Paniq is a label of MAG sport & Design, a Swedish one-man company based in Stockholm.  So what is so special about this particular pack you ask?  Well, here is goes : The pack is designed with user-friendliness in mind. You can use it in a standard fashion (pots being drawn up) or just flip it upside-down and have the pots falling down into your hand.  The pots are held in place by loops rather than the usual pouch-design.  This means that you can actually carry any mix of 100- and 150-pots you desire (or can afford).  I only had the oppurtunity to test it with Indian Springs and Fatboy pots, I have no idea if Viewloader or APP pots fit.  The loops are fastend to a 7mm board for added stability and the whole pack is made from Cordura Nylon.  A standard velcro-closure belt makes this a one-size-fits-all pack.  The packs come in sizes for 4,5 or 6 pots (no tank) and a 4+1 version is being designed at this very minute.
        I found this pack to be very compact and comfortable while playing.  The small size means less amount of backpack-hits, a problem known to most players.  The opening of the loops were faster to use than i had expected, and since i seldom stick my pots back into the pack until after the game, the pack just got smaller and smaller as i drew more pots from it.  I play on-gun mount and i have some doubt as to the suitability of combining this pack with a tankpouch.  It seems to me that the board just isnt big enough and this will cause the tankpouch to rattle quite some!  Another problem for players who shoot more than 1100 paintballs/game is that with more loops the pack will be too wide and pots will end up under your arms.
        All in all i must say that I liked this pack very much, most notably for its compactness. MAG sport & Design can be reached via http://www.mag.nu. The page is in Swedish, but all the technical details are in English.
 
Giselher Klauk
MPN Columnist