Tek-lite Milsim Vest

i think a good idea would being able to have a radio spot in the back then run the wire to a hand set our head set

i like when weight is dispersed higher on the back, and less on the waist. a waist belt decreases the load on the back and shoulders, but i dont like it flopping around. if i can get shoulder straps tight to me like its part of my body, im in.  camelbak is always a good idea.

 

i think i might like your vest the way it is.  all that i need right now would be camelbak, and pods, maybe pods in the front to counterbalance.  but might make reloading slower. and as im right handed i would like to have the pods close to my left hip maybe.

ive worn the old canadian military webgear. with the yoke and belt gear with the mag pouches and butt pack and bandolier pouch. even strapped as tight as possible, all the weight around the belt kept flopping around.  im not sure if i explained myself well enough, but i would like it better if all the weight was dispersed on the upper half of  my torso instead of the belt line.

nice vest techie

woudent this be more of a harness then a vest? it's a good vest/harness tho, just not my config layout.

it looks like it really works out, not too much stuff in the way, vary well planed out.

Edited by kurieitaa - 21 June 2008 at 5:27pm

if you do make this vest/harness will you still have different pod size our like a general pod size.

paintball437085 wrote: if you do make this vest/harness will you still have different pod size our like a general pod size.

These rigs would require modded pods more than likely and capacity would vary. Remember, this military gear's designed to carry hand grenades, 40mm grenades for 203's and x number of 30rd. 5.56 mags. not paintball pods.

Nagash1959 wrote: OK, for starters the over-all layout shows thought put into it. By running everything up the outer chest area you get to keep motion, so kudos for that. Personally the smaller hopper sizes would dive me nuts. I don't think I waste paint, but the 42round hoppers would feel like a bit too little to me. Of course there are whole leages that play with 50-ish round hopper limits that would love the idea. Would it be possible to keep the layout, make the 4 upper holders the 84 and the two lower ones the 72? Wait a second...I see 6 holders but you say 5...what am I missing here?

I did put thought into this rig, thanks for the comment Nagash. Now as far as the pods go, size had to vary due to the size of the pouches. The 2 inner pouches are actually quite smaller than the 2 outer. Doesn't look it, but there's less volume, that's why I had to go a bit short and make a 72. I only made one 72, because I keep my bug-spray in the other pouch. However my plan is to mod a sixth pod if I cloned this rig. At first I was a bit apprehensive about the differing pod sizes, but I quickly got over it when I put it on and saw how well it felt. I now carry a little more paint than I did before, but it feels lighter because how my pods are positioned and carried. Like I mentioned though, my vests will be different everytime I make 'em, so capacity/ball count will differ. I want to keep my rigs below 15lbs and more around 10. Tek-lite FTW.

wow LBV now that's going down memory lane. Tech all the kids now days are into the 'Moar' mentality. Why I see so many overloaded with MOLE pouches and straps that they don't look like they cant run ten feet. The problem with most MILSIMers is that they forget the basics of weight, movement and practicality. I have always laughed when I see someone buy and use an Airsoft vest or the real deal that's made for prolonged sustained warfare. Like they are patrolling through Bagdad. None one paintbals a week straight in the boonies carrying everything they own like Grunts. They are just all into the "Special Operations"look but not the Special Operations mentality.

I now wear a RAP4 4+1 Harness in MARPAT because MARPAT > woodland and I went to war wearing woodland. Many go to those Spec Ops cookie cutter pre fabricated fantasy 'Positions' to justify dumping over $100 on crap they don't need.

Kudos on keeping it real ... thou the woodland ages you bro.

Edited by Evil Elvis - 22 June 2008 at 5:00pm

Evil Elvis wrote: Kudos on keeping it real ... thou the woodland ages you bro.

When I was ground pounding 21 years ago, woodland was the style. I gotta stay true
to my roots baby. werd.....



I was looking through the harness/vests on ebaY and then I came by this bad boy for $19.50 S&H included! What?!:

Pfffft, bought it. Couldn't pass it up. It has everything but a Camelbak and some pods. Lol, guess I am gonna clone my rig, but I'm jacking the buttpack. See guys, mod your own gear for cheap or buy 'em from me later.

Edited by techietaichi - 22 June 2008 at 10:03pm

Wait a minute...how old are you anyway Techie

i dont have a vest yet, but i havent really decided what i want to get, i dont want thos spec ops ones (eww).

whats your opionin on "Basic Tactical Paintball Vest - Camo" i think i can fit a camo pack on it.

Nagash1959 wrote: Wait a minute...how old are you anyway Techie

click the button on the bottom of his posts.

i like big and bulky especially dragonskin armour that my next neighbor had but i dont plan on going to war yet