As I stated in another thread, there is a website that was my first introduction to line gear.
Line Gear
Its definitely not an area I'm well versed in, but the basic idea follows the old country proverb of not plaicing all of your eggs in one basket, and each level expands up on the last.
First line for me (as I'm developing it now) is a minimum of kit that is an expansion and reorganization of the items I EDC on an ATS warbelt. It would be quite easy to use a standard trouser belt to achieve the same end, but I figured I'd probably forget to remove the suspenders needed to support the weight - and look like a total geek. Nah! I know I look like a geek already, so that wouldn't bother me! Reality is I like the idea of have a single assembled unit I can easily don and doff as its needed.
Second line is your main fighting rig. It serves to support your primary weapon. Mine is currently an FLC with 3x double magazine pouches across my chest from left to right, and a similarly sized trauma kit pouch on the far right. I saw some information somewhere discussing a reasoned layout to a 2nd line system. It puts your ammo and such on your off hand side for easy access and reloads, and put support items - like trauma kits - on your strong side. It made sense and is something I thought worty of consdieration and passing along to anyone learning to set their gear up. As always, test and train to find what works for you. And again, don't take my word for anything on this topic! I am but an egg...
Third line is your sustainment equipment. In my case, my BOB, though I'm set up to run an abbreviated version as the situation dictates.
Finally, I've seen a signature line on another forum that fully applies to this topic, and sums up all I've said here:
Survive from your pockets, fight from your vest, live from your pack.
So yeah... I was mechanized during my enlistment, which makes this a foreign concept to me. If I wanted something I just pulled it from one of the supplemental bags I'd thrown in my trailer or crammed into my vehicle. I'll take all the advice/ input I can get on this subject.
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