u/Frequent_Mulberry261

So I went ahead and bit the bullet, I ordered the A-25 from the website direct and 2 weeks later it’s at my doorstep.

Initial impressions: reminds me a lot of the FCPC v5 in design but there’s a few things I like better on this platform. The wider shoulder straps and the fact it actually comes with pads is a good plus. The wider and bigger quick release buckle also makes it easier to work with gloves. I really like the wider cummerbund aswell. Comfort wise its distributes weight well, the carrier itself is also amazingly light.

The overall design I fucks with heavy, and anything in atacs is just chefs kiss. Went ahead and bought the Kevlar inserts for the front and the cummerbund, just waiting for that and all the pouches to come in the next package.

Overall stitching and fabric is good, no loose threads and nothing feels cheap (which it better fucking not because of how much this shit cost). Once everything is all here I’ll conduct a torture test of it to see how it all looks and performs.

Hello friends!

This is my patrol setup I’m kinda lookin for things I could change or mess around with. I’m thinking about getting two canted mags and setting them up on the belt, then placing a 3rd mag and a multitool on my vest. We gotta be tricky with our shit because the only allow mags cuffs and radio on the vest. I also really wanna get a magnet so I gotta place to put guns while I’m doin a search.

Also, the biggest pain in my ass, those 1155s. I have been working the beat with them bitch ass plates in the burning southern sun. The problem I first ran into, the plates obviously didn’t fit. Solution? Take the covert cover for the Kevlar, and then put the plates in it. Works great for the front, but the rear plate sits really fuckin low. Solution? Roll up the second covert cover and roll it really tight, then place in the bottom of the carrier to “force” the plate to sit higher. Would be a smart idea if the fucking thing wasn’t 8 lbs. any suggestions friends?

Also, we can’t carry medical on our kit so I carry medical on me. Inside that little pocket ifak is the following:

Celox hemostatic gauze
Chest seals
NPA
Battle wrap
Gloves

Literally all you need. As for unlock tools I am not keeping that on me. That is a fucking curse IYKYK. For breaking into places most of the time I can get away with a credit card or a good mule kick.