For me it's not so much as "while I'm carrying some extra weight". For me it's once I lose that weight I think it's still going to look comically small as I'm naturally very broad. It's not wide or long enough, though I think I will look into a dangler pouch to get rid of the length problem. Thanks for the suggestion there @SeniorSpaz87!
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Adolf Hamster
as a "jolly" gentleman i'm inclined to agree.
i've never felt plate carriers to be comfortable nor stylish when they're being used to add frontal mass to a frame already stricken with excess frontal mass.
a belt rig is a significantly more comfortable and practical arrangement, especially given there's no requirement to wear the carrier for its intended purpose (ie preventing a fatal dose of lead poisoning)
i've never felt plate carriers to be comfortable nor stylish when they're being used to add frontal mass to a frame already stricken with excess frontal mass.
a belt rig is a significantly more comfortable and practical arrangement, especially given there's no requirement to wear the carrier for its intended purpose (ie preventing a fatal dose of lead poisoning)
Druid799
Have you thought of going ‘old school’ with plate carriers ,
something like a CIRAS , MBSS or a Blackhawk STRIKE ? There all a bit longer than the current trend of plate carriers and you can make them that much longer as they all have a lot of adjustment in the shoulder straps .
just my two Pennie’s worth .?
something like a CIRAS , MBSS or a Blackhawk STRIKE ? There all a bit longer than the current trend of plate carriers and you can make them that much longer as they all have a lot of adjustment in the shoulder straps .
just my two Pennie’s worth .?
strykerles
after the first lockdown my osprey PC was a bit "snug" so I changed to a belt and harness combo and much prefer it
easier to move about, less restrictive, no unnecessary gear and personally I think it looks better
easier to move about, less restrictive, no unnecessary gear and personally I think it looks better
Impulse
@strykerlesYeah, I'm typically a belt kit user as a sniper, but for my CQB loadout I'm going plate carrier, helmet, lower face, everything! Partially so when I inevitably get lit up nice and close, it'll only hurt in certain areas (I can deal with arm and leg pain 
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Partially because I like playing dress up and want to try something different.
)Partially because I like playing dress up and want to try something different.
Lozart
As a fat fuck I concur.
The other problem is that most (if not all) repro plate carriers are sized for the Asian market so they're all made in small/medium sizes. The licenced Crye stuff by Z-Shot comes in Crye sizes including large so that's always an option.
The other problem is that most (if not all) repro plate carriers are sized for the Asian market so they're all made in small/medium sizes. The licenced Crye stuff by Z-Shot comes in Crye sizes including large so that's always an option.
For instance. At the end of an 8-hour game at a MilSim recently, I was tired and forgot to suck in my gut for this pic. Not my best look haha:
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On the flip side, heres the same thing a week or so earlier - but with a dangler pouch this time. Much better at hiding my curves lol - and Im even wearing the bulletproof bib in this one - a Crye JPC instead of the larger IDZ vest I have on in the first pic:
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