Plce webbing reddit. Hello everyone, I recently acquired a British "Northern Ireland" DPM chest rig, a short back Bergen rucksack and a windproof smock and came to appreciate the quality of British DPM kit. As others said just use the d-rings on the top of the buttpack for the center back straps, and if you want to use the angled straps pick somewhere on the belt that looks right. I first wanted a SMERSH, which is designed to hold such mags, but I ended up backing out of the idea due to its price. Which do you prefer if either?r/QualityTacticalGear Current search is within r/QualityTacticalGear Remove r/QualityTacticalGear filter and expand search to all of Reddit For the record, if you ever want to upgrade grab yourself a set of surplus British PLCE webbing. Might help if you get a sternum strap for the Alice pack shoulder straps. The full webbing should be (pouches, left to right) : ammo (double) - water bottle - utility - (utility The question came to me, when I saw pics of British soldiers in the Middle East wearing their Osprey Body armor on top of their issued Plce-webbing. First impressions: comfort and capacity over a chest rig are both improved greatly. It's also the cheapest and - if you know where to look - the easiest to find a full set. Jayjays and dragons webbing can be found on eBay secondhand. A quick old So im currently running a PLCE rig over my MEPC which is slick besides 3 mags on the front but I'm wanting to setup to something a bit more modern than the surplus PLCE. I've looked at the British PLCE, the US Alice, and even the type 83 battle jacket. I made my own helmet scrim using a British surplus Virtus scrim net with strips of an Amazon camo veil and ripstop Multicam fabric tied to the netting. 326K subscribers in the airsoft community. It was made of nylon instead of canvas to be more durable and comfortable. I've heard good stuff about Jay Jay's webbing. Kind of a one and done LBE vest. And I thought that it makes some sense, since you could ditch the weight of the body armor in a flight situation, yet still have your webbing gear with all your ammo, your IFAK and whatnot, to survive. I wear jeans in size 30 and so I got the commanders webbing in size small and it fits perfect with room to adjust per attire. Show me pics of British webbing under a plate carrier, please. Personally 58 patter ain't my cup of tea. The Brit vehicle crew just wear a plate carrier no PLCE/Webbing and use a low profile battle belt. All of which, I've found out aren't exactly akm mag friendly. Not very ideal for vehicle ops but great for foot stuff. Bulldog tactical has much affordable options as well as a basic molle platform but the additional cost of getting molle pouches of your choice will not be so great. Roll and tape the excess straps with fabric tape (aka "sniper tape"). There are better options though like the Crossfire DZ-Rig or the Nixieworks Lightfighter with AK compatible mag pouches. However, upon trying British-style webbing (DZ right), I was pleased with the results. Subreddit for both professional and civilian tactical gear. Very light too since it’s a web belt with integrated pouches. Example: stitched/tailored PLCE webbing from names such as Jayjay’s, Dragon Supplies, UKOM, so on and so forth. What's the reason for them being so sparse? Surely the space could be put to good use with extra mags, admin pouches, etc etc I don’t know if I’m a convert to webbing/beltkit, but it definitely shows its merits. Reject modernity, embrace tradition m81 plce webbing My brand new 22 year old m81 plce webbing. For all things airsoft. Currently use mines with the surplus DPM yoke (harness) but there You can find older tailored British webbing as well where the user has taken their web kit to a tailor and stitched the pouches onto a comfortable wide padded belt. The old PLCE webbing is Every piece of the webbing in the photo (except for the MK1 knife) came from kommandostore in one of the plce webbing sets they were selling recently. For the time it was designed for and what it was designed to do it’s a good solid (heavy) piece of kit. Get another bottle pouch. I really don't wanna swap to 20 rd mags. The PLCE webbing isn't really designed for the 152, but nor have I gone out of my way to make a 152 work on it. ALICE kinda sucks, I would avoid it unless you just think it's cool. How’s the Warrior Harness? I got their PLB MK1 belt to use with some other suspenders and I might end up ordering their harness instead. My other Idea is a British PLCE webbing, but I don't know if it is capable of holding AK mags. Webbing: jayJays commanders belt, molle harness, and bumroll. I’m still sticking to the standard PLCE yoke/harness because of the ease of adjustment and I’m a stickler for the 6-point harness for this kind of weight. PLCE Bergen is a good bit of kit on its own, especially when you zip the third rocket pouch on the front. However, I don't know the first thing about British equipment. Priorities are always shifting though especially when it comes to body armor setups. I like webbing because they can hold a lot of ammo and a day or day and a half of sustainment and the weight is distributed between your hips and shoulders, which is much nicer than putting everything on your shoulder. It may not be issued, just a commercial company using the pattern on a pouch. Personally I think the British PLCE is nicer in some ways. Add a Comment Sort by: Best Open comment sort options Thansungst22 • Have the Alice pick sit on top of the rear utility pouches of the PLCE webbing. Does anybody here know a good way to attach Molle pouches to a PLCE load bearing harness? Or am I going to have to seek out PLCE pouches at $200 each? Basically it’s got the same stitched rear utility/canteen pouches but the sides are molle, so you can outfit them with admin pouches, or additional utility pouches of choice. How easy is the velocity harness adjustable on the fly? The reason why I like the PLCE harness is Engineerspancakes Last parts of my M/96 webbing came in the mail today, that being the mag pouches. Please read the rules, Wiki/FAQ, and use the search bar! Pistol + PLCE wasn’t really a thing back then. Please read the rules, Wiki/FAQ, and use the search bar! If you’re willing to shell out maybe just under $200, Kitpimp Commander’s Webbing. Only thing left is to to Jerry rig a camelbak to the yoke. Makes for a very comfortable kit and also lighter in construction than the standard web kit with a hippo pad because it’s less material from the pouches and I think the ‘Spanish clips’ are dogshit but, you can put this bitch through hell and she’ll come out the other end with nothing more than a scratch and maybe a frayed end. I have prior experience with a much, much more used and abused incomplete set that has since been put into permanent storage, and i know it is a comfortable lbe system. Jun 16, 2006 · The weight of the pouched should self-destruct the webbing, and with luck, you'll go tumbling over in a dramatic heap. The pouch in the middle was dpm so I thought it was part of the PLCE system. Otherwise regular surplus PLCE webbing will work but are heavier and floppy (modularity = weight and sometimes flopping pouches, usually). Or you can use the dragon supplies custom builder and build a webbing kit specifically for hiking than trying to repurpose the sewn-on pouches on regular webbing. Virtus webbing is crap IMO, I know a few people have no dramas with it, just get the clip changed to a buckle then at least it’s workable and won’t unclip every time you leopard crawl 2 meters, fucking infuriating. Very comfortable, fairly breathable mesh, and less floppy than the Alice webbing and the standard issue PLCE webbing. I'm just curious if anyone on here has any recommendations or something I haven't looked into. Something like tailored PLCE stuff have sewn on pouches on a wide belt pad. I'm looking for a webbing for Airsoft that I can use in a prone position without Getting my mags dirty, and also without getting them wedged in my stomach. It consists of a belt, yoke, and various pouches. Subreddit for both professional and civilian tactical gear. Finally, close your pouches properly, they're all half opened here. Now I'm looking to get a PLCE webbing for longer missions (as the chest rig's carrying capacity is limited). There are also “tailored” British PLCE webbing which you can find on eBay or kitmonster or other UK trade/surplus sites. However I’m working on building out a “lite” webbing (kinda like the Dragon Supplies lite ops belt) and the 4-point would be fine. Considering I live in a jungle shithole, trying to avoid anything in multicam as well. Thought I'd share the end result here. Pistols were for cutting about when your job made webbing and rifle impractical (Officers on camp basically) This rig is modeled after the venerable British PLCE webbing but has some features more in line with American thinking (mainly a buttpack sized rear pouch instead of two separate sustainment pouches). I have went through about 3 different webbing belts, 58, UK kombat dogshit and osprey webbing belt, if u want something that has a larger choice of pouches I really do recoment osprey webbing they are like 40ish quid around that area. i even have it set up to work with my plce rucksack (belt sits on my hips) You can even take an Alice webbing and have it modified to have a quick adjust belt buckle (imo one of the major drawbacks of the Alice belt). I’ve been doing image searches and come up with nada. The PLCE webbing system is the current tactical load carrying equipment used by the British Army. Jun 3, 2009 · The ALICE webbing was loaned to me from a friend in the US. If you have information Or some sort of webbing type. Have a Ontario bayonet on one side. Think only the CSM did but then he had nothing on his waist for the period of the training. Place it where you have the bayonet. . A lot of users, like me, see beltkit recommended, but are almost immediately turned off but people pushing ALICE and the fact that a butt pack seems useless. There is also modern PLCE style Brit kit out there, both MOLLE and fixed pouch, and the fixed pouch stuff is cheap as well. Jajaysbrecon and dragon supplies are the best websites for webbing in the UK hands down. Webbing systems are still very relevant but the Alice is dated while there are more refined alternatives. There are modernized versions especially coming from the UK where the pouches are directly sewn onto a wide hippo pad in a standardized arrangement and uses fastex/ITW style buckles instead of the Spanish clips. I took a set and made a Franken-rig out of PLCE and some ALICE stuff and it’s the tits. If you can, find someone who makes custom webbing. 269K subscribers in the tacticalgear community. Spent some time with some infantry guys and found that they carried mags on their webbing/battle belts but had very very little gear on their plate carrier. Not saying Alice is not usable though, they’re still plentiful and good entry into gear. They do not however do buttpacks on most of their PLCE. Velocity Systems Jungle Rig if you wanna get it all in one go and have a buttpack like a real American. 35 votes, 11 comments. I own Swedish type 304 belt kit with some modern pouches (dump pouch and med pouch) but although it kinda works, I would like a proper and more modern belt kit. I can comfortably carry more than I would consider necessary, and could have carried additional STANO or other mission-essential gear rather than the LVL 6 layer. With the PLCE webbing setup m you can get you by for 24 hours on it alone, granted it also depends on what clothing you’re wearing too. Can be expanded with something called a “bum roll”. Only on chestrigs I have found WCSIG Rig that does have fixed pouches, but I would prefer belt kit as I find it more comfortable than Denmark used the same PLCE pattern as the Brits (supposedly manufactured by the same vendors too). Tried out everything modern, from lbv, pc, molle webbing, nothing fucks as much as the plce. Any Americans still use belt kit/ webbing? I was surprised to learn a while back that it seems to be a mainly European thing? My current set up. The British have something called a short back Bergen, as an alternative to the Alice pack. Honestly the Alice gear or even the British PLCE is probably fine and very affordable as it is (I tend to prefer the PLCE because of the 6 point If it’s for an AK then sure, go for it. It’s a good starter kit. Probably wouldn't be a bad idea to run the radio on a small assault/hydration pack You UK based? I would be happy with even just issue plce or mtp webbing but it’s nigh impossible to find here in the US without paying an arm and leg. Searching around and seeing similar setups, I think the British-style, GP pounces in lieu of the butt pack, are the way. Pattern 58 is cool and still somewhat viable in a pinch, but given a choice between it and the more modular, lightweight, and modern PLCE I'd go with the latter every time. JayJays of Brecon, and Dragon are some of the best for Brit PLCE. Rifle is one of many I can use. I understand that these probably aren’t designed for combat, but is there any reason to not use it? British PLCE or their version of Load Bearing Equipment is pretty solid. GP Space: —beltkit: butt Posted by u/MichaeL_HerinT - 1 vote and no comments 337K subscribers in the airsoft community. If it’s for AR then you’ve most definitely got better options including the Crossfire and Nixieworks. The daysack and Bergen don’t fit as much in, and the webbing can’t hold as much kit as the PLCE webbing. I live in a very rural area with lots of woods, open fields, and hills so I've always favored lbe over a full on plater carrier build. I'd put the P-cord through the grommets on the pouches themselves and then feed the PLCE webbing through that, similar to how the ALICE suspenders attach. Kitpimp and Jayjay’s commanders webbing, for sup’ed up PLCE kit. It's better than all the above. Bayonet then goes horizontally above the 3/4 pouches (water-utility- [utility]-water). These pouches were for 100 rounds of linked ammo for their M60 variant. Oct 5, 2024 · The PLCE waist belt is sturdy, but the issued plastic quick-release buckle tends to slip on the nylon webbing and allow the belt to lengthen in an annoying and uncomfortable fashion. I would prefer fixed pouches, airborne style. I do, however, foresee my neighbors/family and me needing to do some long walks and eating every now and again, so this set up allows me to Hi, trying to find what works and looking for experience from anyone that have been rucking using a chest rig and ruck with hip belt and also rucking with having the ruck sit on the plce webbing back pouches. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Though I'd tell you to get the Crossfire DZ Rig if you can. PLCE replaced the outdated 58 pattern webbing in the late 1980s. I’ve got the money for a set of webbing, NSN 999-G0-009-2899, which is approved by the UK for cadets. PLCE webbing, set up for 48 hour sustainment, the 10L pack contains warm kit/wet kit and a poncho for shelter. Reply reply DapperDoughboy • We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Using a cut down ACH for my PVS-14 and brain holder. Main thing is the Jay Jay's gen 4 Commander's webbing version of the classic British PLCE. Jul 16, 2025 · It's by far the best of the 3 sets of kit, especially if you use one of the hippo pads. I have a jayjay’s commanders webbing and a Alice (with medium bag) to confirm it works. Always liked webbing like the Smersh, PLCE or the good old alice, and was wondering if there are any modern day alternatives to them. The Alice webbing and Alice pack has worked well for decades and so there shouldn’t be any reason why it wouldn’t work with the PLCE webbing which is very similar itself. It’s basicly a half way between a shooters belt and actual webbing. Virtus isn’t as good as PLCE on the whole. I've been looking at a few different belt kits the last few weeks and they all seem like They’re good stuff. For todays standards I think it fits a very niche level of soldiering, but for that type of soldiering you won I have been looking for airborne PLCE type belt kit. What's the typical layout of pouches Does anybody have any tips to improving the issue plce webbing? I've bought an extra utility pouch to replace the entreching tool one and I've seen others tie bungee cord to their webbing What are people's best tips? (beside the obvious one: chuck it in the bin and buy something guccier) Webbing 2 double ammo pouches 1 utility pouch 1 canteen pouch 1 first aid pouch 1 holster On the back of the webbing is a PLCE rocket pouch that can be detached, and then re-attached to the Osprey body armor . I'm not kicking in doors. Most webbing kits haven’t really changed too much but the construction and material have. Get up straight away and carry on gathering the pouches in your arms (use this action to hide the laces in your combat jacket). lsikpi owugvzb vnjtzg rhnwpd dttfmeest ebxv ypb scazplyf dxqsfc eqnxx