How do you haul your gear?

[Bushman5]

this is my EDC "micro" chest rig. It can be worn chest rig style, or pull one strap and wear it bandoleer style. It hides well under a loose fitting shirt or windbreaker. The base is a Tactical Tailor "MINI-MAV" platform with PALS webbing. The two outer pouches are TT Mag pouches, the center pouch is a TT compass pouch with fuzzy velcro. The patch is self explanatory . Everything is Malice clipped to the PALS webbing on the mini-mav, and has bungee cord retention. I can run with this and i do not lose anything.

sorry for the poor pics, i used the bathroom mirror to get a good closeup

worn as chest rig:

worn bandoleer style:

concealed under shirt (bandoleer style)

Contents: basically stuff i EDC and use everyday, plus some misc just in case stuff:
- ZT-0200 folder
- SureFire L2 flashlight
- 2 powerbars (or "pogeybait" as Mercop and Co call them )
- glow stick
- SAK Rescue tool
- 2 x CR123 batts
- "micro" FAK (bandaids, butterfly bandages, steriwipes, alkiwipes, Benadryl tabs)
- Sharpie pen black
- couple sheets RITE IN THE RAIN paper.
- Fox 40

the rig contents are modular, if i want this for the woods, i simply replace the contents of one pouch with a survival kit + fire kit and garbage bag. This kit is handy for a stroll thru the woods , as i have everything I need if i have to stay overnight.....

 

[mymindisamob]

 

[Fonly]

Bushman that kit is badass, did you get that stuff at Davessurplus?

I would love to have a little kit like that.:thumbup:

 

[LMT66]

BLEH! :grumpy:

I'm in Illinois. 'nough said

I feel your pain Brother

 

[LMT66]

sorry for the poor pics, i used the bathroom mirror to get a good closeup

concealed under shirt (bandoleer style)

My girlfriend told me to tell you to put the lid down when your done.

 

[Cpl Punishment]

Spank Girl told me to tell you that she's a big girl, she should know how to put it down herself, or aim by now.

 

[mneedham]

Sherpas!

It looks like he is carrying Rock6's pack

 

[Cpl Punishment]

That looks like the pack setup the guy was carrying at the beginning of Monty Python's Holy Grail

 

[JOSH111]

TAD FAST pack V2 and PS V1. They are the tactical progression of Lowe Alpine contour 30 and contour 40 IMHO. Other light day use is a jumbo fatboy and an LBT 1468-A lumbar pack. Almost forgot the rocket pack,love that thing.

 

[ROCK6]

It looks like he is carrying Rock6's pack

Hey, who got a picture of my new Porter?...my secret is out

ROCK6

 

[PayetteRucker]

I have 3 packs I use on a regular basis, an Eberlestock Operator, Mystery Ranch Kodiak and a Mountainsmith Maverick. The maverick is the smallest, still a good sized pack by any means, and the one I use most commonly in highly populated areas. If I'm goin way out there I'll take the Kodiak, and if I'm bringing a rifle (hunting, to the range or just backcountry hiking in rough places) I take the Eberle Operator. Maxpedition makes a quality product, Their varsipack line has 100 different options for hip mounting and don't look quite as goofy as a lumbar pack-though mountainsmith's lumbar packs are just dynamite. I like the side slinging models that you can run through a belt so the weight is distributed to your hip. Leaves all your gear right by your hand and very easy to access when you're on the move.

 

[Diomedes Industries]

TF

 

[Bushman5]

this is for Fonly and DonRearic, who wanted to know my HSGI warlord chest rig contents. (contents are listed in RED)


the contents change quite often, depending on where i'm hiking or if i'm with the GF and the brats. ie: alone, i tend to go minimal with just the basics. If with the GF/kids, i'll add on the 5.11 FAK onto the front and bring extra drum liner bags and a bigger firekit

but for now this is what the chest rig is carrying for multi-day hike on my own. (water is carried on my belt in canteen)

MISSING (out of stock) from pics is:

- waterproof ALOKSAK with WaterPur tabs
- ALOKSAK with 8 powerbars, different flavours)
- ultralight nylon vest
- bottle of DEET bug juice


(click thumbnails for bigger pics)

looking down at top of chest rig, showing how slim it is on the chest.


right side view of wraparound portion of the chest rig, showing Jetbeam M1X with lanyard


left side view of the wrap around portion of the chest rig, showing 5.11 roll up dump pouch. I use the dump pouch for gathering tinder, kindling as i hike, and also when i find a stand of blueberry and huckleberry bushes. It holds 5lbs of berries with ease and rolls up and packs flat when empty. This is one of the best uses i have seen yet for these fold up pouches, and several of my berry picking hiker friends have bought several to wear on their belts for just that purpose.


front view of chest rig, showing Scrapyard S5 lashed to the PALS webbing. Easy access to knife when i need it.


main zippered panel in open position, allowing easy access to the map and compass for navigation, and the pens/pencils. There is Power bars stored in the radio pocket, it hold 4. Opening this main panel allowing access to two hidden panels where more gear is stored.


front view of Admin area, showing pens/pencils/glosticks, SF-E1L, food bars, compass is lanyarded to the flip down panel guylines, i simply pull out the compass out from the radio pouch and it slides down to the map area, no risk of losing it.


pocket behind main admin panel, holding a FAK and a Spyderco large MANIX folder

 

[Bushman5]

Continued from above:


2nd hidden pocket behind Main admin panel, this holds 2 large drum liner bags, and (missing- out of stock) an ALOKSAK with 8 Powerbars


left side wraparound zippered pocket, containing roll of blaze orange flagging tape, and firekit (firesteel, PJCB, beeswax & cotton firestarters)


right side wraparound zippered pocket, containing AMK heat sheet & a roll of 3mm hemp cord


mesh pockets on back of chest rig, containing a pair of wool gloves and a SANDVIK pocket saw:


back of the Y harness, showing my GB small forest axe stowed away nicely. This pic was from a dayhike a while back, I had ADDED my MSR Reactor stove on the left side pouch and the 5.11 FAK in the middle.
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pic showing the 5.11 dump pouch filled with kindling:


ID pocket, this slips in behind the main Admin panel and is lanyarded to a keeper loop: (ID removed for web posting)

 

[Fonly]

Freggin awesome bushman!

That was much more than I was hoping for, thanks man.:thumbup:

 

[Bushman5]

heres another one of my rigs, a HSGI drop leg E&E pouch:

HSGI drop leg E&E pouch with Scrapyard SOD in knife carrier behind pouch:

interior of vertical panel

vertical panel gear retention lanyard hitching post:

interior of drop down panel

drop down panel sub pocket

Zippers secured from grabby branches via Grimlock clip on the PALS rail

 

[Millhouse]

I use a Berghaus Freeflow 35+8 litre pack.

Here in the UK, this type of traditional pack is still the most common. It has been interesting seeing what other folk use.

 

[Sufler]

Bushman,

Dang, man... those are some great gear set-ups. Thanks for sharing.

:thumbup:

 

[Calebklyne]

i have a cheap Mountain Equipment Co-op pack but im starting to wonder if a military style pack would be a decent idea

 

[Bushman5]

Tactical Tailor Mini-MAV chest rig re-LEGO'ed again


two TT mag pouches on each side of a modified (grab handle and D rings removed) maxped FR1 pouch, with a Velcro tear off SIGNAL-STAT reflective patch:

view from the top: (showing fixed blade, sharpies)

left side view of mag pouch, showing flashlight, folder knife, two hi intensity glowsticks

close up of Grimlok biner (keeps zippers secured and holds a whistle)

front view of main pouch interior panel, contents: garbage bag (hidden), heat sheet. (hidden), fire steel, PJCB and waxed lamp wick firestarters, 4mm hi-viz Spectra cord, rehydration tablets, microfak (hidden), micro light

top view of rig, showing drop down panel front, contents: 3 food bars, Suunto compass, RiteInRain book (in zippered pocket), DMT diamond stones (in zippered pocket)

the possibilities that the PALS platform has given us recreational users is ENDLESS. There is so many different ways of LEGO'ing a rig up that suits each person needs.