Nah Pete. He's gonna hold it in his teeth while doing a single man charge on whole cells of insurgents..................
I lost the knife, and the chest rig.. just put it all on my IBA so all i have on my IBA is an IFAK, NVG Pouch, 6 Mag pouches, Flashlight and Gerber..at first I figured I would keep a fixed blade, because EPW serches, and you hear about close combat in iraq.. Im way pased the what looks cool stage and im not an airsofter ha, thanks
The best advice I can give you, is find something that works for you. Decide on it and then train on it. If you want an anti aircraft knife on it, put one on it. But make sure that you get used to your rig before you deploy.
hooah! .. AA knife is gone i have a tanto folder
Have a good tour.
Should be fun, not sure whats going on in Iraq.. the news is back on afghanistan... from what everyone is saying.. it will be boring.
Yeah well, be careful for what you wish for...
Otherwise have a safe trip.
I've got a general question about the LBE/Tactical LBE.
In the bottom picture, is it possible to take the section that is on the man's lower back and fit it into a regular LBE like this one below, so that the 2 horizontal straps coming down would connect to the back piece about where the butt pack would be?
That LBV was designed to work with the ALICE belt. Dont really understand why you would try to mix them. But Im sure with some imagination and needle thread anything is possible.Originally Posted by cvanwort
Dont dump the chest rig. Do NOT.
Being able to dump your gear and retain your armor is a very handy capability. There is more inherant versitility in having them seperate.
Reduce the mag count to 8 keep spares in a bug out bag in your vehicle.
Adjust the mag count dependant on your position. I have no idea what you do as far as your MOS, but if it involves being vehicle borne, keep the clutter to a minimum. You might even consider two different rigs: one for mounted/gunner one for dismounted.
Dude, if you want some no s h i t info, go to Lightfighter.net and get it there. You might be surprised at the good info you will find, since most of us there are Soldiers, Marines and other assorted knucledraggers.
<----REMF, I'm "deployed" to Korea, best look will be Qatar, closes I'll ever see, but RFI does give plenty of kit and more than you'll need for most places. I agree that when you get there you'll find out more of what you need and what can stay locked in a toughbox.
I wear my gear on the issued vest over my OTV, because I'm an equipment operator. When we start setting up the equipment I lose the over vest and have a lot more mobility and don't have snag issues. If you're gonna be issued the IOTV it will definately hinder the tear away aspect though.
would like to enquire what kinds of foreseeable advantages/problems that a vest of this design and layout will bring:
The vest seems ok but its a bit odd to have the pouches spaced out like that. Imagine hitting the deck with your triple mag pouch slightly off centre. If you're going to put stuff across the front of your belly you want a solid block of pouches. Or alternatively push them to the sides so the chest is clear and you can lay down easily.
thanks for the input, i'll keep it in mind!
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