The second I opened up the package I put it on and wore it. Unfortunately I didn’t have any plates in it yet. The next day I went to my buddies house and stole the plates from his vest. Along with some of the gear he had on it so I could give this a good test. Over the next few weeks I’ve thoroughly tested this, even wearing it to the gym and doing five miles on the treadmill. Although it is heavier and warmer than not wearing it, I love this vest. It’s designed to be lighter than their other vests and lighter than most others. The inside of the vest has some nice padding to cushion your chest from the plates and allow some airflow. It has nice pockets for the plates and it comes with removable side plate carriers, when removed there’s still Molle attachments on the cumberbund.
It’s covered in molle and has velcro on the front and back. On the front there’s an admin pouch that’s pretty big. There’s also some pouches on the side plate carrier that my friend said could be for soft armor, I used it for holding my electronics. The front and back are held together by four side release buckles. On the shoulders, they’re wrapped in elastic to cushion and protect the buckles. The ones on the cumberbund are protected by cordura that wraps around it and has molle on the inside(towards the wearer) and outside. It’s extremely quick to put on and secure. The cumberbund is comfortable but its not too adjustable. In the back it is attached with some heavy duty elastic so that it can stretch out but you can’t make it any tighter. They say to order the vest in whatever size your plates are. The communication/hydration routing loops are elastic so they can accommodate just about anything you can feed through it. The drag handle on the back is sewn about every two inches down the back and it runs the whole way down the vest. I had my brother pull me around for a bit to give it a good test and it works. It rode up a little but it wasn’t really uncomfortable and in a situation where I’m being drug I don’t think that I’ll be that worried.
Firearms Insider Reviews
Claim to Fame:Tactical Tailor quality but 30% lighter
Target Market: Military, LEO, and people who want a lighter vest
FNBs (Features & Benefits of this product)
30% lighter- Admin pouch
- Adjustable SAPI side plate pouches
- Cushion that aides in airflow
- Drag handle runs full length
- Tons of Molle
- Elastic comm/hydration routing loops
What other aesthetic options or finishes are available? It’s available in ATACS, black, coyote brown, MultiCam, PenCott BadLands, PenCott GreenZone, and Ranger Green. You can see the all at tacticaltailor.com
What others are saying? 4.8/5 blacksheepwarrior.com “I think it’s pretty amazing TT can create such well thought out, quality applications at the prices they do.” breachbangclear.com
Price point (MSRP versus actual retail) MSRP = $325-335 tacticaltailor.com Retail = $308 lapolicegear.com
I need it now! Availability (Where can I buy this TODAY?) The only options I know of are tacticaltailor.com and lapolicegear.com.
Our Rating (What we say about it)
+ Comfortable
+ Light
+ Many Cammo options
+ Flash flame protection
+ Removable side plate pouches
+ Cushion for airflow and impact protection
- Adjustability down sizing
Score 9.5
