Case to MOLLE gear. They are plentiful and cheap on eBay, various online sellers, or at a Army/Navy surplus store. The lens case will probably sag a bit or flop around, though, because of the extra cloth interface and looseness of the adapter's loop.

  2. Can PALS addons be attached to a Lowepro SlipLock loop?

    Yes, with caveats.

    If you look at Lowepro's SlipLock loops on any bag or case that has them, you'll see the webbing sewn at alternating intervals of 1.5" and (I think) 2.5". The 2.5" loops obviously receive the SlipLock accessory cases and pouches. Compare the webbing pattern on the ProTactic BP 250 AW (first image) to the PALS webbing spacing (second image):

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    LowePro BP 250 AW, from Lowepro.com

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    PALS webbing spacing, by Einfassband from Wikimedia Commons. CC-BY-SA 3.0

    MOLLE gear that only uses a singe PALS loop, or 2 adjacent PALS loops, would connect just fine to the Lowepro SlipLock loops.

    MOLLE gear that uses non-adjacent PALS loops (i.e., skipping one or two PALS loops) would need to be attached through the wider-spaced loops on the SlipLock gear, possibly sagging more than it would if attached to PALS-spaced loops.

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Not directly, in most cases.

MOLLE gear uses PALS webbing: typically 1-inch-wide straps spaced 1 inch apart, with stitching at regular intervals. Lowepro SlipLock uses a different attachment design, and the Lowepro tab is generally too wide to weave through standard PALS loops.

So a Lowepro SlipLock pouch usually will not mount directly to MOLLE/PALS without an adapter. A MOLLE adapter that creates a larger belt-style loop can make it possible to attach some Lowepro pouches to MOLLE gear.

Likewise, MOLLE accessories are designed to weave into PALS webbing, so they are not generally meant to attach directly to Lowepro SlipLock hardware unless the Lowepro bag has suitable belt/webbing loops or you use an adapter.

In short: SlipLock and MOLLE/PALS are different systems, so assume they are not cross-compatible unless you add an adapter or use a bag that provides the right size webbing loop.

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