It doesn't matter if you call it a mini satchel, utility belt or urban pack; it's still a fanny pack. Fanny packs are considered a little uncool these days, but I may have been persuaded otherwise. Chris wanted something to hold all of his junk (i.e. wallet, keys, phone, pocket knife) besides his pockets. He kept bugging me and bugging me about making him a fanny pack. He even got all the fabric and notions for the project. I managed to avoid it for two weeks, but there was no way I could refuse to please the birthday boy during his birthday week. My initial lack of enthusiasm could have only been because of one of two things: either I didn't feel like sewing, or I was mad that I hadn't thought of the project first. For sure it was the latter of the two. It only took me about an hour to sew it up. I kept it very simple. VERY. I just made one main zippered pocket and little external pockets on the back side of the pack. All it took was some webbing, canvas, lining material and a zipper to make Chris happy. He's such an easy man to please. Chris found a blog devoted solely to fanny packs and THIS PACK is what I'd like to recreate for myself. Maybe I'll make one for my birthday present to me.