I have a love hate relationship with backpacks. I love all the packs i own, they are a mix of swiss, german military packs, or Tactical Tailor, or Eagle Military (that one got EDIT stolen!). Love em all, use them, rely on them and KNOW that i can rely on them. Really miss the EAGLE though....
But i hate wearing my nice performance wicking heat gear with a pack......There is always that clammy wet spot under the pack. I prefer to run light and fast
last year while working Security/First AId at a festival, i used a BLACKHAWK drop leg medical pouch for my FAK. what a godsend, i could run thru the crowd, arrive on scene, drop the pouch open, pull out what i needed and good to go!
So tonight i went to the good guys at Daves Surplus in new West BC, dropped $110 bucks on a HIGH SPEED GEAR "EOD" DROP LEG SUBLOAD pouch. HELL YA! what a piece of kit!
basically a drop leg subload with integrated pouch with PALS webbing on the outside. It comes with two mag /knife pouch's with both Velcro and fastex buckles for bomber secureness. Mesh backing on the platform, beefy leg strap with REPLACEABLE bungee cord shock tensioner (my Blackhawk FAILED here...it uses stretchy fabric and now it no longer stretches). Behind the integrated pouch is a Velcro bar , snap button and other devices to add a KYDEX knife sheath (fixed blade) . My KABAR WARTYHOG fits perfectly. It aint coming out, even if i tumble and roll or fallout of a plane.
The pouch itself has both pockets, and stretchy fabric to secure stuff. I kinda wished HSG had NOT put these in.....while useful, they take up valuable space. The neat feature is the "drop down platform cord" that prevent the pocket lid from opening all the way, it opens like a ADMIN panel. There are also 3 grommets to secure or clip items to, near the top of the pouch, (inside)
I was able to fit the following into the drop leg:
- WARTYHOG fixed blade
- knife pouch #1 has a Emerson Super Commander
- knife pouch #2 has a lab sample tube with PJ cotton balls and Firesteel
- two DMT pocket hones
- RITE N THE RAIN notebook, Sharpie and carpenters pencil
- 2MM 3 strand hemp cordage, on flat reel
- MORA swiss military knife
- FENIX P1Dce light (single CR123) and white wand
- orange matchcase with 2 CR123 batts
- garbage bag and heat blanket
- snack bars (powerbars)
thee is SOME room left, but i think i'll fill it with more food.... (actually, i need to put in a signal mirror, water pure tabs, and a compass/map still....)
i dont even notice the weight, i can run with the subload, and unlike a pack, it DOES NOT flop around my back or fatigue my shoulders.
PICS TONIGHT! i promise! going over to a FWB to use her camera ! :thumbup:
in the meantime, thee are some pics at the HSG site: http://www.hsgi.us/proddetail.asp?prod=HSG-EODLP
thanjs to HSG for the stock photos (TEASER PICS! wait until you see the photos later!)
But i hate wearing my nice performance wicking heat gear with a pack......There is always that clammy wet spot under the pack. I prefer to run light and fast
last year while working Security/First AId at a festival, i used a BLACKHAWK drop leg medical pouch for my FAK. what a godsend, i could run thru the crowd, arrive on scene, drop the pouch open, pull out what i needed and good to go!
So tonight i went to the good guys at Daves Surplus in new West BC, dropped $110 bucks on a HIGH SPEED GEAR "EOD" DROP LEG SUBLOAD pouch. HELL YA! what a piece of kit!
basically a drop leg subload with integrated pouch with PALS webbing on the outside. It comes with two mag /knife pouch's with both Velcro and fastex buckles for bomber secureness. Mesh backing on the platform, beefy leg strap with REPLACEABLE bungee cord shock tensioner (my Blackhawk FAILED here...it uses stretchy fabric and now it no longer stretches). Behind the integrated pouch is a Velcro bar , snap button and other devices to add a KYDEX knife sheath (fixed blade) . My KABAR WARTYHOG fits perfectly. It aint coming out, even if i tumble and roll or fallout of a plane.
The pouch itself has both pockets, and stretchy fabric to secure stuff. I kinda wished HSG had NOT put these in.....while useful, they take up valuable space. The neat feature is the "drop down platform cord" that prevent the pocket lid from opening all the way, it opens like a ADMIN panel. There are also 3 grommets to secure or clip items to, near the top of the pouch, (inside)
I was able to fit the following into the drop leg:
- WARTYHOG fixed blade
- knife pouch #1 has a Emerson Super Commander
- knife pouch #2 has a lab sample tube with PJ cotton balls and Firesteel
- two DMT pocket hones
- RITE N THE RAIN notebook, Sharpie and carpenters pencil
- 2MM 3 strand hemp cordage, on flat reel
- MORA swiss military knife
- FENIX P1Dce light (single CR123) and white wand
- orange matchcase with 2 CR123 batts
- garbage bag and heat blanket
- snack bars (powerbars)
thee is SOME room left, but i think i'll fill it with more food.... (actually, i need to put in a signal mirror, water pure tabs, and a compass/map still....)
i dont even notice the weight, i can run with the subload, and unlike a pack, it DOES NOT flop around my back or fatigue my shoulders.
PICS TONIGHT! i promise! going over to a FWB to use her camera ! :thumbup:
in the meantime, thee are some pics at the HSG site: http://www.hsgi.us/proddetail.asp?prod=HSG-EODLP
thanjs to HSG for the stock photos (TEASER PICS! wait until you see the photos later!)
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