It can be a hassle to carry all the equipment you need around with you during battle.
With the right assault vest and pouches, you can carry all the guns, magazines and conversion kits you need for a skirmish on your person with ease and in comfort.
Assault vests
5.11 TACTEC Chest Rig (Black)
This is one of the cheaper assault vests available but it still has a lot to offer.
This assault vest keeps your items close to you thanks to a number of compartments found all around the rig.
The vest is lightweight and doesn’t cover your whole upper body so it will not weigh you down, giving you the ease of movement on the battlefield.
There are six compartments in the front for you to store things so that they are easy to reach. There are compartments to the side which are useful for storing accessories.
There is a pocket at the rear designed for your Airsoft admin such as cards and documents.
Everything you store in these compartments will be protected against all types of weather you encounter to ensure that your items and documents remain dry.
5.11 TACTEC Plate Carrier (Black)
This assault vest covers your whole upper body to offer protection from incoming fire or the force of your weapon (if you fall over and land on your weapon) and it doesn’t get damaged by the weather.
Despite its look and the protection it offers, it is a surprisingly light vest allowing you free range of movement rather than weighing you down.
The skeletonised waistband and yoke shoulder pads distribute the weight evenly and the adjustable waistband allows you to make it as loose or tight as you need it to be to make you feel comfortable.
It also has a one-hand quick release system so that you can shed it quickly if you need to.
Emerson Gear NCPC Navy Cage plate carrier Black
This offers protection, quick release and adjustability to match the TACTEC plate carrier but there are a few extra features which make it stand out.
The vest has integrated pouches to allow you to carry three 5.56 .223 magazines as well as an admin pouch to carry documents, cards and other miscellaneous items with you.
Shoulder pads and interior pads are removable so you can customise the vest to suit your needs.
Pouches
Kombat Triple due Magazine Pouches - Black
This pouch is cheap yet it provides space enough for 6 M4 sized magazines and can be attached to tactical vests and rigs.
This is lightweight and easy to attach, giving you a chance to carry plenty of ammo to last you through a day of battling.
Tasmanian Tiger Light Dump Pouch – Khaki
This camouflage option goes well with other camouflage equipment to make you harder to spot among the terrain.
It’s all well and good to have storage space and pouches for your equipment but a dump pouch gives you the option to discard your used items.
If you have an empty magazine, you want it to be out of your way as soon as possible and don’t want to be reaching for it again if you try to pull out a fresh one.
The pouch is capable of storing 4 G36 double magazines.
This can help to stop waste on the ground but from a tactical point of view, it prevents you from dropping these items which might give your opponent clues to your location.
5.11 6.10 VERTICAL POUCH (BLACK)
This pouch can be integrated with other 5.11 products such as bags, packs and duffels to provide you with a bag with plenty of storage space for your Airsoft items at a height of 10” and a width of 3 ½ “.
The durable Nylon makes it sturdy but also weatherproof keeping the pouch and the equipment inside protected at all times.
The moulded grip pull is a nice feature which makes the pouch easy to grasp while you are wearing gloves. The pouch may be protected from bad weather but your hands, outside of gloves, aren’t.
