British plce setup reddit Jul 14, 2024 · It’s basically a vest-like harness onto which the various pouches can be zipped in various combinations to create almost anything from a small single pouch daypack up to a sizable 3-day equivalent pack. I already have a chicom that I've modified to be a little more modern, but I want something similar to a smersh. JayJays of Brecon, and Dragon are some of the best for Brit PLCE. Modularity is nice but molle webbing is extra weight (usually) and more flop compared to webbing that has pouches directly sewn onto a wide belt pad. Liked, and subscribed. It is available online, or in surplus stores (mainly in the UK) in many different camouflage patterns. Pretty much stitched/“tailored” PLCE webbing. There is also laser cut as well as laminated cordura stuff like the velocity systems jungle kit which is a advance in textile tech. Jayjays makes a version with three or four sewn pouches along the rear and molle on the sides. Integrated pouches has slimmed down the bulk of the British PLCE as well as the weight and rid the use of the complex closure system that the old pattern 95 kit had. Oct 20, 2022 · The Cadillac of big belts for me so far is a stitched version of the British plce. Edit: also hessen antique and prolly a few other vendors have matching PLCE DPM canteen pouches with canteens for like $10 a piece, I have 2 on my setup. It carries weight and bulk up to 25lbs as well as any pack I’ve tried. I have 4 utility pouches and 2 double ammo, and a rocket pouch that gives me 72 hours worth of food, water and basic shelter. Main thing is the Jay Jay's gen 4 Commander's webbing version of the classic British PLCE. PLCE replaced the outdated 58 pattern webbing in the late 1980s. Subreddit for both professional and civilian tactical gear. Video game, movie, and assorted mall ninja equipment posts will be removed. Or some sort of webbing type. . Jun 16, 2006 · Listen in, Cadets - take note of how the Full-Time professionals set up their belt order. I’ve seen dudes with h harness set ups run a short whip somewhere on the back of the kit with a truckers mic running from the back over the left shoulder but it seems as though if I ran a long whip 87 votes, 38 comments. Rifle is one of many I can use. Please read the below points to consider if this is the best place to ask your question: Google it. PLCE webbing is a system which uses pouches (ammunition, waterbottle, utility, radio etc. It consists of a belt, yoke, and various pouches. They do not however do buttpacks on most of their PLCE. Using a cut down ACH for my PVS-14 and brain holder. Good video. i even have it set up to work with my plce rucksack (belt sits on my hips) Personally I think the British PLCE is nicer in some ways. I'm not kicking in doors. I need to dig it out of the garage. I like webbing because they can hold a lot of ammo and a day or day and a half of sustainment and the weight is distributed between your hips and shoulders, which is much nicer than putting everything on your shoulder. I recently acquired a British "Northern Ireland" DPM chest rig, a short back Bergen rucksack and a windproof smock and came to appreciate the quality of British DPM kit. The PLCE webbing system is the current tactical load carrying equipment used by the British Army. At least a good one. The more modern Brit wide padded belt seems like a vast improvement. If it shows up in the top few results on your favourite search engine, here might not be the best place to ask. 259K subscribers in the tacticalgear community. BELT: Use a '58 pattern belt, so that your wife can sell your PLCE one on Ebay. Have a Ontario bayonet on one side. Unlike the old PLCE the pouches are sewn directly onto a wide hippo belt, so it eliminates quite a few things such as slop/flop, bulk and weight that you’d get with molle style webbing but it also allows the pouches to mount much tighter and firmly together whereas modular pouches have that little bit of extra edging material that takes up Do any of you guys run this set up? As of now I’m still waiting on my PLCE to arrive from the UK but I’m curious to know how/if y’all do. My current set up. Hi u/LegateWill!Thanks for posting a question to r/BritishArmy!This community is for Serving, Former, Future members and those interested in the British Army. I know this set up inside out British PLCE works very well, extremely modular. I've looked at the British PLCE, the US Alice, and even the type 83 battle jacket. Medical advice. I have prior experience with a much, much more used and abused incomplete set that has since been put into permanent storage, and i know it is a comfortable lbe system. British PLCE or their version of Load Bearing Equipment is pretty solid. A DPM gas mask bag could work as a butt pouch but mine doesn’t really wanna stay snapped closed around the belt This community is for Serving, Former, Future members and those interested in the British Army. ) mounted on a belt and supported by shoulder straps (the yoke). A subreddit for discussing and posting tactical/combat gear. Please read the below points to consider if this is the best place to ask your question: My initial want is a SSO smersh rig. Now I'm looking to get a PLCE webbing for longer missions (as the chest rig's carrying capacity is limited). But they are impossible to get. However, I don't know the first thing about British equipment. Kind of a one and done LBE vest. If you can, find someone who makes custom webbing. There are also “tailored” British PLCE webbing which you can find on eBay or kitmonster or other UK trade/surplus sites. hvegs lvdys enpx xakonp gijdrhl slbnl igg hnpnfegel olnyyuffd xmikx |
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