I was looking at my gear and I am tired of switching my P229 and M9 gear back and forth and I would like to get another War Belt. I have ats one right now with the Blue Force Gear inner belt and I was thinking of getting another but I read all these threads of different makers now.
I would like to get one that I can wear with gear on getting ready for the A-Stan. Which means I need to get something in Tan/Brown or Green.
Any ideas on makers. I see HSGI makes one, One by VTAC, and of course the SOC-C belt.
Won’t be able to get it for a bit a few weeks need to pay the lawyer in keeping me from paying my now ex wife money.
I don’t know how fast you need it. I talked to Robert at US Grunt Gear on the phone today because I placed an order for myself and he told me the current wait time is about 7-8 weeks. IIRC he posted somewhere a while back that he can work with you if you have a time constraint. Give him a call and see what he can do for you if you need it sooner than that.
Not on crunch time still have my ATS Warbelt setup. Might go with a Ranger Green just so it goes with ACU and Multi-Cam Just need to get the pouches and I have a plethora of ACU kit and coyote brown/multicam kit.
I ordered one Friday but I didn’t realize the backorder at the time. As a result I’ve kept looking and was really impressed with THIS HSGI belt. I really like the TACO system they have. Do you think I should hold out for the USGG and just use the HSGI TACOS on that belt? Do you have any feedback on this HSGI belt that you think would be useful?
+1 to that. I’ve been using a USGG Warhog for about four or five months, very comfortable and versatile. On top of that, they have excellent customer service.
Alright, I guess I’ll stay put and wait for my order to arrive.
I also ordered the USGG M16/M4 Modular Triple Pouch(AR&9MM), does anyone run the USGG pouches? I’m just wondering if I should cancel that portion of the order & instead purchase the single TACO pouches from HSGI.
Look at that, everything that is old again is new again. It’s my old LBE update for the 21st century.
I don’t mean that as a dig. Honestly to me that makes a lot of sense. I have never figured out the guys who wear a war belt and wind up putting all of the pressure on their hips.
The way I see it, many folks will wear a chest rig to hold 3 or 4 mags and use that to feed a mag holster or two on their belt. That same belt is holding other gear like a pistol, mags, light, etc… That is a lot of weight for your hips. So why not combine a belt with a split front chest rig so that the shoulders are bearing the weight? Maybe I don’t know what I am talking about, but it seems to be a logical combination to me.
In my experience it’s preferable to carry weight on the hips vs. the shoulders. I believe this is also why high quality hiking/camping backpacks are made to minimize the weight on the shoulders and place most/all the load onto the hips.
I have to wear an SCBA on a semi-regular basis for work (fire service). While these are not particularly heavy (any more) I’ve learned over the years that when I adjust the straps putting the weight on my shoulders vs. my hips that I tire out a good bit faster than the other way around.
I originally had the USGG pouches on my USGG belt. There is nothing wrong with them, and they are good pouches, I just wanted the modularity of the TACO which will allow me to carry virtually any type of rifle or carbine magazine.
