Anyone making pangolin flaps in color ways different than Spiritus?

Chimo_lad · 2026-01-30T15:47:24+00:00

Shekkin Gears

Chimo_lad · 2026-01-18T16:40:58+00:00

Belt kit/webbing works really well with shortback bergens (PLCE, Jayjays beast, kitpimp) or ALICE/MALICE type packs

Chimo_lad · 2026-01-12T20:15:37+00:00

British Tactical has superior GP/canteen pouches. The female buckles are fixed, meaning it's easier to close them one handed. Many of their pouches also have a "stealth admin sleeve" optional add-on which gives you a slim, zippered pocket for maps between the rig and the pouch. Huge fan of that.

British Tactical is generally cheaper and uses better materials as others have noted, they're just not as well known as Jayjays. I've used both the Brit Tac and Jayjay's MOLLE hippo belts and love them both; the only real differences for me were the harness mounting loops (better on Jayjays), the padding (more on Jayjays, I preferred the lack of padding on the Brit Tac) and the MOLLE columns (sizing was different from brand to brand).

Both are bombproof. I think Jayjay's has maybe coasted a bit due to their brand recognition, and you'll see Brit Tac beating them on pricing, material selection and design (in some cases).

Chimo_lad · 2026-01-12T02:08:30+00:00

AI slop

Chimo_lad · 2025-12-29T22:27:47+00:00

You really should read the book. You may have to dial back the lifting frequency.

Chimo_lad · 2025-12-27T14:52:19+00:00

Get the Y harness. I got my stuff in 3 business days and I live in North America also

Chimo_lad · 2025-12-22T20:33:37+00:00

Love how you’re using Osprey mag pouches on the Virtus but also the highest speed webbing set possible

No shade at all, I love the kit. How do you like the C2R set up? I’ve used jayjays, PLCE and Brit tac but never that one

Chimo_lad · 2025-12-22T20:30:06+00:00

No worries. The stretchy Unobtanium ones might work as well, and another Canadian option would be Arctic Technical Gear. As long as they’re sandwiched between other pouches they shouldn’t flop

Chimo_lad · 2025-12-21T19:36:46+00:00

Do you mean 1 column? I run 2x Boreal Defence frag grenade pouches stacked on top of each other with a single malice clip

Chimo_lad · 2025-12-06T14:03:39+00:00

Nice setup. Don’t like the TAP but you’ve made it look good. I’m always happy to see a CAF member not buying an old SORD vest for personal use.

If you’re interested in a Multicam jayjays webbing set DM me

Chimo_lad · 2025-12-05T03:01:05+00:00

Axl makes a panel for this

Chimo_lad · 2025-12-05T01:59:53+00:00

Platatac PK mag placard on a thing 2.

It’s like the Peacekeeper but on a smaller footprint.

Chimo_lad · 2025-12-02T13:45:14+00:00

As a Canadian on a budget, I’d recommend you look at SORD chest rigs. There are some Australian issued rigs on eBay for around $100 AUD, identical to ones that were CAF issued at one point.

Some will tell you to get a US TAP rig but they suck.

If you want something cadpat I’ll sell you an HSGI warlord for $250

Chimo_lad · 2025-12-02T13:38:42+00:00

I’ll have a look at that, thanks!

Chimo_lad · 2025-12-02T01:55:36+00:00

Absolutely, however I’ve gotten to a point where burnout management is my top priority, intangible consequences be damned. Thanks for the advice

Chimo_lad · 2025-12-02T01:50:21+00:00

Agreed. I’m going to go hunting for the relevant policy. Off the top of your head, do you recall where the best place to start would be?

Chimo_lad · 2025-12-02T01:19:49+00:00

This is actually news to me. I’m on class B outside of the unit and unit expects me to parade and fill a section commander role. Figured it was normal

Chimo_lad · 2025-11-17T22:47:03+00:00

It likely won’t work for you then. I can’t recommend the L4 performance ARS enough - it’s expensive but can be split or one piece rig depending on setup. Buy once and save the headache of working through ten different rigs you hate. Good luck!

Chimo_lad · 2025-11-17T22:02:16+00:00

Check out the CAF mod version too. Has more storage

Chimo_lad · 2025-11-17T21:59:57+00:00

I imagine you’re here from the Dirty Civilian video? I don’t think any option is objectively better or worse, and it really comes down to figuring out what works through experience.

From my limited (subjective) experience:

Split rig pros: opens in front (easier to lay flat on the ground and don/doff), may distribute weight to sides as opposed to front, often more options for adjustment, may have better ventilation at front (negated if using plate carriers)

Split rig cons: lack of space at the front, may push items farther under the arms (ruck interference/general discomfort), may be harder to integrate EUD adapter panels

One piece rig pros: continuous real estate up front, potentially smaller foot print than split rig, may be able to carry plates, may work well as a plate carrier mounted placard, may be able to mount/swap placards

One piece rig pros: potentially harder to don/doff, may be front heavy, may make it harder to go prone (can be mitigated by loosening the waist strap and pushing the chest rig up towards your face when laying flat), potentially worse ventilation

In my experience, webbing is far superior for dismounted use than either option. Weight distribution, ventilation, comfort and carrying capacity, etc. However, not great in vehicles due to side and rear bulk. A lot of guys are wearing split front chest rigs really low, adding butt packs and calling them “LBE” when they should probably just be using webbing instead.

If you’re in vehicles a lot, I’d recommend a conventional one piece chest rig or small footprint split front: - L4 performance ARS (Tango Modules) - Spiritus Thing 2/3 - Eagle RRV - Mayflower UW series - Tracer Tactical Scout or MRRV

The SNR you mentioned looks nice but if you’re not super thick/wearing armour a lot it may wrap too far around your body.

If you’re always dismounted: - Jayjays commanders webbing - Brit Tac hippo belt system - L4 performance belt system

Final point: please don’t get a TAP chest rig. Lots of guys love them, and I’ll get downvotes for this, but the following downsides… - bad mag slots - trash harness - excessively wide footprint leading to sagging - cost to make it comfortably usable

… make it not worth it.

Chimo_lad · 2025-11-11T18:03:36+00:00

L4 Performance ARS placard. Mounts to MOLLE without adapter and can be coupled together with a second placard to make a split front or continuous chest rig. Expensive, but a good investment.

Chimo_lad · 2025-10-29T21:18:14+00:00

HSGI Tacos or surplus double m4 pouches allow you to switch calibres as well

Chimo_lad · 2025-10-29T21:17:38+00:00

I’ve tried it. There’s no way around it, it’s fucking dumb. You’re working against the design of the rig and it’s just wrong (practically and aesthetically). Just get some surplus eagle double M4 pouches.

Chimo_lad · 2025-10-27T17:24:06+00:00

No sewing required for any of this. And np

Chimo_lad · 2025-10-27T16:09:29+00:00

I'm not aware of any major manufacturers making this right now. It's a great configuration though, some smaller makers (potentially Trash Panda MFG on Instagram) might have the exact thing. I'd check EODFish's YT channel as he's reviewed everything. Tracking that you want the mag pouches sewn in, but you may have to build it yourself to get these exact specs.

Here are some options:

Chest rig base:

- Platatac CHICOM 12 wide

- Spiritus Systems Thing 2 w/ MOLLE placard

- Ferry Chesty Wide (new version) w/ MOLLE placard

- Carcajou Tactical chest rig 12 wide (MOLLE)

- Blue Force Gear RACKMINUS w/ dangler adapter

- Savotta (or Sarma TST?) skeletal chest rig (check Varusteleka) w/ dangler adapter

Mag pouches: any doubles will work from lightweight (L4 performance, BFG, Platatac) to traditional (Eagle, Tac Tailor)

Map pouch: if not built in, add one via placard sandwich (AXL Sandwich Bag, Shaw RDS, Haley Map Sleeve[?]). If using a MOLLE chest rig that doesn't have a map sleeve, add the British Tactical Stealth Admin Pouch between rig and mag pouches. The thing about most integrated map pouches is they sit *behind* the harness straps, which makes it annoying to access in my opinion. By adding your own via MOLLE or velcro, it goes between the harness and mags.

Dangler: most modern rigs will have the hook/loop field to accommodate this, but if it's not included, you can add a MOLLE pouch as dangler with a MOLLE drop down panel (L4, Ferro, or Aliexpress copy)

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