Military belt kit reddit Subreddit for both professional and civilian tactical gear. I personally like padded belts, over Velcro two-piece kit, especially with as much crap as you plan to mount. In the research phase of building a belt. I also like that the inner belt for the battle and duty is the same. Rucksack with sustainment kit and mission kit, chest rig with break contact gear on chest, rifle in hand. Their belt claim to fames are the GWOT era Battle Belt, a padded MOLLE belt that, while bulky, is common surplus and of good construction. Forms a shelf to integrate almost seamlessly with ruck. They are all working really well for me. 11 belts in their store the other day but they were really spendy. The belt interferes with your hips ability to move and flex, encourages pelvic tilt and forces your lower back to make up for this stiffness by bending and loading in awkward positions, go throw on a wide padded warbelt and climb some steep incline or stairs and you Difficult to reach when worn. Late to the party, but alot of guys in here are saying no to belt kit because of not being able to use the hip belt on a ruck. The duty belt was a game changer for sure. I look at a belt kit as space to get weight/bulk off my plate carrier. Jul 17, 2022 · This was a huge improvement, which allowed the issue ALICE ruck to sit down on top of the canteen pouches. Sep 15, 2020 · Belt Kits & Battle Belts: Carrying on the Waist. Too large and loose to carry sensitive or mission-specific kit —webbing: 3-4GP pouches are large enough for sustainment, but small enough for pyro, STANO, demo, fighting load refit, etc. -Eagle Industries: Eagle Industries is a long established tactical gear manufacturer that has been making equipment since the 1990s. The shift away from this style of equipment coincided with a switch to vehicle-borne fighting and modern plate carriers. As long as you follow the law of conservation of nylon, I don't take issue with fully loaded belts. If anyone with experience has any advice or could show their setups that would be appreciated. Base system is a Warrior Assault Systems Patrol Belt Kit. Add some Esstac Kywis, a dump pouch and a decent IFAK and you are good to go. 0 PC and I would like to build a minimalist belt kit. I have the regular gun belt, the battle belt, and the duty belt. Another solution I've heard of people doing is running all of their medical gear on a belt rig and keeping the ruck for sustainment. This trend peaked with the ubiquitous ALICE gear. My belt rifle mag is my “oh shit” mag, and if your handgun is out you’re having a really fucking bad day. When you need something on your belt, you needed it yesterday, so having a nice rigid belt that stays put is imperative for everything being right where you need it, when you need it. Currently have a JPC 2. Been getting big-time into preparedness for the sake of keeping myself and future family safe, I have plenty of kit as far as making holes goes and am pretty solid on what to get for armor and plate carrier (HESCO 4400 IV in Ferro Concepts Slickster or Spiritus LV119 Covert if anyone cares) but the whole medical side is a little more hazy and I am very morbidly aware of how it will be the last 830 votes, 84 comments. NOTE: Beware of lead times, high consumer and military demand, and high cost. Also allows using the belt as go-to kit, with the chest rig to plus up at needed. So the belt kit could be cinched up slightly higher, and the ruck belt taped back (jump rigged) around back. The only downside to this arrangement is the pouches do ride lower than normal. 259K subscribers in the tacticalgear community. On a belt, speed is the name of the game. Maybe get a smaller tool that fills the same purpose if you want to dig holes and cut things. The DM Mech belt or Axl eclipse belt are the best things out on the market. Rifle reloads from belt are considerably faster than from chest. Check out raptor tactical or arbor arms for the IFAK and medical. I started to look into the Velocity Systems Jungle Rig and other belt kits to replace my ruck. How is AWS lab belt? I saw 5. Bushcraft gear is specific to bushcraft work, LRP is separate from that. Hope you like the post feel free to ask questions or gripe lol LEO Belt: •Belt - outer belt is a X Belt battle belt with stretch inner belt with stretch as well. If you want to put a full combat kit on a belt your gonna need a padded molle belt set up that incorporates an lbe harness. My belt only carries 2xpistol mags, 1xrifle mag, small foldable dump pouch, ifak, small fixed blade, and my holster. You're already surrendering the ability to wear a rucksack by wearing one, so might as well take advantage of the space, otherwise it makes more sense to just put pouches on . Ideally your ruck should sit ontop of your kit and transfer weight into it, making the hip belt useless (brits are way better at it). I'd seriously consider a speed pouch on the belt, and feeding the belt from chest rig. Use code TLDco for a discount. Likely only have 2 pistol mags, 1 AR mag and a pistol holster. Well worth it. My placard and cummerbund have 6+ mags between them. I could see stuff like that getting in the way and being annoying interfacing with your other gear, if you choose to put a carrier over the top. Up until the mid-1990s, wearing gear around your waist was the most popular option within the US Military as well as others. I can dump my duty belt and swap to my battle belt for active shooter type situations. Both belts are similarly put together for muscle memory on reloads but different since I military and law enforcement require different needs of mission. I've used belt kit for 10 years now, so I'd recommend not attaching an et or hatchet. The DM Mech is $110, and the liner belt is $45. Maybe you build a recce belt with recce kit for final approach and observation, throw that in the bag, and use only when on/near the objective. I'd like to say, if you do belt kit correctly- you don't need your hip belt. With a JayJays Brecon Bumroll pouch on top, as well as a JayJays Dump Pouch, and bulldog tactical utility pouch on the right. A lot of light infantry dudes in the military focus on having the most high speed stuff because that’s what all the “cool” guys wear. If I'm being completely honest I much prefer the british style of webbing over the usual American plate carrier and belt because it takes the weight of your front so better for hot environment spreads the weight out is better for crawling and can carry more stuff without feeling the weight personally j use a custom belt kit from british Carrying a heavily loaded belt, especially a thick padded one or one that is unevenly weighted can absolutely fuck your back up. I would like to keep the complete setup under $300. rsequ eymii xnqr yfrrxg yxyxz mdnou pszg ofuafsj vxlnn afmswcq