Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Integrated hydration carrier and rig V1

This idea came from seeing a lot of guys wearing chest rigs and hydration carriers either over them or awkwardly lashed to them. TT has a good solution using their Xharness but sometimes putting it on and off isnt as easy without using the front opening version. This was not only an exercise in making hydration packs and rigs, I found that hanging the rigs off of a pack made the weight distribute quite nicely, and the rig felt much more comfortable. This was the beginnings of what I would later do for 3gun people so that they could swap out front panels for different weapons, and not have to change their entire setup.
This rig was purpose built for double M4 mag pouches, one of which would carry an Icom F4 and a medical pouch. The hydration pack could carry a 100oz bladder and had some extra stowage. Either portion could be used on its own or together.

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