funny this was bumped...
I would up ditching the Wasatch after about 6 weeks in country. It was too damn big like Psywar mentioned. I was also having issues keeping it tight and i was no small guy being 5'11 and near 230 pounds.
I spoke to Richard lee at sotech and he shipped me a callahan out asap which ii received in about 9 days. Later on they upgraded the callahan due to a sagging issue and he sent me the new parts (basically the hell cat portion) free of charge and it arrived in 7 days. I was extremely happy with this rig, very comfortable with the plates in and a concealable level 3 vest under my blouse.
I had a ton of mags on it, probably too many (6 in the hell cat portion and 6 in an eggroll 6 pack up on the top of the plate carrier), 3 flash bangs, 2 frags, 2 m9 mags, ifak and an mbitr pouch attached at various places around the rig.
It was a winner for me and fit perfectly, even after i dropped about 20 pounds.
I havent tried the weesatch so I can not comment on it.
I wasnt doing any DA or helo insertions but did fly around in hawks. it wasnt overly bulky in the crammed seats of a blackhawk. Vehicles I used were m1114, armored suburban and armored tahoes. Mostly I was behond the wheel and the rig was just right and not brushing up against the steering wheel like the wasatch did.
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Originally Posted by MtnGoat
Okay looking to get one of the following carriers:
Wasatch or Weesatch by HSGI found a good review on MM.com, LF.com and other sites.
The biggest difference between them is mag count 8 to 12. Reading other site on reviews it seems that the Wasatch can get a bit overloaded and bulky.
The other Carrier is the Callahan Convertible Plate Carrier System cost is up there. But from reading reviews again looks like a good set-up becuase you can break it down to just a plate carrier if needed.
I like the HSGI for the MultiCam patterns they carry, great stuff IMO. Good gear, bought stuff from Gene before, great sales side.
What I'm looking to see is which one works best for Dismounted, Mounted (HUMVV, HI-LUX, SUV driving) problems with HELO Seats and FRIES/SPIES OPS.
I want something that is small, but you can add-on as the mission needs. I carry a backpack with re-load MAG,FRAGs, ETC. So I know the fact on the No HELO you carry what you'll need for a 24 Hr period. Looking for something to get so daily drives in SUV, HUMVEEs along with a dimounted DA Urban mission needs.
My basic planned set up is 4ea 9mm and 2-4ea FRAG Pouches along with a MBITER pouch. Rear side will be an 100ml Camelbak pouch and Blow out Medical pouch.
If you have any of the following carriers, let me know what you like about them. PM if OPSEC is needed.
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