Deep guides on body armor, plate carriers, pouches, and the gear we build. Written from over a decade of designing and testing this stuff.
Ops-Core makes the FAST helmet, the high cut design most of the market has copied since. Ops-Core is part of Gentex Corporation,…
We carry two high cut ballistic helmets: the Ops-Core FAST SF Gen II and the PGD ARCH GEN3. Both are rated NIJ…
Most soft armor doesn't fit the carrier you actually own. Here's how our Custom Soft Armor program solves the fit problem and…
Layering a chest rig over a plate carrier gives you ballistic protection plus high-capacity gear carriage. The SRV Split Chest Rig is…
The best chest rig is the one that matches your role, mag count, and platform. Here is how to pick between continuous,…
The SRV Split Chest Rig is a modular two-piece rig that breaks down into independent halves. Here is who it is for,…
Plate carriers hold armor plates; chest rigs hold gear without armor. Here is when to pick each, when to run both layered,…
A plate carrier is a platform; loading it correctly is where most users get stuck. Here is the full plate carrier loadout…
Concealed body armor disappears under civilian clothing. Here is who needs it, how it differs from tactical plate carriers, and the Cloak,…
The term MOLLE stands for Modular Lightweight Load‑carrying Equipment, while PALS refers to the Pouch Attachment Ladder System. PALS is the grid of one‑inch nylon webbing stitched onto…
