Description
At a glance: The XP Backpack 240 is XP's light detecting rucksack: 31 L / 1,892 cu in of organized carry at just 1.5 lb / 700 g, with a two-coil compartment, a pinpointer pocket sized for the holster, a headphone pocket, a bottle sleeve, and a waist belt that accepts the XP Finds Pouch. Genuine XP, green and black.
Most detectorists carry a machine worth hundreds of dollars in a bag built for gym clothes. The control box knocks against the shovel, the spare search coil rides loose, and the pinpointer is somewhere at the bottom. The XP Backpack 240 fixes that with a compartment layout designed by the people who built your detector: XP sized every pocket around real detecting gear, so one complete detector with headphones, a pinpointer in its holster, a second search coil, a mattock, a bottle, and your snacks all get a dedicated place.
Why the 240 and not the 280?
Simple rule: the 240 is the one-machine day pack, the XP Backpack 280 is the expedition hauler. At 1.5 lb / 700 g the 240 weighs about a third of the 280, and its 31 L capacity still swallows a full kit for a normal hunt. If you carry two machines, hunt in serious rain (the 280 includes a rain cover), or want MOLLE webbing for add-on pouches, step up to the 280 or the 280 + Finds Pouch kit. Want the full rundown? Compare the 240 and 280 side by side. If your detector, pinpointer, and spare coil need to get to the field organized and light, this is the right bag. It is also exactly the pack XP chose to include in the ICON Adventure Pack and ICON X Adventure Pack, which says how XP itself rates it as a starter loadout.
Specifications
| Capacity | 31 L / 1,892 cu in |
|---|---|
| Weight | 1.5 lb / 700 g |
| Back length | 25.5 in / 65 cm |
| Fabric | Polyester with reinforced 600D polyester bottom and handles |
| Padding | Polyurethane foam back panels and handles |
| Coil carry | Outer compartment for 2 search coils plus lower stems, inner dedicated coil pocket |
| Dedicated pockets | Pinpointer with holster, headphones, mesh quick-access, bottle sleeve, rain-resistant document pocket, keys and remote pocket |
| Harness | Compression straps, chest strap with emergency whistle, adjustable waist belt compatible with the XP Finds Pouch |
Built around XP machines
The layout suits XP detectors that break down on the telescopic S stem, including the Deus, Deus II, ORX, and ICON families, with room for coils in both the outer and inner compartments. The chest strap carries an emergency whistle, the back panel and handles are foam padded for long walks in, and the waist belt takes the XP Finds Pouch so your recoveries ride on your hip, not in your hand.
Gear that arrives organized digs more targets. And the targets are the point, because the story is more important than the artifact.