I’m a total fanboy of Blue Force Gear’s Vickers Slings and have spoken favorably of their chest rigs and pouches before. This is my first experience with one of their plate carriers. The Plate Minus is an interesting, lightweight design. It uses BFG’s Ultracomp material to be super thin and lightweight while have 4 times […]
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Tactical Tailor releases Rogue Plate Carrier
Plate carriers have gotten smaller and smaller as the GWOT has progressed. Ballistic protection has gotten light and the plate carriers are getting cut for a closer and closer fit. This stands in stark contrast to the IOTV and Interceptor body armor from when I first joined. These trends allow the warfighter to shoot and […]
Blue Force Gear’s KLAUX Plate Carrier: New for 2017
(Article courtesy of Tactical Life) Blue Force Gear brought a lot of cool stuff to SHOT Show 2017, and one of the products that caught our eye is the KLAUX Plate Carrier, the latest offering in the company’s line of PLATEminus plate carriers. RELATED STORY: 22 Pieces of Tactical Training Gear For Today’s Shooters & Operators The […]
MOS TACTICAL SPAV-W FOR THE WIN!
Intro Plate carriers, they are in abundance in this industry but few seem to try new things and many just copy existing designs. If you are like me you have tried quite a few and possibly torn, broken, or modified the carriers to fit your likes, needs, and/or mission. The creators of MOS Tactical went […]
Warrior Assault Systems Plate Carrier
When it comes to Plate Carries (PCs) for me there are two options; low profile for speed flexibility and light Load-Outs or the other option is Protection. They tend to heavier but also you can get more gear on but you will lose some movement but that choice is you Speed vs Protection. In the […]
Vest to impress – TYR Tactical BPC and Blade Tech
Over the years I have had ample opportunity to use a relatively substantial variety of body armor. The tremendous variety of armor configurations and, in some cases, so called technology amazes me. I know that some guys swear that they will live or die by this brand or that, and that others have particular preferences […]
WARRIOR ASSAULT SYSTEMS COVERT PLATE CARRIER FROM CHASE TACTICAL
Years ago I had to purchase a carrier for concealable body armor. The carrier which originally came with the armor wore out at rub spots along the edge, after a little over a year of use. As disappointing as that was for a good armor product, the $90 price tag for a new carrier was […]
ASSAULT GEAR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE KIT | FOR THE REVOLUTION!
With all the write-ups on being self-sustaining humans in times of extremis conditions, I thought a few photos on some of my own kit would be helpful for those that believe a revolution may be coming. If the sh** hits the fan then I refuse to be a victim. In my opinion, going on the […]
What is Quality | A Plate Carrier Guide
What is quality? According to the American Society of Quality, quality is – 1. the characteristics of a product or service that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs; 2. a product or service free of deficiencies in“fitness for use;” or in a “conformance to requirements.” You see the problem lies in […]
HOW DO I SET UP MY PLATE CARRIER?
What is your mission? Active shooter, Bugout, Home defense, Vehicle rig, Sustainment, Covering a long distance, Response rig, Get home on foot during a civil unrest rig? With so many circumstances… Here is an example of a rig that you carry in your truck to cover the following situations: -Vehicle rig -Active shooter -Vehicle down and on foot in civil unrest Standard items that […]