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Posted: 2/9/2021 11:01:43 PM EDT
I’m talking mid aged dad who ain’t gonna ever take a class in his plate carrier or go join a milita or start the 2nd civil war.
What’s your min? AR15 and pistol mag pouches? Tq or full fak? Multi tool pouch? Flashlight pouch? Edit: plates and flag patch are given |
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Esstac ASS, 3 mag placard, 1 tq in front under placard and 1 tq on the back.
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Like I said plates and mags but a couple TQs and knowing how to properly use them would be a good idea.
Less is more imo |
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I'd recommend at minimum stuff to make holes and stuff to plug holes, so mags and a bleeder kit (minimum 1 TQ, hemostatic gauze, pressure bandage, etc).
Really just depends on what your envisioned use is for the PC. Depending on use, it could make sense to have less, or more. |
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Bedside in Texas: PC with Level IVs, battle belt, pistol, MK18, helmet.
Afghanistan plate carrier: "These plates are heavy, I wonder if I could just leave them at home" ![]() Carrier at home has mag pouches, ifak, tourniquet, hydration pack, PTT and a radio pouch. Other stuff goes on the belt. I might add an admin pouch or dangler again. |
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Quoted: Plates. View Quote |
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Can someone explain the idea with putting your aid kit on the front of your carrier?
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Quoted: Can someone explain the idea with putting your aid kit on the front of your carrier? View Quote 2.) I realized after a motorcycle wreck that between injury and adrenaline I could not even remove my own helmet. All fine motor control lost. Range of motion was severely compromised due to injured arms and torso. It was a fucking hopeless feeling and I dont want to rely on my ability to get something off my back or one handed on the off-side. |
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Ceramic plates with 3 mags hanging in the closet and will probably never be used other than to walk around house in my underwear while watching cartoons.
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GGG minimalist carrier with ceramic level 4s and 3 mags in a triple shingle. Actually looking to get away from the minimalist and go with something bigger to carry more shit.
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![]() Plate carrier just holds mags, tourniquet, earpro, shears, Celox and a few chest seals. I have a dangler I can attach when needed with multitool, more med-kit, gun cleaning stuff, etc. The belt carries mags, med-kit, pistol, knife and a dump/storage pouch. |
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Lvl4 plates
At least 3 rifle nags At least 3 pistol nags 2 TQs Some sort of fixed blade knife Light source |
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Minimalist plate carrier setup for home defense:
Level 3 plates Rifle mag Pistol mag Fixed blade knife IFAK ![]() |
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Quoted: That. Rifle mags. None of that pistol shit. Pistol is secondary...and its spare mags are on my belt...with the pistol. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Plates and mags That. Rifle mags. None of that pistol shit. Pistol is secondary...and its spare mags are on my belt...with the pistol. Yep. |
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Quoted: 2 rifle mags, NAR first aid kit with TQ, juggernaut phone carrier. I really thought the phone carrier was brilliant: Who would I be keying up on my baofeng? It makes way more sense to have a phone to call the cops if shits going down at my house. Plus I can access home cameras, various chat apps, control lights around my house, etc. Having got it now, I feel pretty dopey about it. It doesn't make practical sense to keep my phone on my PC, it really needs a dedicated phone if I'm going to go that way. No way to easily charge the phone either. I'm still not sure what I plan to do with it. https://i.imgur.com/QfunAOb.png View Quote Out of all the "tactical" gear that's made its way over to the civilian side, the wannabe EUD / atak/ whatever civilians wanna call it, is the only one that makes me scratch my head. I promise I'm not a boomer, but I'm on the other side of the coin. No reason for civilians to carry an atak device, that I can make out anyway. But... do what makes you feel good and I'm certainly against restrictions of any kind for civ use, no matter how useless. ETA I can't grammar good |
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To answer OP:
My home PC is slick. It's a low-vis carrier, I have TQ throughout my car, and my room, and in all of my bags. We have medical equipment in the house, and I've been shopping for a solid kit for my car, as well as for the bag I carry to and from work. My work equipment is more robust but that's not what you're asking about, so I'll forgo that. And it'll save me from typing ![]() |
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3 rifle mags across the front and a tourniquet in the elastic cummerbund
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Plates, 3 AR mags, 2 tourniquets and an IFAK
Nothing too crazy, trying to keep it light and functional. |
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Funny you should ask. I inventoried my PC, Battle Belt and Helmet last night.
![]() ![]() Aside from the spreadsheet, the Dangler has the following in it: - Batteries - Spare set of glasses - Lens cloth - Pen - Sharpie - Right in the Rain notebook - Zip-lock bag with a few zip ties and ranger bands - Flashlight - Folding knive (Spyderco PM2) - Source Tactical fill adapter - Band-aids - Advil - Spare foam earplugs - 3 glow sticks (red, green, IR) |
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I'm slowly piecing mine together. So far it has 3 rifle mags, 1 pistol mag, radio and first aid kit. I plan on adding a multi tool and will probably call it a day. It is already getting heavier than I want it to be.
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Pig PC
BAE ECLIPSE lvl4 stand alone front and back Cummerbund has lvl 2 or 3 soft armor, I have lvl 4 irrc side plates but need to get the pouch to hold them Hsgi taco rifle pouch x4 ar15 mags That’s all I run on my pc Battle belt has 2x pistol mags 1x rifle mag Ifak Glock 17/x300u holster Less is more unless your in a fixed position and don’t need to move around too much. |
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I just have three mags in the front of mine, but I am not high speed low drag like many here. It's an emergency tool just like my fire extinguisher, I don't overthink it.
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Suburban dad here myself
Ferro Concepts slickster Special threat plates 2 mags, one 20 and one 30 in the side cumberbund folding pocket knife That's it. If I'm wearing it I likely have my rifle in my hand/slung Belt has pistol/pistol mags/rifle mags but I don't anticipate the need to wear armor much, or hopefully ever. |
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Quoted: Funny you should ask. I inventoried my PC, Battle Belt and Helmet last night. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/309598/Plate_Carrier__2021-02-10_8-22-24_png-1818609.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/309598/PXL_20210208_235447790_jpg-1818611.JPG Aside from the spreadsheet, the Dangler has the following in it: - Batteries - Spare set of glasses - Lens cloth - Pen - Sharpie - Right in the Rain notebook - Zip-lock bag with a few zip ties and ranger bands - Flashlight - Folding knive (Spyderco PM2) - Source Tactical fill adapter - Band-aids - Advil - Spare foam earplugs - 3 glow sticks (red, green, IR) View Quote How much does all of that weigh? |
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3- 30 round 5.56 mags and a TQ. Pistol mags, flashlight, etc. can go on your belt.
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Quoted: Funny you should ask. I inventoried my PC, Battle Belt and Helmet last night. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/309598/Plate_Carrier__2021-02-10_8-22-24_png-1818609.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/309598/PXL_20210208_235447790_jpg-1818611.JPG Aside from the spreadsheet, the Dangler has the following in it: - Batteries - Spare set of glasses - Lens cloth - Pen - Sharpie - Right in the Rain notebook - Zip-lock bag with a few zip ties and ranger bands - Flashlight - Folding knive (Spyderco PM2) - Source Tactical fill adapter - Band-aids - Advil - Spare foam earplugs - 3 glow sticks (red, green, IR) View Quote Damn, that stuff is mighty clean looking. |
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Plates and mags with a small pouch for misc items. I try and keep it simple for an older guy like myself.
My regular chest harness only had mags and a holder for flashlight |
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