Crye Precision has launched three new products which are now available on their webpage: the JPC 2.0, Loft Jacket, and LWF Jacket.
JPC 2.0
The latest iteration of Crye’s Jumpable Plate Carrier, the JPC 2.0 is a lightweight and minimal armor vest designed to maximize mobility and packability, while reducing as much weight as possible. The unloaded carrier weighs just over 1 lbs., and is highly configurable. The JPC 2.0 features the Skeletal Cummerbund system with Crye’s Integrated Attachment System which allows for pouches to be mounted to both the inside and outside of the cummerbund. Additionally, the JPC 2.0 is compatible with all AVS Detachable Flap systems.
Features
Colors: Black, Coyote, MultiCam, Ranger Green
cryeprecision.com/ProductDetail/blc06602lg0_jpc-20
Loft Jacket
The Loft Jacket is a midweight jacket that functions equally well as an outer garment and an insulation layer. The outer layer is treated with Nano STX which sheds moisture and snow. The Loft Jacket features an athletic fit for use under shells, so those looking for a looser fit should order one size up.
Features
Colors: Black, MultiCam, Ranger Green
cryeprecision.com/ProductDetail/aprjl102lg0_loft-jacket
LWF Jacket
The LWF Jacket is a lightweight jacket that functions equally well as a standalone jacket or as breathable insulation under a shell. Made from a single layer of custom fllece fabric, it features a “slick” outer surface which sheds water and dirt better than typical fleece. The LWF Jacket features an athletic fit for layering, so those looking for a looser fit should order one size up.
Features
Colors: Black, MultiCam
cryeprecision.com/ProductDetail/aprjf102lg0_lwf-jacket
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AVS 1000 Pack is also now available. JPC 2.0 and AVS 1000 Pack should be in stock next week a O P Tactical. Low Vis Chest Rigs also soon.
Love it when Crye drops products like a mixtape, it’s fire.
Too bad they added all these ways to add extra weight to the JPC without addressing the hypalon buckling under heavy loads for sustained periods. I was pretty disappointed by that, but I get it.
All of the other pieces are crazy awesome, as one would expect, and it’s awesome to have so much new stuff officially drop at once. That loft jacket calls out to me even though I own a few Atom jackets.
Is there somewhere to check out more about the hypalon buckling you mentioned? So few manufacturers use it, it’s hard to get a read on durability.
Hypalon doesn’t exist anymore, different manufacturers now make it under different brand names.
The material itself is strong as hell, possibly even stronger than Cordura. It’s also almost 10x the price of Cordura.
I had a sample piece that I cut halfway and tried to tear it by hand and failed.
I have worn a JPC for almost two years now, always with USGI ESAPIs and sometimes with side plates, and I have never experienced any sort of buckling or improper give at all. The JPC is rock solid as far as I have put it through.
I really do like the horizontal attachment point for chesties, and the modular cummerbund as well, as a general repair and serviceability concern. I am not interested in any of the changes they made to the back panel though. I also don’t know why they decided to put their awful branding strips all over it. It looks trashy. It’s almost like the change from the Rolex 16610 to the 116610. They are making it too complicated, although they are still selling the JPC alongside it anyway, unlike the Rolex comparison.
Any clue what the material they are using on the cummerbund is now? Is it still carbon fiber? I thought that was an extremely cool and useful feature.
I’ve deployed with Atoms and have worn Beyond plenty. I have had the Loft Jacket for about two months and played with it here in Utah, it rocks hands down.
a lot of nice features on the 2.0 – but for that price…holy shit. there are other brands, and other ways, that get the same job done.
So, I’m actually in the market for a decent minimalist softshell(?) jacket, that looks pretty good.
Aside from the usual suspects like Arc’teryx, Wild Things, TAD etc what’s a good alternative for a hard wearing piece of everyday use gear made in NA or Europe?
Patagonia, Outdoor Research, Arcteryx, Mountain Hard Wear, Osprey, The North Face
The options are pretty vast if you aren’t looking for a specifically military softshell. The vast majority of COTS outdoor products will take the abuse you can throw at them unless you are some kind of “teer wun operator” and brush elbows with violent extremists on a daily basis. My personal advice is to stay away from inherently military looking garments, but ensure that you can wear your PPE and shooting gear over them. Do some maneuvers. Get in the dirt and do some low crawls or something in them if you’re feeling ballsy, because that’s about as much abuse as a normal person is going to put them through.
I really like the Loft Jacket. Nice competitive option against the Atom, and in Ranger Green also! Shame the other jacket, the LWF, isn’t available in RG. It’s probably a sourcing problem with the proprietary fabric. I will more than likely not buy either of these, as I am perfectly happy with my Gen II PCU L5.
If you’re in EU, do give a Helikon-Tex gear a look.
They used to make some basic copies and repros of Mil clothing back in a day but slowly emerging as a quality tac/mil/outdoor gear designers and makers in recent years.
Some of their stuff is made in EU (Poland etc) some in Asia, but in general they use good sturdy materials and quality of manufacture is second to none.
I have quite a few of their products in 50/50 NyCo, 60/40 Cotton Poly etc and all has held quite well so far.
The price on the LWF is incredible!
IMO, anyone who thinks paying US$160 for a camo top made of fleece (and believe me, fleece is a fleece, regardless of how much the makers would like you to believe this or that one is a ‘special fleece’) is incredible…should really take a quiet moment in the corner and think again.
Fleece is fleece? So my $20 walmart fleece is the same as my $100 Arc’teryx RHO? Not so much. I’d put Polartec’s power stretch and hardface fleece up against any other fleece out there. You get what you pay for when it comes to outerwear and fleece is no different.
Hmm, I find very little “incredible” with Crye pricing…sorry.
Considering that the LWF is just a slimmed down version of the Massif Elements jacket that’s been issued to aviation flight crews for a while now, I’m not terribly sold on the ‘incredible’ or the ‘innovative’ angle.
Does it not have the Kangaroo pouch like on the original JPC?
Does it not have a kangaroo pouch like the original JPC??