How we set up our Plate Carriers - Tactical Tuesday

David, I have Spinal Stenosis and a fused back. I "feel your pain"!!!😂 At this point I have to armor up and hope to be able to shelter in place with the good gear I have aquired to defend my wife and myself. I understand the whole mobility issue! Thank you both for a very insightful video!!

You guys are awesome! Especially with the contrasting experience and financial/ availability aspect. Top notch, actually. A bit too much waffling on matters with the knock off gear but IT IS perfect for guys ir gals getting into it. One thing I can say is I like to have my IFAK loose and in hand meaning it's free float with a fanny pack / etc. I like to keep my support hand gear or IFAK/ booboo kit, NV, exhaust kit, etc on left hand. Right hand is strict engagement hand. Try a split hand set-up to see what helps YOU THE BEST. No setup is the end all be all. Train in your gear, test it, wear it at home and weight train with it. It goes a very long way. Love you guys!

Very informative video thanks guys. Wife and I were looking for ideas on setting up our carriers.

The world doesn't deserve the good man that David is

merci les gars

Former Navy Corpsman here. My 2 cents: Don't give away your IFAK, it's for you. The team corpsman can't carry enough gear to treat everyone, that's why you have the IFAK. If you believe it's the right thing to have medical gear for others, carry some extra items in pockets or wherever you can. Everyone that owns a plate carrier/ chest rig/ battle rattle should have an IFAK. It's non negotiable.

When can we expect plate carriers to hit your shelves?

Looks and sounds like Ron Swanson grew a beard and is explaining his kit to all of us

I got a pew tactical replica of an fcpcv5 I live in europe and retailers here give crazy prices (I've seen a ferro sling being sold for 257 bucks) and I'm happy with it, velcro is perfect

good vid. I'm building out a slick carrier as a civ around civil unrest+ scenarios. Planning the carrier as a standalone, aka no battle belt. Trying to decide how to balance a small gp pouch, ifak, maybe some pistol mags while being slick and concealable under a large/baggy hoodie or coat. grey manning between rioters if needed.

"if things get weird" hahahah such a casual way of describing murderous chaos.

My dad was a professional diesel mechanic. He told me "You never save money buying cheap tools". I've extended that to gear. I may not be able to afford the very best, but I buy very good and as good as I can possibly afford. My wife bitches, "It's just going to hang in the closet". I tell her "If I ever need it, it'll pay for itself, first time. And I do train with my gear on for familiarization all the time, to include exercise.

Next should be the placards and pouches

David, what admin pouch are you running? I need one that is low profile like that for my JPC

Question: How does one even start to pick out a plate carrier. I'm asking because I basically have one army surplus store local to me that sells quality products and the others sell lower quality. The rest of the selection is obviously online meaning I can't look at them, feel them or anything like that.. That being said, I do have any idea of what I like, but that's based on how they look.. and how comfortable they look to wear..

Every single person that's battle hardened seems to have the lightest setups. They always value speed and weight-- even if they have smaller armor. 🤔

You know what I learned? NEVER ORDER FROM AR500. That company is complete garbage. Garbage customer service, Garbage shipping....worst experience ive had in quite sometime.

look at that beard!

Take a shot every time he says umm.

editors cant cut out um?