Condor Modular Chest Set: a Fine Chest Rig for SHTF or minuteman/militia loadout
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- čas přidán 20. 07. 2024
- An infield review of the Condor Modular Chest Set (Chest rig); a good selection for minuteman loadout, concerned citizen gear, or preparedness; a brief philosophical discussion about loadout and then down to the nitty gritty details about how this thing might help you in SHTF or TEOTWAWKI.
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"Is it go to war ready? I don't know, are you?" Probably the most important statement of this video and a question all thinking about this topic should ask themselves and answer honestly.
Totally agreed
A civil war would tear this country apart , hope some fool doesn't start this shit with a mass bombing
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@@SpaceBanana69 I don't think that is where it is going but there is no telling considering how many people have sold out to the enemy. Most of them are unaware useful idiots but that doesn't make them harmless. Some of them though I suspect near the top are aware. Because well lets be honest, some Jeffry guy didn't off himself.
100%
So true, I was in Camp Doha, Kuwait right after Desert Shield when crap started exploding all over the place. Lots of people grabbed what was closest and ran like hell. I remember one guy was in the shower when it happened, he ran down the street buck naked carrying his M16 and LBE. Good times. Luckily, only 3 people got wounded, no one died that day on our side.
"Why do you have two fixed blades?" "Because I don't have three."
Nice loadout. Like you, I also used to be hooked on nicotine, as well as alcohol and drugs. I didn't need AA or anything other than God to get off of all of that. By the grace of God, I have not even had a desire for a cigarette, alcohol, pot, coke or anything else for over 20 years now. When God takes care of a problem, he really takes care of it. God literally relieved me of my addictions over night. I had nothing to do with it. God did it all. Congratulations on getting off of tobacco. God has changed more lives for the good than any government, or man made program ever will.
I know this may be a bit off subject, but when you mentioned getting off your addiction to nicotine, I felt compelled to back up your statement where you thanked God for it.
I'm going to try doing that. I tried everything else to dump nicotine. Thanks.
@@josephtobin3347 No thanks needed. It was my pleasure.
New Sub here. One thing I would suggest is go at your video 100% and don't even give the trolls a 2nd thought. It detracts from your video when you make excuses. Good job on your video showing your chest rig.
Rob Marks thanks brother. I’ll keep your advice in mind. Welcome to the tribe!
Get something that makes you capable today. (gearwise) Train in it, learn what does and dies not work for you. Upgrade. Either pass the older kit on, save it as a backup, or keep it to equip an ally.
Love your attitude, man! Great walk through of your rig. Just bought one of these Condor's, and it is built really well, especially for the money. Glad you are getting off the dip... I have literally seen rotted jaws and cheeks from guys using the stuff. Your kids and wife will appreciate it! Thanks for the video, lots more ideas for my own setup.
Hey Bear! I'm 3 years late to the party I guess! Well your channel, not prepping. Anywho, love the videos and information you share. Thank you.
yep.. im binge watching a bunch of your videos and taking notes...
Bear: "please judge me internet"
Internet: "how dare you"
Bear, your vid brought back some memories, and I had a comment to share. One thing I added to my blow out kit was unscented feminine pads and especially the bullet type ones. Believe it or not I saw a bullet type device plug a hole better and faster than a pressure bandage and a pound standard squares, with QC. Plus, they are cheap, individually wrapped, sanitary, and easy to pack.
Condor makes decent gear. Great for workingman's budget. Thanks for your insights and experience. I have all sorts of gear, from surplus to inexpensive. Some is put aside as handouts.
FYI - I am picking up my first Condor MOPC tomorrow along with a bunch of their accessories. I decided on going with Condor because after your video review on them and seeing their prices It was had to choose any other brand. I only have $300 to spend on my MOPC and plates but I was able to stay within the budget. Thanks for product reviews and opinions. Condor should be getting you a referral bonus.
"Yeah, I might be stupid. Where's YOUR video?" NO SHIT! Ya gotta LOVE when that happens! LOL! I subbed just because you said that!
I appreciate your channel. I've really learned alot from you. Thank you. Subscribed for sure
I have the same (Condor set up but nut for Boy Scouts..)enjoy camping with the kiddoes
Cheap and effective that's my gig, I worked OCONUS for years most of my guys where HSLD I was duck tape and zip ties, last couple of deployments I had condor gear and no regrets matter of fact I had a condor fleece jacket that held up better then a TAD gear jacket. I subbed primarily cuz I saw you on Viking preparedness.
Deepblu dude welcome brother
Just watched this one. Late to the game. Trying to learn more about line gear and what works and what not to waste my money on. Good stuff. Thanks for all you do.
I have watched a couple of your videos . Very informative as well as funny.
Good videos and advice, and the comedy ain't to bad to boot haha, just subbed man!
Just watched your vid on you load out, that is a good set up. A lot of people forget that to each their own, even in the military people had personal choices.
Fantastic kit brother. Thanks for sharing.
Hey Bear,my chest rig is 90% identical ! Gotta keep it real! John in N.C..
Great Video on set up and better yet you got to thinking about my rig. I will be doing a inventory and restocking of some things. Love the channel and will be watching and learning more thanks for all the great information
Thank you brother!
PJF turned me on to your channel. I've watched about 5 of your videos and they're all great!
I've been watching you for years bro 🙂 good stuff
Condor is good gear for light wear or duty. If you wear it for extended periods in harsh conditions it fades terribly and unevenly. It frays a lot too and eventually looks like a cat scratching post. For light wear, it’s great for the price.
Thanks for the video brother. Congratulations on all the subscribers.
Off to work.
-Jerome
Jerome NKy Preparedness be safe my brother! I still owe you a couple of VRs.
Heard of you via PJF. You give props to TRM, your humor is familiar and you have a Gerber Strongarm hanging on your gear? Yep, new subscriber!
Very nicely done. You da man. No fancy bravo serria. Good luck on beating the chew. Took me 40 yrs. v.a. Doc said i’de die. Scouts out
Bear. Very helpful video I never have been into armor because food weapons, medical supplies and the occasional Angora bunny sweater have been what I have spent my money on. You said something in a video that caught my attention. Bullets fly both ways. So I'm lacking in the armor department.
Gerber multitools are just flat out a great value. I have three Suspensions and love them.
Word
Just purchased this chest rig🇺🇸👍🏻
I have a A2 buttstock on one of my ARs, but that thing was super wobbly, so I put a little tape around my buffer tube and now......thing is solid. I feel pretty good about it.
Hey, thanks, man. I was looking for a smallish pack to add to my webgear, yeah old school, and the HCB2 looks like just what I want. Doesn't cost an arm and a leg either so that's a plus.
Looks like a decent set up, I still use my old LBE I got years ago overseas. I wouldn't mind "upgrading" but I have other stuff needing my attention. I agree on the "natural" snuff, tried that many years ago and just ended up quitting cold turkey. lol
fumasterchu12 yeah the natural stuff sucks, but trying to break the habit. No nicotine in almost a year so... as for the chest rig, I feel you. I have some old deuce gear as well and I like it. I got this chest rig to fill a specific need (long Range bug out) and I’ve been pleasantly surprised.
@@BearIndependent HOW IS CONDOR QUALITY? IT FALL APART /RIP FAST?
We run the same. Kits I learned to have a booboo bag and I’m get the condor ammo bag I want use mine for the same set up you got thanks mate for the intel
looks like got it covered. Same here PJF turned me on 2 u. I like all I have vid i have watched so far good info. nice to see gear and to se what other use. take care.
Ear pro is a must!! Someone once told me I was a sissy for wearing ear pro. I told him he was retarded for want to go deaf.
Great video sir. Thank you!
Love your attitude
I have had this same discussion with a number of people, Condor gear is not "battle ready", it's made in China, and yes you would be wise to carry extra clips, snaps and replacements for the plastic stuff just in case.
Now, having said all that, the quality of this stuff is good enough for just about anything you will put it through in your training, adventure trips, survival exploits and general all around playing like a little kid in the woods with more expensive toys. Yes, I said, it's good enough. No, it isn't perfect but it's not intended to be perfect.
I have any number of Condor products and in the ten years I have owned mine I have had one clip fail and one attachment point break. I repaired both of them in just a couple minutes. I use to use surplus 781 gear and it was great but it wasn't made for the things I do in the civilian world or for hunting.
The other great thing is price. With the Condor Gear, I can afford to have a couple different chest rigs set up for whatever I might need and not have to spend time switching stuff out and hoping I don't forget something. I can grab my overnight setup, add a couple things and I'm set. Cold weather gear, set up for the extra clothing I'll be wearing. If it's a day hike, all set, if it's a week long bivouac then I'm good to go.
Keep a battle belt set up with all the thing I will need for quick access to and my chest rig had thing I can get to by taking the chest rig off, but because my battle belt is till on I'm still armed and I'm never caught with my pants down.
No, it ain't "battle ready" but you ain't in a real battle yet, and should that time come, there will be plenty of real gear to pick up along the way. Remember, if you die first, we're splitting up your gear.
Your sustainment pouch is an MA2. Love your channel
As usual Bear , great video.
I beat the living crap out of my gerber suspension for the last 2-3 years doing construction and metal handling. No complaints.
Dude you are on point.
I am getting some great understanding because of your video's! Thank you! Awesome bonus that you belong to Yah.. Shalom Brother..
Good info. Thanks for sharing
Never got to see it on, how it wore, etc. This was really "what's IN my chest rig".
"My glasses are crooked. I don't look like an operator. Please judge me internet." Subbed
Great video, grunt here on this end always better to be prepared.
Spare batteries? Cheapo redundant headlight ($5 model). Admin pouch can hold a 6x8 plate.
I just happen to have that same knife I love it
I debated long and hard about this and a plate carrier. Tbh I came to the conclusion that something like this that allows me to carry a shitload of stuff is more an important than a carrier that's gonna way me down, and I still have to carry all the stuff I need. It boiled down to being more mobile allows me to be more effective. Plus it's kinda morbid but my family ain't wearing body armor so why would I wanna be the only one protected? I can protect them better by being able to move and defend them. I also use it for milsim airsoft. Ya it's a game but I train by carrying everything I would in a shtf situation and it let's me train by using the same optics(I know people give me shit for using a real steel optic), chest rig with magazines and stuff. It's the weight and familiarity that could very well help me survive when I really need to
Thanks for the video
Love me some gi ss duramags gi style with self adhesive tape around it for quietness, grip, camo ect..sofT strapped to stock
Mil spec is temporary we have to prepare for long term i mix hunting gear and mil spec
But I personally prefer light weight or concealed low key
And I have my leafy suit tucked in a bag
Great video bro atleast your ready ths days you nvr know
Also recommended hydration bladder
We are both veterans of either Iraq or Afghanistan or both. I do the same shit you’re doing now, prepping for some crazy shit to go down, a part of me enjoys the feeling of rebuilding the setups I had when I was in Iraq, maybe I’m reminiscing or maybe it’s PTSD I’m not sure which one.
Either way you are enjoying it. 👍🏻
Great content
Good video. If you get off that fake snuff you will be able to carry 2 more mags and 12 more chapsticks lol.
Doug .Brown hahahahaha yeah I’m just gonna get 144 more chapsticks, screw the ammo.
Chapped lips sink ships just like loose tweets sink fleets. Thanks Uncle Sam's OpSec what would I ever do with out you...
Id say you have had a mild upgrade now lol good on ya brother
This would be a great chest set if they made it in my size. If you're not of average size or above, or are not on the heavy side, you might as well forget this chest rig. I have one and it will not sinch down to my size. I have two Strongarms, and I love them as well.
Im in NY i can not have 30 round mags and not able to have pistol grip flash hider so on so im limited to 10 round mags but with the pistol grip i mean when SHTF i could swap the safe act stock so a pistol grip but with 30 round mags will be harder to get
Need to get a paint can opener. Attach a couple/few foot piece of 550 cord to it, attach it your rig and tuck it in a pouch or in a molle web. Works great for extracting jammed rounds out of your rifle...
Nice blow out kit... running a similar setup with emt pouch
Do you wear camo? I understand the minute man thing but if you have time what would you choose to wear? Good video man, hope you respond lol.
Hello brother what rings did you use for the vortex? Great stuff your doing greatly appreciated.
"A little bit of a fire kit" *pulls out every kind of firestarter short of a signal flare and blowtorch*
Lol . Got to have it !!
Questions do you run plate with chest rig? I run similar rig with my 870 load out. Have been thinking about running it lower with a small plate carrier or conceal carrier. What are your thoughts? I'm not getting any faster as I get older.
Nice vid. Can you tell me what sheath you use for your RAT3 knife?
I've spent a lot of time in the military I've used condor high quality fair price they make good stout gear.
Doing what in the military exactly?
@@Vinnytwotime plenty of actual combat vets have used condor in the middle east
I have the same rig, within a month of run and gun my buckle snapped on the back strap and it’s uncomfortable as shit doing long sprints lol not the best carrier but for the money it looks cool i guess lol. Love your channel, not too many people like you nowadays
THE LZ MOVEMENT thanks for the kind words. I haven’t had any issues with this setup and I’ve had it for a couple years. I did have a buckle break on their gun belt, but I replaced it with something better.
Excellent video! How much does this setup weigh? Do you have safety glasses in any of your rigs?
Revolting Man introduced me to you. No wait, its the other way around. hahahaha
Nice video
My experience with condor has been even though they aren't constantly being sucked off by the big tactical shooter and mover CZcamsrs is that plenty of guys are running around in shitty parts of the world with condor gear on doing hard work. My condor setup with hydroharness is solidly built double stitched, and the only thing I don't like is lack of dedicated setup for a tourniquet
For recon and movement I prefer the Condor Recon Chest Rig and my 75 LB backpack.
Holo sights are accurate out to 600m I know from experience marines qual with @ 300m with strictly irons only just letting you know that plus most engagements are with in 3-500m and it gives you the advantage of rapid engagement same with 4x acog
Have to make pid. That's pretty much impossible past 100m with a 1x optic.
500 yds with iron sights. When I was in the Marine Corps, 1992-2002, we qualled at 200, 300 and 500yds. There were a few ranges set up in meters, but most were in yards.
@@usarmyprepper can you hit a soup can beyond 100yard with a 1x? probably not...
a man sized target? easily...
I'm a fan of the Mayflower chest rig but I'm not bear sized. I bought that very same Condor Chest rig to try something new and when it arrived it was WAY to big. Even after I adjusted it as small as I could. I'm 5'9" 180lbs...
I have that knife ( strong arm) I take it everywhere. All of the Marines I'm with talk shit, call it tacticool, but ask where I got it.
New subscriber ....love your work God-bless
Makaveli Leyba welcome to the tribe brother
Best channel on CZcams. Very informative and entertaining.
I am setting up a condor ronin tactical vest, currently with 4 combo mag pouches and pistol holster. I’m thinking of moving the pistol to a belt. My main question is about water. Should I put a canteen on the vest or keep it on my pistol belt.
I don't know if I just missed it or not when you were describing the AR-15 but what handguard is that and do they make it in M-lok
Overall effective essentials in a decent rig.
Do you keep a pistol on it anywhere? (ever)
You dont have fire redundancy if its all in one bag, especially in an add-on bag.
Brother bear, try pryrythrine, or permitherin , spray for your gear . I use ir when I hunt and live by it. It kills everything that it has contact with it. It stays on your gear for six days . It is not oily and scent less . It will not damage your gear or plastic. It’s plant based nontoxic to humans or dogs . You probably know this already . But it the concentrated form and then mix .
When I went to Africa we soaked our bedsheets in permethrin. At the time I beleive it was supposed to last 6 months. (Industrial purchased from farm supply store). Soak it overnight, wash it so it wont effect your skin) bam.... skeeter repellant bed sheets.
Should work with gear just as well.
Do you have a helmet, or just run a soft cover? I’ve been looking but holy hell their pricey! And thank you for sharing your gear. You’re giving me ideas on possible upgrades. Looked at Condors stuff for years but wasn’t sure if it was combat worthy or air soft crap. I run old Vietnam area Alice gear. Dirt cheap but tuff as nails! I know I’m not a “true/cool” operator but what I have can get it done! Great videos, thanks brother!👍🏻🍻
get a used MICH off of ebay, i got mine for 150$
get a large unless you're really small. trust me
Pass all the superfluous talk at minute 5:00 ... you're welcome. 🤠
Uh where are you wearing all this gear ??? I lived in the Ozarks and in a small town. We all had a simple 30.06 scoped. We all can reload and grow a lot of our food.
Somewhere around 10:00 you said something about the Gerber suspension, I’d like to say it has been a GOOD multi tool. Not great, but good. I have had mine for a couple years and it’s actually the one I edc because I got tired of losing expensive leathermans. However, I would not say it’s what I would keep in my kit, and it’s not. A leatherman supertool would be the one for me, and it is. I think the suspension is a little lackluster to use in the field, or anything other than just edc when gear isn’t critical to your survival (usually, not talking about something you’re defending your life with, it’s just a fucking multitool) and of it breaks, you swing by Wally World on the way home and grab another. The supertool has tools that I’ve found myself using, and not being cluttered by shit I don’t. I don’t need a bottle opener, I don’t need scissors, I need a select amount of tools and I need those tools to work when I need them. The supertool does this and I’m certain it’s not going to fail. However in my edc, I might use a bottle opener. I might occasionally use a pair of scissors. And if it gets lost or broken, it’s 30 bucks to replace. It’s a bit more convenient, and although the quality isn’t as nice, if 30 bucks was all you had, you’re in pretty good hands
Just bought some condor stuff recently. Shitty gear but does what you want it to do. 👍
I’m not sure if you’ve spoken about this before but did you have retention issues with the sheath on that Gerber Knife?
Also be hind those mag's are Velcro pouches. Not very big but they are there.
Newly subscribed, Bear. Been watching your videos off & on for a couple weeks. Sound, straightforward, clear-cut advice & thought-provoking material in all of them so far. Thank you! Clarification question: you mentioned the " Condor leg platform" when you described the utility pouch @ about the 10 min mark; did you mean the "Condor utility leg rig" to get the extra pouches? Thanks for any reply. Moving on to your other vids on similar subjects. Rock on, sir!! God bless!!
F Schwertz yes I believe that’s it, could mean with a radio pouch, utility pouch, and pistol mag pouch on a drop leg platform for $25ish
Thank you for the quick reply on one of your older vids!! Good stuff here. Appreciated!!!
How did you fit the pouches in the molle? The pouches are not regular molle...
SnakeDoc Outdoors & Tactical only the pistol mag pouch doesn’t have MOLLE, the other two do; or did? I haven’t bought that rig in a while so it might have changed. There’s also the Condor MOD Straps (search Amazon) that can be used to attach certain gear to MOLLE fields.
@@BearIndependent thanks for the info. Luckily I have some of those mod traps.
Im confused.....if you are running a minuteman set up with a duffle with you, what is the point of having a chest rig when you can have a plate carrier with some gear on it as part of your minuteman bag?
Civilian here dad was a sniper instructor at fort benning should I be looking into a battle belt and a chest rig with no military background?
Where can I find the free float rail and the modular chest rig?
Where can you get a plate carrier that will have hip load support. That is a lot of wieght to have on your spine.
It’s good to carry some meds for diarrhea. You can die in three days from diarrhea because of dehydration. You can’t be tacticool if you shit yourself to death.
The greatest killer of soldiers most often than is diseases such as dysentery, flu and cholera.