Somebody told me that they felt that this was a step backwards in chest rigs but honestly the simple design and ability to add a few pouches on the side is all you really need in a chest rig. People have been brainwashed by thinking they need speed reloads and quick reindexing of magazines and multiple velcro pouches that don't hold enough of what you need....
Speed reloads from a chest rig or plate carrier are just weird. I was taught that if you want to speed reload you use the pouches on your belt. To me using the belt makes far more sense, put your fancy esstac or taco pouches down there and use those. Refill them from your chest rig when you use off of the belt.
The black lining is supposedly to last long from abrasion of some sort. Idk how it works but it’s out there. Edit: Apparently it’s suppose to be weatherproof.
only Travis Haley thinks the X Harness is an "upgrade" from the H lmoa. I think every hates the x harness but him lol. but i use a flatpack, would this clip to a flatpack?
@@Ty-sq7yi I like the H for long duration missions. Like patrols and such. Especially when you're bogged down with gear, it helps to dissipate the weight more evenly. Why I enjoy coupling my rigs to a pack of sort.
I got small shoulders and HATE H-Harnesses, they tend do slide down on one shoulder or the other, because the web that forms the middle part of the "H" is to wide and not adjustable. Never had this issue with X harnesses.
@@Carmoflage I prefer the X-harness because I can adjust the height of the rig a lot better than an H-harness. H-harnesses never have enough adjustment for ride height.
I dont understand only having 2 columns of molle on the sides. It kills this rig for me, most GP pouches require at least 3 columns, if not 4, so this seems likea huge miss to not just add 1 more column
Plenty of utility pouches are available as a two column and almost all radios are two column. With 4 mag pouches it’s starting out wider than most of the market.
I really wanted to love mine. After experimenting with different configurations, I couldn’t help but wish it had only three mag pouches and three columns of molle each side.
@@TerryWhisk Generally in recce you do want to carry a lot of ammo because your team size is small and you don't necessarily have ISR, CAS, or QRF readily available. However, it generally also comes with bearing a lot of sustainment load and ancillary equipment too, which the recce rig does not seem to excel in.
@@TerryWhisk I would read the ITS Tactical article from about 10 years ago about the search and rescue tracker and his loadout. That's the gold standard for recce rigs I think.
The Mayflower UW Gen VI rig has a map pocket that extends across the whole back of the rig similar to the onward. It’s actually pretty useful I keep a signaling panel off to one side and a small foot care kit on the other
I'm 5'4, do you recommend the simp pouch? I'm using the dangler that comes with the spiritus taps upgrade kit, and it's usable but a bit long and floppy for my tastes
It's nice to see an "influencer" that is putting out quality products and not jacking up the prices 'cause their name is on it. I am really interested in the SIMP. Have you messed with Ferro's mini dangler? I have Grey Ghost's dangler and it gets in the way of the horizontal emergency mag on my belt.
I currently run the simp pouch with my spiritus system lv119 overt. And I gotta say I'm a big fan of the simp pouch. Reason being I'm smol and don't have a lot of room to hang stuff off my kit
Good video and review. I would prefer one less mag pouch and more molle. Can you attach a camelback to it ?. A little padding on the straps would make long term wear a little nicer. Where did you score the radio ?.
Great review as always! i noted that the one you reviewed has coyote buckles and velcro wraps instead of the black ones shown on the website, is that a custom order/special drop?
Before you ever got to the chest rig portion, i read the comments about the inner black reinforced lining of the mag pouches and thought, “hey that sounds like a tactailor pouch…” well what do you know. Seems we think alike.
@@EODFish I mean I wouldn't be opposed 🤷♂️ Side note, your approach to gear is always refreshingly practical, ever think about coming up with your own designs?
I liked mine till it ripped under the stress of 4 mags loaded with 25 rounds. The buckle attaching the rig to the h harness ripped straight off of the placard. Very disappointing. I didn't even take it out to Ruck or train.
The SIMP reminds me of the built in dangler on the Platatac mk5. I use the simp as a small blowout kit as it can't hold much else that's useful for me as a civilian. I like it though because my TQ, gauze and mini shears are fully protected from the elements. Happy thanks giving Fish and everyone else! 🇺🇲
Great company but the chest rig is lacking you can find parts and build one the exact same way for about half the cost and make it a little more mission capable
@@EODFish local surplus stores have blank panels and you can find all kinds of mag pouches and dangler pouches s*** slightly used but still better than paying over $200 for a chest ring and it's not mission compatible
@@EODFish Also Condor makes cheap shit too everybody cracks on it but I've been running it for a few years on certain things and I ain't never had any problems with it and you can buy a blank panel for $30 and $10 magazine pouches radio pouches you can get a dangler pouch I pack kits whatever you need and it's still about half price
Somebody told me that they felt that this was a step backwards in chest rigs but honestly the simple design and ability to add a few pouches on the side is all you really need in a chest rig.
People have been brainwashed by thinking they need speed reloads and quick reindexing of magazines and multiple velcro pouches that don't hold enough of what you need....
Speed reloads from a chest rig or plate carrier are just weird. I was taught that if you want to speed reload you use the pouches on your belt.
To me using the belt makes far more sense, put your fancy esstac or taco pouches down there and use those. Refill them from your chest rig when you use off of the belt.
The SIMP design is from ‘90s era fanny pack. I used to jog with them because they tucked into the torso closely.
The black lining is supposedly to last long from abrasion of some sort. Idk how it works but it’s out there.
Edit: Apparently it’s suppose to be weatherproof.
only Travis Haley thinks the X Harness is an "upgrade" from the H lmoa. I think every hates the x harness but him lol. but i use a flatpack, would this clip to a flatpack?
I actually prefer X-harnesses over the H-harness
@@Ty-sq7yi I like the H for long duration missions. Like patrols and such. Especially when you're bogged down with gear, it helps to dissipate the weight more evenly. Why I enjoy coupling my rigs to a pack of sort.
I got small shoulders and HATE H-Harnesses, they tend do slide down on one shoulder or the other, because the web that forms the middle part of the "H" is to wide and not adjustable.
Never had this issue with X harnesses.
@@Carmoflage I prefer the X-harness because I can adjust the height of the rig a lot better than an H-harness. H-harnesses never have enough adjustment for ride height.
The black material is waterproofing and made to help minimize/ tarp whatever is in the pocket
I dont understand only having 2 columns of molle on the sides. It kills this rig for me, most GP pouches require at least 3 columns, if not 4, so this seems likea huge miss to not just add 1 more column
Plenty of utility pouches are available as a two column and almost all radios are two column. With 4 mag pouches it’s starting out wider than most of the market.
It’s the missionary position of chest rigs.
That’s all I know.
What the actual hell
I’m more of a doggy fan. What do you recommend
@@sneak916 Haley DC3RM. It's tighter and less inviting.
I really wanted to love mine. After experimenting with different configurations, I couldn’t help but wish it had only three mag pouches and three columns of molle each side.
So you don't want yours you say? Hmmm :D what color is it? I'd be happy to take it off your hands lol
For a “recce” rig it sure holds a lot of ammo and not really anything else which is the exact opposite of what that type of mission set is about
@@RprtBak RG but I already sold it 🧙🏻♂️
@@TerryWhisk Generally in recce you do want to carry a lot of ammo because your team size is small and you don't necessarily have ISR, CAS, or QRF readily available. However, it generally also comes with bearing a lot of sustainment load and ancillary equipment too, which the recce rig does not seem to excel in.
@@TerryWhisk I would read the ITS Tactical article from about 10 years ago about the search and rescue tracker and his loadout. That's the gold standard for recce rigs I think.
Happy thanksgiving, gear review father
You too dude!
He is indeed, the father
The Mayflower UW Gen VI rig has a map pocket that extends across the whole back of the rig similar to the onward. It’s actually pretty useful I keep a signaling panel off to one side and a small foot care kit on the other
I ordered a simp pouch a few days before you posted this video, thank you for justifying my purchase 😂
I'm 5'4, do you recommend the simp pouch? I'm using the dangler that comes with the spiritus taps upgrade kit, and it's usable but a bit long and floppy for my tastes
It's nice to see an "influencer" that is putting out quality products and not jacking up the prices 'cause their name is on it. I am really interested in the SIMP. Have you messed with Ferro's mini dangler? I have Grey Ghost's dangler and it gets in the way of the horizontal emergency mag on my belt.
I don’t believe that I have.
I currently run the simp pouch with my spiritus system lv119 overt. And I gotta say I'm a big fan of the simp pouch. Reason being I'm smol and don't have a lot of room to hang stuff off my kit
3 columns of molle on either side would be more ideal.
I agree, very few GP pouches would fit on this
Happy thanksgiving man! Keep bringing the gear nerd gold to us.
Good video and review. I would prefer one less mag pouch and more molle. Can you attach a camelback to it ?. A little padding on the straps would make long term wear a little nicer. Where did you score the radio ?.
Great review as always! i noted that the one you reviewed has coyote buckles and velcro wraps instead of the black ones shown on the website, is that a custom order/special drop?
No clue, sorry
I got mine from the patreon drop when they first came out and it has coyote buckles and Velcro
I use a type 81 that I modded out with esses mag plastics inserts
30 bucks
R e c c e
I wonder why there is no bartacking?
I really wish they'd also made this rig in coyote brown!
I love your reviews and appreciate your perspective. Have a great thanksgiving.
Great review. Big fan of chest rig in my hobby.
It only holds 2 bags of skittles and 1 bag of gummy bears...
nice job as always, hope you got to eat turkey with your kiddos
I haven't handled one but it seems like the pouches could use some elastic material, especially at the top.
If they hadn’t used Murdock woven webbing I would have loved this rig. The mag pouches are the best thing about it.
Why? Please explain.
That looks suspiciously like Kommando remixed pat84
Is the flap adjustable in height on back attachment portion?
No
Before you ever got to the chest rig portion, i read the comments about the inner black reinforced lining of the mag pouches and thought, “hey that sounds like a tactailor pouch…” well what do you know. Seems we think alike.
Never seen a dangler like that! Might want it for my AC1 ;)
That’s like putting a Ferrari on a bumper sticker.
@@EODFish yeah yeah lol. This rig worth saving up for? Always looking for a more portable setup
If you need 8 mags or 6 and a radio you could do a lot worse.
@@EODFish I mean I wouldn't be opposed 🤷♂️ Side note, your approach to gear is always refreshingly practical, ever think about coming up with your own designs?
Step 1: get rid AC trash
Step 2: use money from AC trash to get better gear
Looks like another spin on the Paul Howe system.
Awesome content. Thanks. Where did you get the 152?
It’s a TRI
@@EODFish you should do a video about that. I'm very interested in commo. Thanks👍
Meh w/ this chesty in my opinion
I liked mine till it ripped under the stress of 4 mags loaded with 25 rounds. The buckle attaching the rig to the h harness ripped straight off of the placard. Very disappointing. I didn't even take it out to Ruck or train.
Well damn. Did you hit up onward/tac tailor about it?
At 6:43 time, now do M1A magazines, please.
No way Jose. They just need to go away.
Does it fit an AK mag?
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thankisgiving!
Very helpful, thanks
Cool review
Are these materials NIR compliant?
I don’t know
The SIMP reminds me of the built in dangler on the Platatac mk5. I use the simp as a small blowout kit as it can't hold much else that's useful for me as a civilian. I like it though because my TQ, gauze and mini shears are fully protected from the elements. Happy thanks giving Fish and everyone else! 🇺🇲
I love my Platatac MK5.
@@FlankerJackChannel I'm gonna sell some gear to get one and try it out. Large chest rigs have been my jam recently.
@@rebel_scum_ I've always been a fan of them simply because I like carrying stuff.
I agree with Brent0331 just get a blackhawk commando chest rig it carries everything and anything.
Great company but the chest rig is lacking you can find parts and build one the exact same way for about half the cost and make it a little more mission capable
What are you using to build it out at half the price?
@@EODFish local surplus stores have blank panels and you can find all kinds of mag pouches and dangler pouches s*** slightly used but still better than paying over $200 for a chest ring and it's not mission compatible
@@EODFish Also Condor makes cheap shit too everybody cracks on it but I've been running it for a few years on certain things and I ain't never had any problems with it and you can buy a blank panel for $30 and $10 magazine pouches radio pouches you can get a dangler pouch I pack kits whatever you need and it's still about half price
160.00 bucks and no room to put an IFAK and GP pouch ? Barely fits two P mag, no thanks.
My brother in nylon, it has molle on the wings for an IFAK and GP and it fits 8 pmags. The price is very in line with the industry.
Those "not molle" spots, are probably for chemlights, or sharpie markers...maybe ???
I have the simp pouch and yeah, they work very well for chemlights.