Post by cluckey on Aug 3, 2006 16:57:07 GMT -5
Hello all,
I just finished adding my a few pouches to my new rig, its a Condor copy of the BHI STRIKE plate carrier.
Now for the mini review:
The rig itself is quite strong, the molle bars are very tight to the body of the front and back panels (but then again I've never been able to handle the real thing). It should be more than strong enough for airsoft use.
The webbing was so tight in fact that it was quite difficult to thread the pouches' attatchment webbing through, especially on either end of the third row from the bottom (very important for my m4 magazine pouches) where you really only had about half the width of a normal column.
In terms of real estate, there are many vests out there that offer a lot more, but it suits me very well. Just enough room for 11 mags and a few pouches on the back. The reduced surface area of the vest actually makes for a much cooler and more comfortable rig in my opinion. The range of motion is outstanding.
As for downsides there are only really two I can see, and one is kind of my fault. First off the vest is very stiff. The foam that backs both of the panels has almost no give to it and so the rig dosen't conform to the body as much as I'd like it to. Second it dosen't adjust down quite enough to fit me as snugly as I prefer (I'm a skinny little guy, but I could get a gym membership to fix that up
) In the mean time I'm going to rig up a few secondary straps with paracord and a carabiner on each side to tighten the vest up a little more.
Current configuration:
Front:
2x Condor double m4 mag pouch.
1x SDS three mag shingle.
Back:
1x SDS Canteen pouch
1x Condor medic pocket
I might add a hydration carrier...who knows?
Overall its quite good for a knockoff.
Cheers! ON TO THE PICS!
Overall view.
Rear view (Need to spruce that up a bit) hehe.
Detail of SDS shingle, quite a good addition to a vest with such little real estate.
Well there she is, hope you enjoy.
As always questions and comments are greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Cluckey.
I just finished adding my a few pouches to my new rig, its a Condor copy of the BHI STRIKE plate carrier.
Now for the mini review:
The rig itself is quite strong, the molle bars are very tight to the body of the front and back panels (but then again I've never been able to handle the real thing). It should be more than strong enough for airsoft use.
The webbing was so tight in fact that it was quite difficult to thread the pouches' attatchment webbing through, especially on either end of the third row from the bottom (very important for my m4 magazine pouches) where you really only had about half the width of a normal column.
In terms of real estate, there are many vests out there that offer a lot more, but it suits me very well. Just enough room for 11 mags and a few pouches on the back. The reduced surface area of the vest actually makes for a much cooler and more comfortable rig in my opinion. The range of motion is outstanding.
As for downsides there are only really two I can see, and one is kind of my fault. First off the vest is very stiff. The foam that backs both of the panels has almost no give to it and so the rig dosen't conform to the body as much as I'd like it to. Second it dosen't adjust down quite enough to fit me as snugly as I prefer (I'm a skinny little guy, but I could get a gym membership to fix that up
) In the mean time I'm going to rig up a few secondary straps with paracord and a carabiner on each side to tighten the vest up a little more. Current configuration:
Front:
2x Condor double m4 mag pouch.
1x SDS three mag shingle.
Back:
1x SDS Canteen pouch
1x Condor medic pocket
I might add a hydration carrier...who knows?
Overall its quite good for a knockoff.
Cheers! ON TO THE PICS!
Overall view.
Rear view (Need to spruce that up a bit) hehe.
Detail of SDS shingle, quite a good addition to a vest with such little real estate.
Well there she is, hope you enjoy.
As always questions and comments are greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Cluckey.
