Kit for NG activation

My unit was activated recently. Here is what I wore kit wise.

Plate carrier is a Shaw Concepts Arc v2, belt is a Shaw Concepts Usurper v2. As you can guess, I have a hard on for Shaw. I'd let that man do nasty things to me.

Front:

  • Shaw placard with 4 mag RAM insert. Behind it is a rear document stacker.

  • Shaw shoulder straps. Super comfy.

  • For the mission, we weren't carrying a full combat load, so my placard was empty and I kept a bag of sour patch kids in one of the mag slots. The rear pouch was mostly for my phone and some tissues. I caught a cold from some other dudes.

Rear:

  • Ferro Concepts hydration back panel. I had it from my previous FCPC v5. I sold that carrier but kept the hydration back panel. I bought Ferro zippers so I could put the panel on the carrier. I had a 3 liter bladder inside. It was way too fat so I realistically only had like 2 liters in there, but I would've been fine with none since we had water easily available.

Right Cummerbund:

  • Tourniquet elastic thing from Shaw. It's in the rear so it's out of the way. I can reach it with both hands, although it is harder with the opposite hand. I'm considering moving them to the front. Maybe on the placard

  • Spiritus Systems GP pouch. I kept my eye pro and gloves in there.

  • I didn't carry a pistol so I wasn't concerned about pouches impeding my draw.

Left Cummerbund:

  • Another Shaw tourniquet thingy. Same as above.

  • Issued IFAK. I normally have a Ferro Roll 1, but SOPs right?

  • Mystery Ranch nalgene pouch from Venture Surplus. I originally kept my nalgene there, but I eventually used it for plastic water bottles with liquid IV or drip drop or energy drinks.

Belt, left to right:

  • Empty mag pouches. No pistol, no mags. I kept my Gerber in one of those. I didn't have it at the time, but I normally have an issued flashbang pouch on my right side behind the gun for my Gerber.

  • Esstac kywi on a Ridgeline drop mount. Great mag carrier. It sits below my cummerbund making it way easier to draw.

  • Arbor arms dump pouch. It's a dump pouch. I kept my beanie (when not worn) and a face gaiter in it. And misc snacks and other random shit. At one point, a kitten I found also sat in there. The additional mag carrier in it is neat.

  • GBRS IFAS pouch. Yeah, yeah I know. Goobers. But it's a nice pouch, holds what I need plus a tourniquet. I got it before they got super gay and I won't spend money to buy something else.

  • Guardian Warrior Solutions bang hanger. I like it. I wanted to try something else other than a UBL. So far, I'm indifferent. I do have a Shaw sidekick, which is super comfy. The grenade pouch on it is for grenades, but for this mission I kept cough drops in it.

  • Crye grenade pouch. Also for grenades. But I kept my wallet and chap stick in there.

Helmet not pictured:

  • It's an ACH. The aforementioned kitten slept in it for awhile.

I'm playing around with changing some things, but overall I LOVE Shaw kit. It was super comfy and I was wearing it for 12+ hours per day. Thin line defense had a complaint about the Velcro not sticking on one side, but I just used a strip of one wrap as a pseudo belt keeper and had zero issues with that.