“Its hands down the greatest plate carrier ever conceived!” – (a very salty senior Ranger NCO) It is perhaps the most renowned plate carrier in existence. It is simple, durable and well thought out. So much in fact, that many of the Rangers I have worked with (including myself), have purchased one out-of-pocket. I am […]
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Ambitec USAF Plate Carrier Review
Courtesy of Ambitec Blog The plate carrier world isn’t exactly small anymore. With the rise of the plate carrier over the standard full-sized armor carrier the market responded with a wide variety of options. Seeing plate carrier evolve from what I used in Afghanistan in 2009 to what they’ve become in 2017 has been fascinating. It’s […]
Velocity Systems: Speed, direction and protection
With violence prevalent in the motherland and abroad these days, more people are packing around protective plates. True, the majority of those people are law enforcement officers (LEO’s), active military or are in the contractor world. Many more are civilians preparing for an event they hope never to see in their lifetime. Regardless of profession […]
Gear Review: Spartan Armor, Banshee Plate Carrier
Body armor has become a hot item in the last few years. There are huge numbers of manufacturers producing a variety of items, and it can be very confusing trying to decide what type best suits you. Luckily, I’ve just tested a great set up for anyone. Keep reading to see our thoughts on body […]
Protech Shift 360 PC and Rifle Plates
November 2010 I was standing at attention inside of our Patrol Base, PB Transformer. Positioned in the northern part of Sangin, Afghanistan we were having our second memorial ceremony of the deployment for some of our lost brothers. As I stepped in front of the battlefield cross to place the Kevlar atop the rifle rounds […]
MOS Tactical SPAV-W | Is it a Crye JPC killer?
The Crye JPC is near ubiquitous in many operating environments since it’s inception. It’s a fantastic lightweight carrier that leverages many modern materials to save weight. The Crye JPC is cut tight and because of this it is extremely light weight and low profile. However it does have some issues with premature wear. A medium […]
Review: 5.11 Tactical Tac Tec Plate Carrier
Courtesy of Breach Bang Clear Review: 5.11 Tactical Tac Tec Plate Carrier Fifty Shades of FDE The 5.11 Tactical Tac Tec Plate Carrier has been available for a few years now. If you’re playing Ghost Recon Wildlands, you’ll notice that it’s the PC the game characters are wearing. So I thought I’d take one for […]
Grey Ghost Gear Carrier And Things To Put In It
Courtesy of Breach Bang Clear Grey Ghost Gear Carrier And Things To Put In It Jake Call Grey Ghost Gear has two plate carriers in their current lineup, one being a newly released version of the first. The new Hypalon Minimalist Plate Carrier (say that ten times fast) was recently released, and you guessed it, […]
BFG’s Plate Minus Review – Comfortably concealed
The Blue Force Gear Plate Minus carrier a very lightweight, and compact plate carrier. Designed to be as low profile as possible the Plate Minus carrier succeeds in its goal. This tiny plate carrier is made from Blue Force Gear’s ULTRAcomp material. ULTRAcomp is super thin and super lightweight, but it is also a 4 […]
Ferro Concepts Plate Carrier Base
In 2012 before deployment my squad leader pulled us all in and asked us if we all wanted to know the secret to being an awesome gunfighter. As he looked at me I kinda laughed and shook my head because we had just done a deployment to Afghanistan together and I knew that something ridiculous […]