I stopped in to Double Tap Surplus yesterday and they still have quite a few new production Eagle Industries E&R Bags for sale.
Offered in multiple colors, these were originally made at Eagle by Matt Johnson and have been adopted over the years for various load carriage programs. Made from 1000D Cordura, this waistpack will last you a lifetime. It features three zippered compartments which are packed with escape and recovery or medical essentials. It is generally worn in front, under an armor vest. Some have been known to insert a soft armor panel into the flat, rear compartment.
Large MOLLE compatible Bino pouches now in stock. For standard x50s and Leica 10x42s. Mounts to their Recon Kit Bag, Heavy Recon Kit Bag, and any MOLLE platform.
Features:
-soft velcro loop on inner lid and bottom to avoid scratching lenses
-fully padded except top flap
-one hand opening flap closure can be fastened either for full retention or quicker access
-top flap stays closed by default
-mounts on 4×3 PALS grid
-external tabs for tying retention strap to if desired
Offered in Ranger Green, Blaze Orange or MultiCam.
The Advanced Field Sling Bag was developed by a friend of mine for personal use while working initially overseas, and increasingly here at home. He wanted a bag that would keep his most needed equipment right at his fingertips.
His work requires the use of electronics and those often need to be recharged in the field.
Above is a layout of the kit he uses to teach classes.
And in case your interested in the types of electronics he uses, here are a couple of images of something he is currently working on.
But back to the ASF. Here are somekey design points:
• Comfortable to wear for hours, in hot climates.
• Quick access to all your gear, without taking the bag off.
• Adjustable, ambidextrous, and quick-release design.
• Designed to fit power, communications, and sustainment gear.
• Extremely durable and rugged.
• 100% US Materials. 100% US manufactured.
I’ve had one for awhile and feel blessed anytime Jason honors me by allowing me access to his work. While it’s a very specialized piece of kit with a very specific layout, it has already been fielded to several organizations. Learn more at thirdblockgear.com/shop/afs-bag.
Mission Spec (KS) has released the Gibborim Plate Carrier™. A lightweight, high mobility carrier that is ready to accept industry standard chest rigs such as Mission Spec’s own MagRack5™ or others.
The name of the game with the Gibborim Plate Carrier is “less”. “This has been a multi-year development and each new prototype became more and more simple. If you need 14 magazines, then this is not the carrier for you,” says Brent Keltner of Mission Spec. The design is meant to be as simple as possible but keep the rugged toughness and abrasion resistance of a high denier material. 1000D or 500D depending on your chosen pattern/color.
The carrier is excellent for mounted or vehicle operations. There are no plastic buckles up top to get caught or hung up on vehicle interiors. Shoulder strap adjustment is done on the internal areas of the rear plate bag. This gives the user an infinite adjustment for length and angle of the shoulder straps making it possible to fit an individual with broad or sloped shoulders.
Vertical PALS on the front along with loop Velcro sets the Gibborim Plate Carrier up to work with just about any industry standard chest rig that follows the standard buckle pattern.
The ‘wings’ or cummerbund does have traditional PALS webbing for attaching iFAK-like items but is located much higher than other carriers. This was done for two reasons; 1) to keep side mounted pouches from interfering with a user’s pistol draw or other first line gear, 2) in the even a teammate must drag the user by his/her carrier the cummerbund will help pull from under the arms instead of shoving the front plate into their throat or chin.
The front (male) side buckles can be moved to any one of two positions (heights) via the elastic retention anchors. This position impacts the ride height of the rear plate bag just like Mission Spec’s EC2™ and AC2™ plate carriers. With this feature the user can adjust the height of the rear plate by 2”.
100% design, tested, and manufactured in the United States, the Gibborim Plate Carrier is shipping now from MissionSpec.com (free shipping to a US address or APO) or other Mission Spec Authorized Dealers. As with most Mission Spec items, this carrier is capable of being custom modified to your unit or department needs.
In the late 1990s the US Marine Corps were the initial adopters of the Modular Lightweight Load Carrying Equipment or MOLLE. Imagine being a Marine PFC and getting issued a big plastic bag full of pouches, with straps flopping everywhere, along with a VHS tape and told to have it all ready for a ruck march the next morning.
OV Innovations uploaded a copy to YouTube. It’s an absolute must-see for any serious gear historian.
Medical Belt with Choices of Belt Pads, Pouches and Harness – designed to replace the 18D’s Medical Assault Chest Harness.
NSN: 8465-01-675-2118
NSN: 8465-01-675-2107
Previously with too much medical gear in an inaccessible pack, half of the medic’s load needs to be moved to an easy to access belt pouch system. The S.O.TECH Medical Belt System provides the medic with a choice of pouches mounted to a load bearing belt which can be suspended optionally from a shoulder harness (included). The load bearing belt is comprised of three elements, a strength rated safety belt, a contoured padded MOLLE over belt, and a slim padded MOLLE over belt (note that there is one safety (riggers cobra belt) and two sleeves per kit). This provides options for long duration use and for short term low profile use. The belts have optional anchor points for the harnesses’ quick disconnect buckles (some medics will want a harness, others will prefer it without a shoulder harness). The belts are designed so the medic can spin the belt around the waist placing the needed pouches to the front. * Belts are sized small/medium or large/X-large.
SOTech is proud to announce that its newest generation of the Mission Go Bag, designated the Modular Medical Pack, Small, OCP, MMPS-OCP has been awarded NSN 8465-01-679-0365. This bag is also a part of the Tactical Medical Modular Carriage System TMMCS.
Designed as a satchel go bag that is contoured to hug the body and can be worn as a shoulder bag, waist pack, fanny pack, briefcase, ruck lid, vest pouch or vehicle bag. The S.O.TECH Mission Go Bag fulfills multiple mission requirements, and has been in use by SOCOM as part of the BALCs Pack Suite for over a decade.
In honor of the DLA making TMMCS available to the troops, we are offering the Modular Medical Pack – Small (also known as the Mission Go Bag) in OCP for 15% off on a limited run of the first 50 bags. Get them while supplies last on the SOTechTactical.com website!
SWANSBORO, NC, July 31, 2019 – High Speed Gear® has been contracted to provide Heckler & Koch® with more than 30,000 rifle TACO® pouches as part of their fulfilment of the Army squad designated marksman rifle contract. The TACO® MOLLE pouch was chosen for its functionality, versatility and retention.
The TACO® will handle any type of rifle magazine. This unique pouch uses injection-molded polymer sides, 1000D Cordura® front and back, and shock cord lacing to securely hold almost any rifle magazine. The TACO® maintains a positive, adjustable grip on its contents without additional securing systems and deploys easily and silently on demand.
“We were so pleased to work with Heckler and Koch® on this equipment contract for the Army,” said Bill Babboni, HSGI® vice president of sales and operations. “While we have supported individual military units and personnel for years, to have two sizeable military contracts is truly an honor. Our recent contract with the Marines for 150,000 X2R TACO® and this contract of 30,000 TACOs® heading to the Army means High Speed Gear is doing the right things at the right time for our service members. It truly reflects well on our teams and the great work they continue to do here. We couldn’t be more grateful to support our military.”
For more than 20 years, High Speed Gear® has been dedicated to building the best American-made tactical gear with distinct and innovative products such as the TACO® and the Sure-Grip Padded Belt®. Our products are designed for the highest level of comfort, functionality, versatility and are always user driven to meet the operational needs of a wide variety of end users.
