Photo backpacks

Here are two photography backpacks I did. The main packs are built with two divided areas, one for a hydration pouch and another for the camera equipment. The insides are lined with velcro so that the padded dividers can be arranged however the user wants. The exteriors are built like regular 3 day packs with molle and nice straps and removable waist belts.

Custom rig

This is a rig built to spec from the customer. It is really nice to work with people who know exactly what they want. This rig holds four M4 mags and two pistol mags. It carries a radio and IFAK, and has two spots underneath for smoke grenades. I made two sets of straps so the user could run it in x or H style harness setup.

Simple plate carrier

Plate carrier in coyote tan with elastic sides. Made slick to go under a rig and built to hold level 4 plates.

Jet Bag

This is another customer specific bag I did. Simple molle and velcro on the outside with divided bungee topped mag pouches on the interior. The rear portion has the velcro slot for a pistol and mags.

Another happy customer

Here is another rig and pouches I did for a customer. A sidewinder plate carrier and kydex mag pouches. The gun is an LWRC

Going retro

A lot of tactical gear is like PC equipment, as soon as you buy into it it is out of style or something better has come along. Some gear never goes out of style, at least in some parts of the world. Here is a few things that I thought were good enough to make some modernized replicas of, as an analysis of the classics.
High speed chicom:



Rodesian FAL rig:



Both were made using 500D cordura nylon and nylon webbing. I added a few customizations on both rigs but tried to be true to the original.

Kydex mag pouch

This pouch incorporates the durability of nylon gear and the simplicity of kydex tensioned pouches. The problem with a lot of kydex mag singles is that they are too wide to stack more than one on a vest next to each other. Using a two part pouch I could slim down the profile of the kydex and fit it into a nylon pouch. I also added molle on the front of it so that the user could add whatever pouch they want on it or even stack two on top of one another. I have been working on a version that is taller to allow more mounting options. I have changed the molding of them to allow for the magpul p-mags that have become so popular lately. Shown also is the prototype with no molle on the outside.

The kydex insert is velcroed into the nylon pouch body and is unidirectional. The user can change the direction of the insert by breaking the velcro bond, slipping the insert out and then reinserting it. This pouch can be molded for almost any mag but spacing on a molle vest will cause problems with mags that are larger than M4 mags (m14, AK, etc..) because the pouches will not sit right next to one another on the 1.5" molle spacing. Belt mounting is possible either by requesting a purpose built pouch or by using the molle attachment loops as belt loops.

A comparison of this pouch to others like it can be found here:
http://www.ttellc.net/pouches.htm