How to set up your body armor | Special Forces Techniques | Tactical Rifleman
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- Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2016
- Tactical Rifleman had a request from a viewer that we cover how to setup your Body Armor. Ask and you shall Receive. In this video I cover just the basics, because that is all you really need. Keep your kit simple, carrying only what you need.
When you look at my kit in the video, it’s going to look like I’ve got shit slung everywhere randomly. Trust me, there is a method to the madness. Start with priorities, ammo for example, and position those pouches to allow rapid access under any conditions. Then move on to secondary items and position pouches for them.
Once you have your kit setup the way you want it; immediately go out and do PT wearing it. Go climb a wall, or better yet, go run an obstacle course. Go climb behind the steering wheel of a HUMMER. Go to the shooting range and try some transition drills. You may find that one of your pouches, while perfect standing in front of a mirror, actually interferes with you climbing or drawing your pistol. Find what works and what doesn’t. Then, fix and adjust those pouches, and try it again. Can you shoot, move, and communicate with your current gear setup? If not, fix it now; before your life depends on it.
Gear setup will vary by operator and by situation. Medics obviously carry more med gear. Commo guys obviously carry more commo gear. Breachers carry more breaching gear, and so forth. Running three mags deep on your front allows for access to a lot of ammo, but makes climbing walls a bitch. Running a slick front on your kit allows you to get low in the prone, but adds a lot of pouches sticking out on your sides. That normally isn’t an issue, until you are trying to get through narrow doorways in Afghanistan, and your sides are now too fat. Again, what is your situation? My kit evolves to match the current requirements.
You’ll see SWAT guys running their radios on their backs, but SF guys run them on their sides… Why? The SWAT guys work in a purely “permissive” environment. If they need to change channels, they can ask their buddy to do it. Now, switch to the SF Operator and he may find himself in a extremely hostile environment, pinned down and alone. He may need to change freqs to talk to a QRF or MedEvac bird. He can’t rely on someone else to swap his channels, so he locates his radio on his kit so that he can reach the dials.
We can talk fine details all day long; what-if it to death, and never get all operators to agree. Bottom-line is 35 pounds of lightweight kit is still 35 pounds. So, keep it light, keep it simple, and only carry what you need.
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"You want to keep it as light as possible on my plate carrier I only have..... 10 mags, door charges, 3 med kits, 2 flashbangs, 2 grandesm camel back, NV, 2 day sacks"..... I'd hate to see what you SF guys take out for a non "basic" loadout lol. Good video though, appreciated
We don't actually set up our kit like this. I've never seen a guy, on ANY oda in my bn, set up their kit like this.
@@Chrunops especially curious about no mags on the front but mags on the primary side
@@tinnyshoots6129 the reason he gives for side mags is so you can reach them from either side.
Funny thing is: that's why you put them on the front, then run a kangaroo rack on your main triple rack for bangs, charges, more mags, flashlights. Shit, you can put anything in a kangaroo pouch.
Lotta guys don't like more stuff on the front besides the standard 3 rack because it makes driving mil vehicles tedious, and that's true. Those kangaroo pouches usually remain empty, METT-TC dependent.
Also, typically there is a happy/fast mag on the support side of your plate carrier AND your belt. That puts you at 5x (or potentially 8x) 5.56 mags. Two short of a basic combat load. Those last mags can be in a quick access on the back of your kit or in a pouch on your back as your last ditch backup. Lotta guys also run a kangaroo pouch on the support side as well for multi-use.
However, kit preferences are like assholes: everybody's got one. But there definitely are better and worse setups depending on mission.
@@Chrunops I can see your points, I’m thrown off because to me it’s a sorta backwards way of thinking tbh
they also have a bow and an rpg in their pocket for some reason
"Up here I keep a firing system for an explosive door charge"...... hell yea, just what I need.....
Sweet and to the point - no fancy introduction or goodbye poems - absolutely love it!
Glad there was no sugar coating on the video. Short and to the point. Thumbs up
I've been watching a bunch of your older videos like this one lately, because they've been showing up in my feed. This video was great, definitely a serious and to the point plate carrier! You have everything you need and nothing you don't.
Excellent, no-nonsense assault kit rundown. Thanks for the reminders!
Things have come along way since I served in Division (82nd ABN) 1982-1985. all we had back then was combat belt ammo pouches and canteen holders w 1qrt canteens!! Thx for your video AATW!!
i was there 86-90. people are clueless about duty at Bragg .
I can tell you now, every part of the gear these men carry have a specific reason to be on his Rig! Be respectful of the comments you make to these men,they do what they do so we can sleep better at night! If you do not understand then ask! These guys are teaching you things that they damn near died learning! Remember everything has its purpose! Learn from them, and respect them!
Thanks for the support, TR
Carl, I've called you out plenty over the years. You still and always have made great videos. I want to wish you and your family the best for 2022 and I hope I never have to apply what you have taught me, other than to " do my own thing" Happy Holidays you old softy :)
Merry Christmas
I will never be an Operator, cus of my health issues, but this channel is amazing. Love it and hate it in the same moment.
Even as a civilian like myself (medically disqualified as well), we can take steps to protect ourselves and others. Violence and evil exist in this world and preparedness and training are priceless.
I love your videos, Very informative. also thanks for taking the time to further Educate us Civi's on how to practically set up our kits.
P.S Thank your for your Sacrifices
Thanks for taking the time to comment. We put out a new video every Friday so subscribe and keep checking back with us. Strength and Honor, TR
I've been a subscriber for about 2 months...this is the best channel on YT!
Thanks! we appreciate the comment. Help us grow our channel by sharing with anyone you know who might be interested. Strength and Honor, TR
you don't have to help us, but dam glad you do ... maybe we will survive shtf now...
You should check out Tu Lam aka Ronin on YT Green Beret
valuable information.
I really like a lot of points made in this. Too bad my unit forces us to waste space with our IFAK and NVG pouches on the sides, which then makes us stack our rifle mags front and center. I much prefer mags on the sides and putting the stuff I don't need immediate access to in the back, like you show.
Get a war belt buddy, move some of that load to your hips
Karl was jacked as f*ck 😮💨 six short year’s ago 🧐
This is an awesome channel. Thank you for all the content and most importantly thank you for your service. True heros
Thanks for watching, TR
No thanks needed, I served a very short period, I had a bad shoulder! Got sent home! I understand completely how important you guys are, and to see disrespect to those who serve or served, negative! I'm not and never considered myself a soilder by any means! I never earned that title! But I was still proud and took the same oath and stand by that oath today!
Man. Great advice! All makes sense to me... I've just gotta gear-up.
I still go back and watch old videos. It just feels like things are getting weirder in the world and I need to keep my brain sharp.
Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching, TR
Excellent vid, would've been great before I deployed. Operators have a no nonsense approach. Love that.. thank you for sharing!
Thanks for watching, TR
@@TacticalRifleman the one most important thing I noticed is that the operator isn't just valuable to foreign countries, but an added asset to our own. What I learned in two weeks from 5th group was a Life Time of knowledge.
I guess my point being is the things you you guys learn (these simple things) you need to pass on. As an NCO I was told to never sit on knowledge. Always pass it on. There's so many simple tasks you the operator know to minimize your thinking process, I believe it's your obligation to share with others. Not necessarily on this forum because of security clearance and so on. But to our fellow brothers and sisters..
There's always a platform to which we can share and pass on our experiences. Thank you brother for carrying the flag!!
Ironically, I was just looking for ideas on this to update my rig. One thing we did on the private security team I was on was to place our trauma kit in the same place on all of our kits so we all knew where at least one was so we didn't have to search for in when patching him up.
we did the same thing!
We did the same. It's a very important part in making a "uniform". The trick is to mandate the least possible, but get the max out of the mandated.
ela re patrida :D
Carl Becklehimer we did the same thing but it was assessable to us and not this stupid idea of putting it on your back out of reach
Zack, That was my unit's SOP, so I followed it. I do have a med pouch (on my belt) that I can reach with both hands. Many of you bitching about my "back kit" can't reach their own front kit, if that side arm was incapacitated. There is only limited real estate on the front. I can reach tourniquets and my Med Pouch with either arm injured. Can you? If so, fine; run what works for you. Thanks for watching. TR.
great video. had an exercise this week and had ammo pouches on the front sides of my vest. had to low crawl and they weren't in the best place. I am a leaner and lighter is better. first back surgery and a pending second helps me keep all the gucci shit off me and and spread the word to my guys.
thanks for the info
Dude nice background!!!... junkyard looks warlike........makes the viewer more intrigued......!!!!!!!!
I thought it was filmed In Detroit
Why have shotgun shells if you don't have a shotgun? Is it for a buddy who breaches doors?
Excellent Question. You’ll see in a couple other videos that I do sometimes run a Breaching Shotgun behind my right shoulder. So, it’ easier to already have a home for the shells than it is to try to add one while you are heading out to the helicopter. Plus, even if I don’t carry a shotgun on that op, if we hit a building with dozens of locked doors, we have shells we can quickly pass to the Shotgunner if he runs low. Picture a hospital or school; how many heavy push doors are there? Sometimes hundreds. So, a few extra shells never hurts.
Kgb Pirates to make some mickey mouse bombs
Tactical Rifleman good video bro
Shotguns are so common place in a unit these days, 4 shotgun shells would be a life saver to the man carrying it. They aren't hard to store and don't weigh much either
master key ; )
I like the mention of carry what YOU need and that other units carry other stuff. Even for civilian kits. Don’t carry what he does specifically just carry what you need. He’s giving reasons that have words of wisdom as to why this is here or there.
Don’t carry useless junk, patches etc.
you need patches to be identified, you tryin to pull a sneaky on me?
@@smackdatmoney medical, ID or flag I understand. The rest is junk. Too many think it’s a coloring sticker book or a platform for personal views.
@@mtower235 I might run 1 personal patch but I think a plate carrier with more is kinda cringey
Good video. Quick and clean, I like it!
Lose all your cool points hahaha awesome stuff!
*lose
I was hoping for it to be tacticool
I miss telling people that when I was in, "I saw that, pick back up them cool points, it was just me" 🤣
I've started saying this 😂
I personally prefer little to nothing on the front. When the shooting starts, two inches that mags add is huge when inches from death. I also hate cleaning my mags before reloading the AR-15. I'm not saying mags on the front are wrong, just not preferred by me for that reason. Thanks everyone for letting me put my two cents in.
really enjoyed this, would've liked a breakdown of the belt too to see the 'full package' as it were.
Got an,idea for how you run your rig. Now how about your battle belt? Good vids, short and sweet.
Please, Ignore the BS espoused by this guy. He might have a hidden gem, but I couldn't get through the crap to find it.
Meh, to each their own. Every instructor, even the bad ones, generally have hidden gems. If you consider what he is saying as bullshit that is your opinion. What he is spouting mirrors a large portion of what military and law enforcement officers say. Put up your own videos and opinions and let people compare instead of simply bashing people.
That is because you aren't a real operator.
Great video thank you, and thank you for your service. Can you do a video on how you set up your War Belt? What if you had to ditch your body armor what would you keep on your belt to keep you in the fight. Thanks.
Love the blood on the smoke pouch. 😂 keepin it tactical.
Outstanding, thank you sir!
Thanks for protecting our country and great video!
I really would love a video on a SAW gunner kit set up please. I'm trying to find ways to be effective and lethal without carrying 1000 rounds on front of my chest and sucking while I need to suppress the enemy
Excellent video Brother, Thank You
Carry the basics...
Has 20 m4 magazines
Basics
Errr yeah, he uses an m4
120 rounds minimum, I run 6 on the chest, two on the back and two on the belt
Can you do a video on your rifles? I saw the "how a navy seal sets up his rifle" video. Loves it. Just wanted to see all the other rifles ive seen while watching your vids.
I run a slick carrier. Beez. Then my chest rig is mission dependent. 308, Recce, or whatever. They are all set up pretty similar so muscle memory works across all rigs. That's just how I was trained.
Solid plate. No complaints here. Go with what you know. Thanks for watching. Strength & Honor, TR
Good video but only carry what you need your weapon and carrier is packed brother love it
an interesting and well informed vid thank you
Underrated channel.
Cool stuff! Thanks for the video
Excellent advice. Plus you sound like Christopher Walken which is cool too
Well, you never know when you need to know this. Better pay attention. I've read several books written by SF operators but in all honesty, in a crisis situation, I doubt I'll remember it. In theory I know everything I need to do from protecting myself from a bomb blast to a hostage situation. In practice, training primes theory
This man is a legend
Nah, I'm just a regular that did 25 years in SF and want the rest of the world to learn from my mistakes & successes. Thanks for watching, TR
keep it coming great vid
Hey man, can you do a video on your personal full setup (plate carrier, belt, rucksack, helmet) from your old days in SF? Thx!
Awesome video! Thank you
Glad you liked it!
Nice load out young man. 300 rds of .556 x 12 = bad day for bad guys...
Great vid brother! Would love to see how you run your battle belt!
A battle belt video is definitely on the list of upcoming videos. Thanks for commenting. Strength and Honor TR
I keep seven 5.56 mags and five 9mm mags on my kit along with a small Camelback backpack attached to my kit and that's it... I keep two 9mm mags and two 5.56 mags along with a dump pouch a knife and my holster on my war belt and my med kit is a fannypack i usually wear backwards having the pack against my back. That's been my set up for over 10 years
8 pistol mags is a bit excessive for a sidearm.
Excellent vid,,,,appreciate it
Try fitting a Harris SPR and the new Harris Falcon on your gear... I run with FasMags on my 5 mags, I just find them better than any other pouch on the market.
My two TQ's are in the "triangle" area on my chest and the second is in my med pouch (IFAG). But its realy up to what the rifleman needs and his job. I got a ton of crap I need to carry with me besides stuff that goes boom and finding a place for my 9mm mags is next to impossible
Another great video
Hey guys! Love this video, has this setup for Karl changed specifically at all? And how does Zee set up his kit? Would be super interested in an updated video, potentially talking about different ways you might also modify your set up for different tasks and requirements.
I don't wear armor now, as I am retired. I do have several sets for teaching classes, depending on the client and situation. If the need arises where I need Kit...I'll just put this same set back on. Thanks for watching, TR
Great video, but for me being torn up with physical injuries from climbing ladders for 35 years I can't carry much unless I plan on mounting a turret in my Argo
Could you provide a video on the differences between standard ESAPI and the Swimmer Cut and pros and cons and recommendations?
Wow, thanks for describing, that will be helpful for me when i set up my plate carrier, just one question, since you are right-handed, do you find it difficult to reach the magazines on the right side, or do you just use your right hand for that?
Not a big fan of the tourniquet attached to body armour, particularly CATs. The velcro gets gummed up with mud/sand etc as soon as you go prone which makes it much less sticky. The plastic windlass bars on CATs also snap easily when it gets wedged between the plate and the ground when prone or if you dump your armour (we've all done it). Our SOP is to keep one in each arm pocket and 2 in the med pouch. You can never have enough TQs in an IED rich environment.
Is 1 enough for people that don't have to worry about IEDs?
Sgt C4 I'd say 2 is a minimum. Our standard is 2 for a femoral wound. You can bleed out from a femoral hit in minutes, so experience has dictated that we don't waste time assessing the effectiveness of the 1st one. Just smash 2 on from the get go.
PaddyInf Oh I never thought about that. Thanks.
I'm a little late to the party, but as my Platoon Sergeant once said to me: "You got 4 fucking limbs, don't ya?".
@@MunitionsDudTester love this comment
All i carried was my buck knife, bag of Redman and ear plugs, my 5"-54 did all my taking from the forward gun mount. ;p
first set up I've seen with mags on side so you can get small prone
Yeah, I’m not much on caring what others think looks cool. I’m more about what works best for me. My kit was always changing. Thanks for watching, TR
Please do a video talking about rucksacks and a bags. I know this is a old video, but one of my favorites!!!
I'll add it to the video idea list.
@@TacticalRifleman dang u still respond all these years later nvm of utube
Good day sir. I am a new viewer of yours. Sir If I could just ask If you could do a video about on how to set up 6sh112 ammunition vest?
Your videos help me quite a lot. :)
Goddamn! That must be heavy with all that stuff on the Armor! but great explanations why the stuff is at what exact place.
That is about 60lbs worth of gear.
Hey nice background...😀😀
I want to start off by saying thank you for your service to our country and thank you for making videos like this because I like to hang out with that drink and stuff and learn what they know especially setting up something like this cuz I've never been in the military I have no clue what I'm doing. Put the pool guy stuff on there because it's cool but now I'm learning not so cool if you need it in a hurry keep it to the minimal I'm trying to figure out which is better a chest carrier or a plate carrier I wish somebody would answer me and let me know that it answer to that question
Plate carrier
3 Extra mags and a Glock pistol in a chest rig. Another pistol in a drop leg holster. Med kit. Hydration bladder. Good to go in call of duty.
Cool setup
Great vid, great advice
Thanks for watching, TR
Great stuff
Great video boss
Thanks for watching, TR
Very good. Thank you very much
Thanks for watching, TR
As set up in the video, what is the overall weight, minus water in the bladder?
Also, what type of armor plates are you running?
Inquiring minds wanna know.
Thanks for the Intel Dump, Brother.
God Bless, Be Safe and.....
Overnout
It's interesting that you have two ifaks. Both meant for yourself but used by different people. We in the normal Army have one ifak for myself or a teammate to use on the individual soldier it belongs to.
Go with what you know and what you practice with. My old unit's SOP was to go heavy on the med gear. Better to have and not need, than run out in a fight. Notice I mentioned "what you practice with." Many units, unfortunately, don't do enough medical training. Several of the items in a issue IFAK I consider a waste, and are dumped to carry more items that have multiple uses. Thanks for watching and for you comments. Strength & Honor, TR.
Good video. Best
Can you make a video going in depth on your complete radio/comms set up? I'm particularly interested in your antenna and how you stowed it, and how it is connected to your radio.
I'm also curious if you're using steel or ar500 plates with your antenna set up, and if so if you've noticed if it's affected your radios ability to receive/broadcast.
Keep up with the great videos!
We'll look at doing a radio setup video down the road. As for antenna placement, I run it up behind my pouches on the back of my PC, and then connect it to the radio via a coax cable. Radio needs to be where you can access it to change channels. I do not run metal plates in a my PC. Titanium plates are great for very low-profile concealable body armor, but not for Assault kit.
THANK YOU VERY GOOD VIDEO........
Gotta say that I hate the bungee straps, as soon as you're on your guts the damn things always get caught or get pulled off
Saludos desde Mexico, excelente video.
Thanks
great video
Back your vest with high impact plastic from a Black 55 gallon clench top drum. Expanse in vest gets stuck in plastic
this will look great when it collects dust in my barracks room! (Slick sleeve E-4)
Cool points 😁😎
I just have a standard mag pouch velcro one two double stack elastic retention a id tab on back i have med pouch and a backpack pouch
lol just carry what you need. we got a toaster a microwave an entire ammo can slung off the right shoulder. and oh you gotta have an explosive breaching charge and a detonator that shits a must.
can you make a step by step demo on how to set this up
respectfully request info. on wearing both body armor & a 3 day assault pack
My question is, what is the soldiers most basic equipment he will need in winter and hot weather conditions out of the combat and why he needs them ?
HI can you make a video about how can setup a body armor for EOD
thanks
Thanks for the video............................................................. & THUMBS UP :D
I would like to know more about 18D load out, tactical/medical.
really like this video but I see in some comment people who complain but never ben on battleground probably my opinion is to do what best suits you I cook for a living and most of the time I see that you never do the same from what teach you in school you handle your equipment from what is best for you I the result is good you don't do anything wrong
Set it up how it’s comfortable to you and train with it. Simple
I know it's a pain in the ass. But, If you could make another in depth (step by step) walk through of your plate carrier and your battle belt that would be outstanding!
Is there Blood Stain on the Vest 1:01 ? Middle Pouch .
If Christopher Walken was an operator lol Great content tho 🔥
A little curious at the placement of mag pouches. For a right handed shooter you'd be reaching across your body to get those mags on your right side. Why not three center and three left side?
to look cool and I can carry C4 , blasting cups, time feuze, and etc... in safe and reachable
Is that a kitchen sink I see attached to the back side of your kit? 😎
Worth noting to store your magazines upsidedown. That way if you lose a bullet the bottom of the pouch will catch it.
Another reason is that it keeps dust from fouling your mags (gravity). Also, water drains faster.
A lot of questions, first my vest digs into my neck so how do I fix that, second what should I put on the back of my vest because it’s blank right now, third where did you get that helmet