Tactical Vests.

[secret.asian.man]

hi, these questions are geared more toward swat/srt and those who wear tactical vests.

i was wondering what your department's current modern "tactical" color, color scheme, and or pattern is?
what do you carry on your vest to make your job, and day easier/ safer?
^^how much of each?
how much ammo do you carry?

thanks!

[ElvenSoul]

Those who whear tac vest...do you mean mall ninjas?

[Samuelx]

hi, these questions are geared more toward swat/srt and those who wear tactical vests.

i was wondering what your department's current modern "tactical" color, color scheme, and or pattern is?

used to be tiger stripe camo, now it's Black and/or Olive Drab - if you're REALLY HSLD, however, you can wear 5.11 Tan...

what do you carry on your vest to make your job, and day easier/ safer?
^^how much of each?

tissues, chapstick, gum, jamba juice card, cell phone, challenge coins, playing cards, bunch of knives, etc...

how much ammo do you carry?

7 rounds - the 7th bullet is for Evil...

thanks!

don't mention it...

You going to be graded for accuracy on Oct 31?

[secret.asian.man]

Those who whear tac vest...do you mean mall ninjas?

lol what's a mall ninja?

[secret.asian.man]

don't mention it...

You going to be graded for accuracy on Oct 31?

no, i wanted to create a grab and go vest to wear along with carrying a SHTF bag.

[bob7122]

lol what's a mall ninja?

someone who has a bunch of crap that they don't need or will use.

[bob7122]

no, i wanted to create a grab and go vest to wear along with carrying a SHTF bag.

imo you will be a bigger target. good luck.

[secret.asian.man]

someone who has a bunch of crap that they don't need or will use.

maybe, kind of. i was looking for basic supplies that they carry with them on a daily bases and from the pile of stuff listed, i'll pick and choose what i think would be good to have.

i'm thinking that a SHTF bag would get REALLY heavy with ammo already in magazines added to the current gear. a vest would already have it and when worn it disperses the weight. along with carrying your first flash light, knife, multi tool, etc... without having to shuffle through a bag to find basic things. idk just a thought.

[socal-shooter]

on zombie day best to just be a ninja

NOT a mall ninja...

a ninja would look low profile, not like a target for criminals or a guy that law enforcement wants to check his bags....

ditch the vest and think low-key

[bob7122]

maybe, kind of. i was looking for basic supplies that they carry with them on a daily bases and from the pile of stuff listed, i'll pick and choose what i think would be good to have.

i'm thinking that a SHTF bag would get REALLY heavy with ammo already in magazines added to the current gear. a vest would already have it and when worn it disperses the weight. along with carrying your first flash light, knife, multi tool, etc... without having to shuffle through a bag to find basic things. idk just a thought.

in that case there are vest that look like fisherman's or hunter's vest that are plate carrier and have a bunch of pockets and zippers for your uses. they were designed to look low key...

[Samuelx]

no, i wanted to create a grab and go vest to wear along with carrying a SHTF bag.

IMO, you should be coming up with your own set up - what I wear and/or have with me On Duty (e.g. in response to an active shooter(s) situation) is going to be WAY different than what I would wear and/or have with me away from work (e.g. some kind of MAJOR disaster where I also need to get out and stay out of town)...

E.g. Where are you planning on going, for how long, and what kinds of problems might you be encountering?

[Gnome]

S.A.M.,

Tac vests have their niche in police work. Several units in my dept use/wear them. The majority buy them from a small company called The Vest Man. The owner's son and grandaughter are both on my department (talk about having a vested interest in his product). His grandaughter is the girl in the pics.

He custom makes them according to your ballistic panels. Here's his website http://www.thevestman.com

[Samuelx]

I have a vest/carrier from The Vestman - it's not bad. If I had to do it all over again though, I'd probably have a full Molle vest/carrier custom made instead. Buddy of mine had one made, a little more $$ than The Vestman but it's really really nice and has the benefit of being modular (i.e. you can reconfigure it at any time and pretty much however you want)...

[oddjob]

"H" harness is good too. I've been in the woods wearing a load bearing vest and the "H" harness. The "H" harness is cooler and seems more comfortable. I like the vest when doing stuff in an urban setting.

[secret.asian.man]

"H" harness is good too. I've been in the woods wearing a load bearing vest and the "H" harness. The "H" harness is cooler and seems more comfortable. I like the vest when doing stuff in an urban setting.

i was thinking of something for both of these settings. bugging IN to LA if i cant bug OUT to the angeles forests. or vise versa.