Webbing vs chest rig reddit Just depends on what you need. I’ve done a lot of recon work professionally, and I can’t say that I have ever wanted to carry extra sustainment with me outside of the patrol base or hide site. The onward research chest rig looks perfect for these reasons, but I don’t want to buy a whole chest rig just to steal the harness off. In a vehicle based conventional war I cpuld see them being useful again though. Easily adjustable, lightweight, easy to take on and off, pretty much everything I like about the chicom chest rig. If your at a milsim game to can carry the carrier in a bag while you rock the chest rig. I would like to keep my chest rig as slim as possible, so I don’t really like the idea of kangaroo or double mag pouches. Could just be the chest rig I used but I’ve seen several guys at the field i play at complain about the same thing with their chest rigs With web gear you sit the ruck/pack on top of the rear pouches, waist pad/strap optional but adds security. I actually run a chest rig with my war belt. Chest rigs always sloshed back and forth on me while my plate carrier sits right where i want it. Mayflower Research & Consulting Gen IV UW Chest Rig. However web gear (belt kit) reins superior in ease of donning/doffing, cooler to wear in hot weather (assuming unarmored), capacity, and weight distribution. But yeah it’s huge as a chest rig. What I do is run my AR, pistol pouches and admin pouch on my chest rig then run 2 pistol mags, 2 rifle mags, dump pouch, and holster on my belt. Also allows using the belt as go-to kit, with the chest rig to plus up at needed. Chest rigs are just less comfortable than battle belts. 5K subscribers in the ChicomChestRig community. Call me old fashioned, but webbing is the best way to go. true. Not saying Alice is not usable though, they’re still plentiful and good entry into gear. LBV > Webbing > Chest rig/Plate Carrier > Micro chest rig The chest rig and plate carrier usually carry the same amount of stuff. Mil issue is fine, but the thing is most people don't actually need the modularity, and the stability could be improved. You can make one with a vel sys butt pack, some male/female buckles, tri glides and a few yards of nylon webbing. Yea. I don’t run a pistol so I don’t need pistol mag pouches. Type 63 with mag pouches and grenade pouches Type 79 with SMG pouchs in a similar style as the Type 56 But it seems like a chest rig’s biggest drawback when compared to belt and webbing kits, is load capacity. Haley Strategic D3CR-H is basically the default go-to for 7. Better version of Kitpimp w/ same limitations Velocity Systems Jungle Kit ~ $540 all in. I’ve been lucky enough to get a few quality ones second hand. It’s about average looks around 14-18 molle rows across for reference micro rigs are 6-8 mid size are 10-14 full size is 14-18 and I’d consider anything bigger then that a mega rig as it’s not gonna ride on nothing but the largest male chest. It's really less about what others do, and more what fits your application. Since then vehicle-borne ops and urban ops have become the norm for Both work well with chest rig / pc, for the bigger bag I take the battle belt of though. A lot of my friends swear by SORD and Tactical Tailor chest rigs. you can even convert it to a chest rig. Specifically the the Mk v chassis vs the Haley TRMP. A separate backpack is better than one built into or connected to a chest rig or plate carrier. The nixie works rig is $10 less but includes pockets on the side for water bottles, but if you have the LFR you're stuck with a LFR, whereas the spiritus setup can flex between a chest rig and a battle jacket/belt kit/patrol style setup. The USGI taps is great especially with upgraded hit o highly recommend this chest rig from beez combat systems. Surplus chest rigs like the SDS RACK, or Tactical Tailor MAVs can be had for relatively affordable prices without the pouches. The integration of Crossfire Packs with the DZ rig is a great idea too, as the belt kit supports the weight across your hips. I personally run a Jayjay’s commanders webbing. Modular rigs are the future in my opinion. Plate carriers with MOLLE webbing allow greater customization and storage space for longer term OPs, or even shorter OPs, as well as protection to the chest and back. My favorite rig of the set is the T-rex quad flap when buying pouches and cost isn't a issue. Priorities are always shifting though especially when it comes to body armor setups. Airlite is bae, all my homies love the Airlite chest rig. from someone who used to wear condor gear to now Tactical tailor and mayflower gear you should save the money you where going to spend on condor gear to get proper gear so you're not wasting money on repairs or new ones. I still consider myself to be relatively new to tactical gear so I thought I’d ask you guys. Those are only useful if you dont carry much or never go prone. Chest rig is preferable if you only want to keep tactical gear, like mags and tools. 62/. Rifle reloads from belt are considerably faster than from chest. com A lot of PCs you can clip a chest rig on to, so ultimately you can get a shoulder strap set for the rig and wear that by itself if you don't want/need plates. Empty chest rig/pc in pack/ruck. I suggest, for Type 56 rigs, you add a little velcro to secure pouch flaps. You can also run a chest rig with LBE which typically is better on your shoulders than an assault pack. SORD, TT, LBT, whatever. Benefit of an armored vest is better shrapnel protection, an unarmored vest offers good load distribution and keeps your belt line clear, but the major con is added heat retention, as well as being harder It’s 2023, and while I’m sure this thing was designed a year or two back, 1” buckles were around decades ago. You could always replace the elastic webbing with 1 inch webbing you get online if that's a real issue. Type 81s hold more mags and less ancilliaries, and vice versa for the Type 56. So only webbing that is multicolored like multicam would be made using the jacquard woven method. The Gen IV is an excellent chest rig, with superb build quality. Then comment saying if you wear similar… To start with, it's large. For ground pounding? No way, puts the weight In a terrible location 80 votes, 49 comments. This is essential for the modern battlefield, as seen in current conflicts around the World. Beez Combat is really nice and well made(AK47 CHEST RIG GRID) but lead times aren’t great. It spreads the load way more efficiently and sat under armor or a back much better than padded harness. A large battle rattle chest rig is either a TAPS or battle jacket type kit. However if that isn’t working for you then there are always surplus “short back” PLCE bergens, or otherwise you might have to swap out some things on the Alice like use a different waist pad and shoulder straps. I would like to not spend $2k on half a dozen chest rigs before finding one that works. True, I don’t have any other setups, but neither my chest rig nor my pc are modular builds. REX 556 Ready Rig). Iv got a few different rigs, and none of them seem to be perfect, especially when it comes to the actual ability to quickly remove mags and re-inserting them. Ruck w/ plce webbing vs chest rig Hi, trying to find what works and looking for experience from anyone that have been rucking using a chest rig and ruck with hip belt and also rucking with having the ruck sit on the plce webbing back pouches. Transfer magazines to chest rig/pc and you can toss more grenades in the double mag pouches on your belt or just take more magazines out of your pack. Haley Strategic makes great rigs(D3CR X). If you want added mobility and less weight take off the chest rig and wear only it. This provides you with a level of sustainability that can’t be achieved with a chest rig or plate carrier, plus in comfort. It seems close to how my alice rig is setup and i much like the jungle rig setup with a harness and keeping all that off my chest (I live in the desert so its consistently hot 24/7 aside from a few months in the winter) 15 votes, 48 comments. flc is definitely more versatile and customizable. wide surface area strap it just feels like a fishing vest. The use of chest rigs over belt kits has come with the use of modern warfare, as such using vehicles instead of foot patrols, urban and suburban fighting combined with the need for body armor has made way for more chest rig development and popularly. TRex Arms has a few different ones that are all highly rated(T. This. I will forever prefer something closer to webgear- the blackhawk modular webbing was good. No armor for grunts until the flak vest in the 60s. nah, flc is cooler because the hot spot is on the chest, you can unzip it to dissipate heat. Condor recon chest rig- same issue as the modular vest VooDoo tactical 20-9931075000 Chest Rig- also concerned with mags not fitting, as well as the quality when compared to the price. I have a chest rig that accommodates every weapon platform I own. com Nov 23, 2024 · use the following search parameters to narrow your results: subreddit:subreddit find submissions in "subreddit" author:username find submissions by "username" site:example. Which seems like its biggest advantage at the same time. +1 The kenai is the gold standard for chest rigs. Lotta times people add battle belts to their setup since theres not enough real estate. My western eye for drip can’t stand using my green chest rig with it. It’s essentially a 3” wide x-harness made of Murdock webbing. Kitpimp Commanders Webbing ~ $225 (MTP) all in. Also you get much more in a bag than in a belt rig. The Shaw Concepts ARC chest rig/placard setup is top notch and will allow you more customization in terms of pouches/panels. Chest Rig vs Split Rig I’ve never considered chest rigs until I started to really take my environment (AO) into consideration. You can buy a knock-off Airlite harness and attach it to anything. Jul 13, 2024 · use the following search parameters to narrow your results: subreddit:subreddit find submissions in "subreddit" author:username find submissions by "username" site:example. . Rappel anchors, hasty harnesses, improvised litter, play tug of war when you’re bored, etrier ladder, hang yourself, tie up your boyfriend, anchor point for a rope system where you want a mechanical assist, vehicle recovery (be careful with that one and know the load rating), secure loads on vehicles, and much much more. Pros: Usually cheaper than a plate carrier set up to have the same capabilities Chest rigs come in two types, the Type 56 and Type 81 chest rigs. bam, chest rigs and direct attached pouches on armor were the order of the day, regardless of how heavy the rigs got to be. I have another condor chest rig that is bare with webbing and I love it. Holster made from modified P37 pouch. Haley chest rig w/ 3mags, fixed blade mounted behind the right mag, 8” cats paw pry bar behind left mag, multi tool in right pistol mag pouch and pistol mag in left pouch, in GP/Admin pouch 4 extra cr123 batteries/write in the rain notebook and pen/ allen/hex keys for my rifle incase I need to tighten screws. Subreddit for both professional and civilian tactical gear. Britain has been using webbing since before WW2 and due to the limitations of issue kit lots of British companies were formed using custom webbing kits as their backbone. But you take the bag of for stuff like that. Beyond the heat, chest rigs can typically be less comfortable than belts. Not shown - AK slings and SKS bags. I believe the new Spiritus kit would work pretty well for this. See full list on spotterup. 264K subscribers in the tacticalgear community. 54 votes, 22 comments. That’s not including a harness for either. But, I will also be mounting and dismounting vehicles semi-frequently so a chest rig may be a better option for that reason. yfjrx xbndb jgqwv ymtd vvt hxevik gev xgeqe zfih eqhlf hbchbd ggqojm vno zpwe bnp