I try to pick up a set every year. I got multiple ppl to protect..Buy a Condor PC and have a backup.
Plates can degrade under sweat and UV exposure. Not the ceramic parts, but the fibers and plastic.
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I try to pick up a set every year. I got multiple ppl to protect..Buy a Condor PC and have a backup.
Plates can degrade under sweat and UV exposure. Not the ceramic parts, but the fibers and plastic.
You do not need to spend money on all those if you don’t want….lots of other great optionsHard to go wrong with Crye, Ferro, or Velocity Systems/Mayflower.
The wholeI just looked at Spartan 4’s. They do call it ceramic but it’s very light for ceramic. I’m wondering why that is? Ceramic is solid like metal, not like lightweight/soft/composite type material. I have Spartan 3 ceramic plates that are just under 9 pounds…..
I’m strapping my metal and ceramic plates to my truck!!!The whole song point of ceramic is that it's lighter than metal.
Composite just means it's made of multiple materials. Carbon fiber is a composite. It's plenty hard.
UHMWPE is a polymer. Literally the same as cutting boards. Also, hard if they want it to be.
Soft, to most English speakers, basically equates to flexible. It has nothing to do with weight.
AR500 is heavy because it's steel. Not because it's rigid.
Ceramic has do be a composite. Otherwise it would just shatter. Dinner plates are ceramic.They call it ceramic/composite. If it was full ceramic/ hard it would be a lot heavier.
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Don't worry, whatever you buy will be just fine for collecting dust in the closet like the majority of all of ours are doing.
Are you sure the soft armor was 3+ and not 3A? There’s a big difference.
I’ve got a set of ceramic plates that each way over 8 pounds. They are hard and heavy and I will be strapping them to the side of my truckCeramic has do be a composite. Otherwise it would just shatter. Dinner plates are ceramic.
This needn't have anything to do with weight.
Believe it or not, I actually use mine quite a bit. Just gotta find the right range where you can.Don't worry, whatever you buy will be just fine for collecting dust in the closet like the majority of all of ours are doing.
I have beaten the piss out of my condor carrier and it is still going strong. It’s not even faded.as others have said it's really about what youre doing with it. I wanted a nice Crye just because they were sexy but I ended up with a Condor because I'm realistic. I needed something for a class I was doing where I could access multiple magazines quickly. I could have got away with something much less but I'm not sad about my closet accessory It will be there when I need it again.
I got mine at MILITARY ★ TACTICAL ★ SURVIVAL in Cranston RI. It was nice to be able to try them on and talk to someone before I decided.
That's an insanely good price.I dont really see the advantage of buying condor or any of the budget shit when you can have one of the best carriers to ever hit the market for $30 more.
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Buy something you'll want to put on and train in, otherwise it will end up at the bottom of your closet.
If you're budget minded and thinking of skimping on armor, buy a good chest rig instead.
How much do you want to spend on a carrier?
What (if anything) do you want to have attached to it?
Your size and weight would also help because if your 5'6" and 130lbs the recommendations are not the same as someone who is 6'0" 220lbs.
My apologies for asking a question and then disappearing for a couple of days...What is you application/purposes?
Full LARPtastic in the basement? Covert? Full Combat loadout for WW3?
There is lots of good stuff out there — some of the cheaper rigs will work just fine, so don’t let guys poor-shame you — an entry-level $50 Condor carrier with real good quality plates is better than a $250 PC with cheap crap plates (less expensive typically = less quality/durability). You can then upgrade the carrier and get a second set of plates for a family member/neighbor, etc. and repurpose your less expensive PC as a backup/spare. Note, a decent chest rig is good too, if you’re looking to carry gear without the weight of plates and you’re on a budget.
Here are a few PCs to consider
The Slickster™
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10 pounds per plate for 20 pounds in a 8 hour training class is murder! There are far better options out there for less than half the weight. If you are looking for simplicity and protection against rifle rounds for the cheapest price…. Then go to eBay and get a set of the strike force 3+ plates and a condor carrier. You can go to war with that and winMy apologies for asking a question and then disappearing for a couple of days...
As far as what to spend, I don't really know. I'm not aware of the market or what is considered a good value versus overprices vs cheap. I don't know if a Crye JPC at $130 is a great buy versus something else.
I'd likely attach some magazines and IFAK. I don't know what else I would want hanging off of it.
6'1" ~200#
For application, again, I really can't pinpoint it to one. I won't be wearing it out to Dunkin or Big Y but it seems to be a recurring shortcoming of my prep.
I read about the weight of the plates being a major factor and I've never worn anything for more than just 'getting a fit for it' so I don't know how taxing an extra 10# of weight is for 12 hours but this is one of those scenarios where I can't se myself buying one and being satisfied with just one.
Too insane. Gotta be a mistakeThat's an insanely good price.
130 is a screaming deal for the JPC. Crye is one of the better names, and that's half-price. I paid twice that for a carrier that had more features, but isn't better. And the JPC has rifle magazine pouches built in of you don't want to buy different ones immediately.My apologies for asking a question and then disappearing for a couple of days...
As far as what to spend, I don't really know. I'm not aware of the market or what is considered a good value versus overprices vs cheap. I don't know if a Crye JPC at $130 is a great buy versus something else.
I'd likely attach some magazines and IFAK. I don't know what else I would want hanging off of it.
6'1" ~200#
For application, again, I really can't pinpoint it to one. I won't be wearing it out to Dunkin or Big Y but it seems to be a recurring shortcoming of my prep.
I read about the weight of the plates being a major factor and I've never worn anything for more than just 'getting a fit for it' so I don't know how taxing an extra 10# of weight is for 12 hours but this is one of those scenarios where I can't se myself buying one and being satisfied with just one.
Maybe. I'm probably going to buy one to sit on for that money.Too insane. Gotta be a mistake
My apologies for asking a question and then disappearing for a couple of days...
As far as what to spend, I don't really know. I'm not aware of the market or what is considered a good value versus overprices vs cheap. I don't know if a Crye JPC at $130 is a great buy versus something else.
I'd likely attach some magazines and IFAK. I don't know what else I would want hanging off of it.
6'1" ~200#
For application, again, I really can't pinpoint it to one. I won't be wearing it out to Dunkin or Big Y but it seems to be a recurring shortcoming of my prep.
I read about the weight of the plates being a major factor and I've never worn anything for more than just 'getting a fit for it' so I don't know how taxing an extra 10# of weight is for 12 hours but this is one of those scenarios where I can't se myself buying one and being satisfied with just one.
Buy the JPC to start. If you have the money get some ceramic plates for it.My apologies for asking a question and then disappearing for a couple of days...
As far as what to spend, I don't really know. I'm not aware of the market or what is considered a good value versus overprices vs cheap. I don't know if a Crye JPC at $130 is a great buy versus something else.
I'd likely attach some magazines and IFAK. I don't know what else I would want hanging off of it.
6'1" ~200#
For application, again, I really can't pinpoint it to one. I won't be wearing it out to Dunkin or Big Y but it seems to be a recurring shortcoming of my prep.
I read about the weight of the plates being a major factor and I've never worn anything for more than just 'getting a fit for it' so I don't know how taxing an extra 10# of weight is for 12 hours but this is one of those scenarios where I can't se myself buying one and being satisfied with just one.