There is no provision for connecting to a pack or belt - the back and sides of the pouch are just bare nylon cloth. There *are* two brass grommets on the side of the pouch, just "around the corner" from the zipper head when it's in the "closed" position; you could loop paracord through these to fasten the pouch to something, but it wouldn't be really secure. I like the pouch, but yeah, it's a bit of a puzzle how it was meant to be carried.