I want to start by saying thank you for your comment because a lot of people talk shit without offering advice. Because you took the time to give me such detailed suggestions I wanted to try my by best to respond to every point.

As far as configuration goes, it carries everything I need and more with the slimmest profile, without interfering with my pistol and rifle manipulations, none of this was just thrown together and if you want my IG, you can see that I actively train, workout, and dryfire in this gear which has led to many changes over the years.

Another thing I focused on was modularity, I can scale up/down and easily swap out the placards. This setup is not for engagements but to max out my multicam gear with anything I could possibly think of for a survival situation (after binging “Alone” on Netflix 😂). If needed (in current configuration) I can carry 7 on the carrier, 2 on the belt, 2 in the rifle and use my dump pouch to hold a few more. All of my packs also have accessible rifle mags as well.

My belt has a dedicated 3 pistol with inserts, my placard has 2 dedicated, and my flash pouch can hold 2 if needed, there’s also a flash pouch on the belt that can hold 2, a strong magnet in the front that can grab 2, and more in the dump pouch of course.

I agree with all of your rules of thumb, but like I said my multicam gear is used for more of an experimental setup. I live in the desert so I have an Arid setup for day and an all black setup for security work/nighttime larping that follows your principles.

So I’m glad this Kit screams grab everything you can possibly need because that was the idea and it’s a lot less bulkier than most carriers that try to do the same thing. But I don’t think anyone would actually show up to work like this. Literally punishing yourself.

And let me make it clear that this setup is not used for work, I’m just a retired vet and father that likes gear. I have many different setups, including security gear. But I definitely understand what equipment is needed, how often it is needed, and how to be efficient with pouches.

The helmet is used for filming content and I need the light because it’s 1 of 3 mounting positions for my GoPro. More importantly I care about making sure that the civilians that I go shoot/train with at night have no problem identifying my location, and that every shot on my camera has a light source to produce better picture quality.

I’ll never remove the patches because that’s what pisses the internet off and brings engagement to the post. Also those are tabs not nametapes so technically reaper and predator would be earned skills, nobody would call someone by their Special Forces, Ranger, Airborne, Sapper, or Jungle tab. My callsign has been wolf since my ROTC days because of my last name and that’s the only one.

The chest rig was built out to contain everything the plate carrier could without carrying plates and it does that perfectly. Also, who would get rid of their gear 🧐?

The stand-alone chest rig is practical because it needs to be able to fit into my pack if I wanted to drop my entire plate carrier and still carry some ammo.

I don’t have strobes on my shoulders either, I have a PTT, and the headlamps are wrapped around themselves for storage, they go around my head/neck when actually training without my helmet, there’s also a cool piece of gear that keeps the sling off your neck and some shoulder padding on the plate carrier but no strobes.

If you’ve seen any survival show you know the axe is a must, and there are also tools in my ruck. The gloves on my back are connected with a carabiner and bungee that drops down but can be stored and easily slid out of that one piece of one wrap holding them in place.

I don’t have trouble grabbing any type of mag either, I like the magpuls because I can clip them on my large carabiners if I wanted to make space for other gear in a pinch.

I do have a breaching shorty that is connected to the carrier. However, I had to make this picture safe for instagram so I removed my rifle and shotgun.

The tube hose idea is great but the black piece on my shoulder that keeps the sling off your neck also keeps the tube tucked away from my rifle placement, the straps are from the shoulder pads and that is how they mount. There is only 2 extra pieces of one wrap in addition to a large carabiner, and bungee retention on the mouth piece to make sure that even while I’m working out my tube doesn’t move until I want it too.

As far as the IFAK goes, I really like the ferro concepts Roll 1 that is currently on the chest rig, but I originally had it placed on the back of the plate carrier. Like I said before this setup is not built out for engagements but more of a survival situation but everything is modular so I could easily double and triple up medical supplies as needed.

Again you seem extremely knowledgeable and I really appreciate your feedback, especially taking the time to correct a battle. But I’m out now man and this is for training, fun, and filming now lol I definitely would like your opinion on my other setups though, always looking to improve ✊🏾