Belt pack

A belt pack, comprising:

• a bag having a substantially rigid construction including a base having a bottom and front, rear and end walls extending upward from a periphery of said bottom, said front, rear and end walls defining a mouth, said rear wall being concave to conform to the waist area of a user, said bag further including a cover hinged to said front wall and movable between an open position providing access to said mouth and a closed position covering said mouth, said cover including a lip extending upward therefrom adjacent said rear wall;
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• a carrier including a bottom panel sized to support said bottom thereon, a front panel extending upward from said bottom panel and positioned to engage said front wall when said bottom of said bag rests on said bottom panel, and a rear panel extending upward from said bottom panel and positioned to engage said rear wall when said bottom of said bag rests on said bottom panel, said rear panel having the form of an inverted U with uprights of said U connected to said bottom panel, said uprights of said U further including portions offset rearwardly to define beltloops having open front faces which are closed by said rear wall, and wherein a crossbar of said U defines a panel portion which is engageable with said lip to retain said cover in said closed position.