Quote Originally Posted by doko239 View Post
The big argument in favor of that interpretation is that there's no other reason for it to cost 20gp. If opening the flaps doesn't provide some benefit, then it becomes a refluffed backpack at 10x the cost.
That would be implying that the devs went about making items and pricing them logically (here's a hint: nope). A spring loaded wrist sheath mentioned above takes a swift action to activate and it's likely just a flick of the wrist, so why would taking an item from a bandoleer be a free action when you have to actually reach for it and take it out?