Chest rig

[jacob]

Looking at HSGI chest rigs and taco pouches. Anyone have any experience with their products?? In the market for a setup to take some shooting courses and weighing options since I would be dropping a bit of money on this type of equipment. Thanks in advance for any info....

[china coaster]

Look in to Simply Rugged's Chesty Puller rig and one of their pancake holsters. I have three and chest carry a lot. Great for operating machinery and riding ATVs.

[jacob]

not really what i was looking for but those do appear to be pretty functional for the purpose you suggested...

[GoneBallistic]

Blackhawk has some nice chest rigs

[Mike]

http://originalsoegear.com/stacked.html

My personal preference. Made right here in TN. SOE gear is bombproof.

http://originalsoegear.com/index.html

Mike

[BigK]

+1 on SOE

Their gear's tougher than Chuck Norris

[RWF]

my age showing BUT back in the day only the commie's used them!

the good guys had LBE

[Caster]

THe Mookie war rig is pretty nice.

[jacob]

i am leaning heavily toward the SOE stuff, just looking at other options here and there....probably would get a micro rig/h harness/hydration carrier from SOE...

[Mike]

You won't regret it.

my age showing BUT back in the day only the commie's used them!

the good guys had LBE

The times, They are a changin'...

Edited August 20, 2012 by Mike

[Daniel]

I have an HSGI sure-grip padded belt . No tacos. I have no problems with the belt for quality but I wish I had more access to the belt that holds it up.

Edited August 20, 2012 by Daniel

[scoutfsu]

VTAC Brokos is a nice way to go with a belt set up. I've read good things about the HSGI sure-grip, and TYR apparently has a new, nice belt setup out. I wouldn't give risk giving any of my money to John Willis. If you do, I hope you actually get your product. There are too many verified stories of him ripping people off and his other online shenanigans.

For chest rigs, look into ATS, Mayflower, Tactical Tailor, the HSGI/tacos seem to be really nice..... I also wouldn't get anything in 1000 cordura anymore either. 500 is a very nice, lightweight, and durable compromise. That's just a personal thing through use though.

I would also recommend trying to pick things up used, especially if you're not 100% on what you want/need.

[jacob]

Thanks for the info. I have ordered a couple of things from John and had no issues. Maybe the horror stories are put to bed. As far as his online shenanigans, I can't really blame him for calling people out that order and then don't pay. I would be pretty pissed if I spent time making something for a person who then didn't pay for the goods I spent my time on. I guess thats just a matter of perspective ...

[scoutfsu]

Lol, I think you should read more on his actions. More like people sent him money and he never sent them their orders. There's correspondence of him acknowledging it before things went south in a bad way. It wasn't limited to one person either.

I guess it is perspective. Enough to keep me away from the guy. Good luck.

[jacob]

wow, i'll do some digging on that....

[RWF]

You won't regret it.

The times, They are a changin'...

Yes, They are!!!

[ProjectDexter]

SOE, they even have fleshlight pouches for ALL your active duty needs... oh boy

http://www.originalsoegear.com/fleshlight.html

[Guest tennesseevolz]

ATS near Fort Cmpbell, and on the web has some slick set ups- check out the low profile m-4 rig along w/ the war belt / insert, you will be set - they are also stocking the Tacos

[Guest HillyKarma]

Blackhawk has some nice chest rigs

Yeah, I have a close friend, Lance Corporal Anthony Cotto, who's serving with F.A.S.T. Co., and he swears by Blackhawk Equipment above all else.

[jacob]

ended up getting a SOE micro rig and h harness....will most likely pickup a hydration carrier from them by the end of the year...

[Guest HillyKarma]

No problem with that! After I saw this thread I started looking around some, and they do have some nice rigs.