Ok...so while I'm a firm believer that many "preppers" love to fantasize about some goofy MadMax scenario where the world collapses and we're all reduced to fighting Yugoslav style, it doesn't mean that I don't prep for that eventuality.
So with that said, here's my plate carrier. This would go over top of the war belt shown below.
http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1328912709
The carrier is a Blue Force Gear LMAC. The plates are Gamma Plus III+ rifle plates.
http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1328912524
http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1328912417
As you can see the load is pretty basic: 4 PMAGs (3 in a standard shingle, one in a fastmag), tourniquet in a TQ now, two pistol mags, and an izzy bandage and packet of celox in the compass case.
http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1328912481
This is the right side-armor pouch. Instead of using the included elastic strap/cummerbund, I bought a pair of
Ares Armor buckles. So instead of ripping the front panel up (there's velcro under the 3 mag shingle) to pull the cummerbund strap into place, I just snap a couple of buckles.
I'm contemplating a set of side plates but honestly as a fat-civilian type I wonder if the cost is warranted. And frankly, as a certified fat-ass-civilian, if my world has deteriorated into running & gunning I've done something very wrong. In my mind this PC would most likely see use in a Katrina style meltdown or a class so is the extra weight penalty outweigh the extra protection?
http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1328912356