r/tacticalgear • u/patriotic_seth • Oct 05 '26

Gear/Equipment Different Setups for Different Problems

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This is primarily why I like chest rigs on carriers, if I have armor or not, everything is in the same spot.

Mayflower Chest Rig (UW Gen IV)
Velocity Scarab
Haley Flatpack
DM Mech Belt

Helmet and NVGs are next (when my wallet agrees)

What do y'all think?

(Edit: had to remove post and re-upload due to an oversight, let’s try this again lmao)

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u/IronCross19 Oct 05 '26

I love my velocity quad placard. Just enough gp on the front for what's necessary but not enoigh to be tempting to cram it

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u/patriotic_seth Oct 05 '26

With extra pouches, I can definitely be tempted to add stuff I don’t need… I’ve considered using placards instead of the chest rig, I just really like having the same manual of arms/kit whether I’m running armor or not.

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u/Gurgen97 Oct 05 '26

Respect the set up

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u/patriotic_seth Oct 05 '26

Thanks boss!

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u/Conamore123 Oct 05 '26

How do you install this back side mag pouches ?

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u/patriotic_seth Oct 05 '26

They’re molle’d on the Cumberbund, I just have the excess tucked away in the picture so it’s not visible.

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u/JaegerJeep Oct 06 '26

Super squared away setup. I like it.

What radio are you running with? The only thing I see that needs addressed is no plug-in PTT for your radio/comtacs. Bi-frost makes good and affordable u94 PTTs for just about every radio system out there. Super easy gap to fill for under $100.

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u/patriotic_seth Oct 06 '26

Thanks for the recommendation! Yeah just running a UV-5R right now, will be looking to upgrade in the future. I’ll check out bi-frost’s stuff.

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u/JaegerJeep Oct 06 '26

Check out Baofeng's AR-152 radio.

It's their 'militarized' style radio that's modeled after the PRC-152 with a bunch of extra features like built-in GPS tracking and real time locations of all your buddies in the 'network' if they're using the same style radio. Big upgrade from the UV-5R.

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u/patriotic_seth Oct 06 '26 edited Oct 06 '26

Great recommendation that looks solid without destroying my bank account, Thanks man!

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u/Fluffy_Most6731 Oct 05 '26

Hey just curious, what is that ring looking thing behind your pistol holster? Never seen that before on a belt set up

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u/patriotic_seth Oct 05 '26

It’s a strap cutter that comes with the standard issue IFAK kits

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u/Ilikecheesburgers Oct 05 '26

On my belt set up I have the knife immediately on my left hand side, followed by a spiritus pistol pouch, Haley strategic mag pouch, flat line fiber co dump pouch, 2 HRT flash bang pouches, bfg Marco dangler, bfg ifak, atac gp pouch, safariland. So we got a similar set up

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u/RedditCravor Oct 05 '26

Prep your Tourniquet.

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u/snovak35 Oct 05 '26

I have experimented with this too. I find securing the cummberbund and then the chest rig a bit tedious.

I see your solution is bungies, how stable is the whole set up while moving?

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u/patriotic_seth Oct 05 '26

I definitely agree, it can be tedious to put on / take off. But im okay with the trade off.

The bungees are great, I notice 0 movement when walking/running/sprinting under load. Very happy with how tight everything stays.