So I went back and did a little shakedown and revamp of my fighting load. I had way too much stuff that I really didn't need, so I condensed and re-prioritized my gear. SInce I'm already at my BOL, I'm not really focused on sustainment/ 3rd line gear
for my 1st and second line gear I actually added one sublayer. I took the holster from the battle belt and put it back on my leg. That way, I can drop EVERYTHING and still keep the handgun. I also retained the 3 mag hip panel on the left leg for an extra 3 mags. I kept this simply because I only run 3 mags on the plate carrier.
Next most important thing I did was add coms to both the belt and Plate carrier. Smaller radio on my belt is UHF band for team/ around the BOL coms. Since it is UHF band, this radio has more of an advantage in urban areas as well.
The second radio attached to the PC is VHF band and is primarily for longer range communication. It is programmed for HAM freqs as well as MURS. It also has the handy dandy freqs of NOAA weather.
Heres the breakdown:
On my person:
SERPA dropleg platform for my Desert Warrior 1911
Blackhawk 3 mag hip panel (not shown, I'll get a pic up)
Battle Belt:
VTAC Brokos battle belt
VTAC Cobra inner belt
ATS lo-pro suspenders
2 1911 mags in Blade-tec pouch
AR Mag in 5.11/ VTAC pouch
Motorola Radius P110 Radio/ mic (local and team coms, throat mic on the way)
GP pouch with extra batteries for radios and lights, 50 extra .45 rounds, and 1 day of MREs
Tactical Tailor Nalgene pouch and Nalgene bottle
Surefire G3
Cuda CQB-1 combat knife
GPS in Condor Pouch
Plate Carrier:
Level 4 SAPI plates
Front:
Tactical Tailor 3 mag pouch for AR
Tac Tailor Magna Mag 3 cell pistol pouch
HSGI bleeder kit (CAT, quick clot, Izzy bandage, shears)
Admin pouch with map tool and map of AO
Back:
TT kangaroo hydration pouch
TT med pouch filled with survival gear (firestarters, strobe, batteries, chem lights, water purification, ETC)
Motorola Saber 2 Radio for long range coms ( just ordered a hand mic)
ADS GP pouch (more survival gear and MRE's)
Brings me to a total of 8 AR mags (3 on PC, 3 on hip, 1 on belt, 1 in gun) 240 rounds total
6 1911 mags (3 on PC, 2 on belt, 1 in gun) 48 rounds total
This setup has alloowed me to streamline my gear and believe it or not, doesn't weigh a ton.
questions or comments?
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