Lets see pics of your Rigs/Plate carriers...

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nice set ups !! I'm piecing mine together still

[acaligunner]

nice

acaligunner

[DarkKro]

Originally Posted by Rebellious

what make is that carrier?

[xibunkrlilkidsx]

Eagle large Plate carrier w/ cumberbund andside plate carriers on both sides, being used more as GP kinda deal.

tactical tailor double 30 and 20rd.
6 shot shotgun
and multi tool and flashlight in the black pistol pouch.

thinking i may change it up to run a triple 20rder across the front and 2 single 20rd pouches on either side of the center cumberbund.
not a fan of the double stack right up front. to much bulk to shot prone from..
And want some sort of blowout kit to keep with me.

[Ar180shooter]

[Nelsona]

Nice 550

[brando]

That's a proper SIG.

[tomd1584]

Got a new piece of gear a couple weeks ago-

Mayflower APC, s/m
mayflower Kangaroo M4 pouch
BFG 10 speed
medium SAPI plates

waiting on a few things (ifak, CAT). So far it's pretty comfortable & lightweight.

[nav195]

Have the same rig. Was going to post pics in a Bit. My cat is in the mail. Nice!

[technique]

Crye JPC
BlueForce Gear 10speed line
ADI light weight plates (3.2lbs)





Light and simple.

[tomd1584]

Tech has all the cool toys...

[runngun]

This is my favorite thread. I dont know what i like more shooting or collecting gear.

[badicedog]

Originally Posted by Ar180shooter

I hate you!!!! lol NICE Sig

[-KneeDeep-]

Originally Posted by technique

Crye JPC
BlueForce Gear 10speed line
ADI light weight plates (3.2lbs)





Light and simple.

BadARSE!!

[paco ramirez]

Technique, could the Crye JPC be used as a concealable plate carrier, or is it strictly external?

[brando]

You probably could, but what a waste of PALS

http://www.mayflower-rc.org/store/70...r-Carrier.html

[mattmansacto]

Here is mine, it has LVL 3 soft and large LVL 4 plates. It is a registered AW.

[secret.asian.man]

Originally Posted by Booshanky

Would like to get a chest rig, but this is my half-arsed setup.



Mostly want to get a MUCH better belt.

hey i saw you on a youtube video once!

[paco ramirez]

Originally Posted by brando

You probably could, but what a waste of PALS

http://www.mayflower-rc.org/store/70...r-Carrier.html

That looks like it'll fit the bill excellently. Thanks

[brando]

Originally Posted by paco ramirez

That looks like it'll fit the bill excellently. Thanks

FWIW, Mayflower is run by a former 5th Group CWO who was a team leader in the Group CIF (no, not the Central Issue Facility) and has lots and lots of experience with door kicking and developing custom gear for it.

[paco ramirez]

Originally Posted by brando

FWIW, Mayflower is run by a former 5th Group CWO who was a team leader in the Group CIF (no, not the Central Issue Facility) and has lots and lots of experience with door kicking and developing custom gear for it.

That's the kind of company I like buying from, they know what works. I've looked into Mayflower before and I've never heard a bad thing about them. Some friends of mine trust their lives to their products. Same goes for London Bridge Trading. What I think I'll do is go with that carrier, then add a US Grunt Gear chest rig (http://www.usgruntgear.com/rrrarelichri.html) which matches up perfectly to the Mayflower carrier buckles. Either that or the LBT chest rig (http://www.londonbridgetrading.com/m...2-44A01216F0BB). That way I have some options.

[brando]

Not that you have to get everything from them, but that vest I recommended from Mayflower has optional buckles on the front that allow their chest rigs to snap right into the vest instead of over-the-head straps. Just sayin'

[Darklyte27]

Originally Posted by technique

Crye JPC
BlueForce Gear 10speed line
ADI light weight plates (3.2lbs)


Light and simple.

What plates? im looking to get some for my rig, are you running soft body armor as well?

I got one of these,


and put some Kangaroo mag pouches that hold pistol mags on the front of the rifle mags.

[tomd1584]

Check out the 3rd link that Tech posted, he listed the ADI stand alone light-weight plates.

ADI lightweight plates

Originally Posted by Darklyte27

What plates? im looking to get some for my rig, are you running soft body armor as well?

I got one of these,


and put some Kangaroo mag pouches that hold pistol mags on the front of the rifle mags.

[sixzulu]

Originally Posted by brando

FWIW, Mayflower is run by a former 5th Group CWO who was a team leader in the Group CIF (no, not the Central Issue Facility) and has lots and lots of experience with door kicking and developing custom gear for it.

Although, constructing your own kit would also be quicker and more efficient than drawing from CIF.

[brando]

Originally Posted by sixzulu

Although, constructing your own kit would also be quicker and more efficient than drawing from CIF.

You didn't read the part of my post where I said "not Central Issue Facility". Each SF Group has a CIF (Commander's In-Extremis Force).

[sixzulu]

Originally Posted by brando

You didn't read the part of my post where I said "not Central Issue Facility". Each SF Group has a CIF (Commander's In-Extremis Force).

I did. I was just joking in reference to Central Issue being quick to sign over old garbage alice gear and bogart anything terribly useful.

[sgtshen]

Heres my carrier i got today in the mail i have yet to put any pouches on it yet

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[nav195]

Mayflower APC size medium/medium CB with medium level 3 plates and soft armor backers and cumberbun level 3 (soft armor is on its way). This rig is very comfortable and light weight. Loaded up with 10rd ca mags is 14.7 lbs (with out soft armor inserts). So I have the ESSTAC trip mag pouch with home made kydex inserts for retention. I threw the velcrow/ shock cord holders that came with the ESSTAC pouch in the back kangaroo pocket to carry more mags if needed. I can tuck them down if I dont need them.
Also have TAG double mag pouch with magnets which are my favorite. They hole single and double stack mags with good retention they also hold glock mags. Blue force gear tourniquet holder with CAT tq. Currently I run 1 kydex pmag holder with a single kydex pistol holder on my reaction side with a kydex holster on the rt all mounted on a belt. This rig is for training, classes and what ever else.

[CK_32]

My future rig for my ak when I get one.

[JUm3]

Originally Posted by CK_32

My future rig for my ak when I get one.

is that some advanced dragonskin prototype?

[tomd1584]

way to screw up a perfectly good thread!

[CK_32]

Sorry couldn't help it

If I had a vest I'd post it. But no one ever pays me in gum...

Cool thread and giving me a lot of good ideas for when I get mine tho.

[zushikikato]

Very nice pictures everyone!
I am soon to be in the market for a plate carrier so all of these photos have helped out a lot!

[stag6.8]

Is anybody going to wear thier gear at any holloween parties?...I am...rifle and pistol...unloaded of course..I got permission from the people giving the party...there having a contest...I plan on winning it lol

[patriot_man]

Jumped on the JPC wagon too late! Crye said they're on backorder until JAN/FEB 2012 and I just sold my RBAV.

[Bowser]

How much larger is the Large or X-Large Crye JPC compared to my SKD Pig?

[CrossedRifles]

Is that a lifevest?

I think the guy took the word literally!

lol

[RLTW]

Great Write up!

Originally Posted by brando

It's funny, when I started out in the Army in 1988 we all had one rig - an LBE. Naturally, we all modified them as needed (when we could). I ran mine pretty high, sort of like a chest rig and replaced the buckles with 550 chord. Then a little later I was introduced to a few other rigs in SF, namely a modified version of the LBV that was starting to get issued Army-wide at the time, and mesh-based vest. Neither were particularly good though. Towards the end of '95 I was running a lightweight chest rig that layed over RBA, but still something really simple.

Flashforward to 2000, I return to the Army and things hadn't changed a whole lot. For the most part the LBE was gone, but the LBV was still fairly common along with the mesh vest. The big addition was attachment systems (PALS/MOLLE). And the SPEARS setup seemed pretty revolutionary. Modularity was catching on.

Now in barely five years, by 2005 things had changed significantly. On the SOF side we deployed with several different rigs. I had a stripped down plate carrier, a low profile IIIa vest, a full sized RAV carrier and a lightweight chest rig. All of which I used based on mission requirements. For example, going up and down mountains or doing a lot of foot work in a more permissible environment called for the lightweight chest rig over the IIIa vest or the plate carrier. The streets of Mosul called for the RAV and any time where extra mobility was preferred over protection, the plate carrier would come out again.

Most importantly, all of this stuff trickles down from the SOF community to the conventional Army. From TTPs to equipment. This was most evident to me when I came across a 2nd ID gunner running a para-SAW or seeing a 24th Stryker BDE guy with a 203 on his M4. Both of those used to be the domain of SF/Ranger Regt, but they trickled down out of the proving grounds to Army wide fielding.

So I guess there's nothing like a war to cause our gear to evolve rapidly.

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