The best plate carrier is the one you make out of duct tape and hope.

Maybe the best carrier are the friends we make along the way

Doesn’t matter what kind of plate carrier you have - as long as you maintain *ACTION POSE* while you’re explaining it.

Templar's Gear CPC-ROC gen. 3 is awesome! Ain't cheap, but modular, elastic waist band, cordura 500D, laser cut and you can remove the quick release on the shoulder (left and/or right) for easier shouldering your buttstock.

Had a guy in my battalion that fell into a well in Afghanistan and went straight down. The quick release for his carrier allowed him to dump it and get to the surface under stress at night. It's a worthwhile addition to any carrier.

Defense Mechanisms MEPC would be an excellent fit for you (make sure to get the molle rear plate bag), especially with the hybrid cummerbund. I would also recommend you to get Qore Performance Icevent shoulder pads, they are great for creating some space between your body and the plate carrier.

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Best plate carrier is two Walmart bags full of tannerite duct taped together.

Good stuff! Pay attention to the key points he's talking about folks, there are a lot of great systems out there but it's nearly inevitable some augmentation/ customization will need to be undertaken to cater a rig to the individual. I've done multiple modifications to various systems over the years out of necessity, so that's something to always be cognizant of. For brand semantics, one of my favorite manufacturers is Shellback Tactical, their old and new PC's are quality and fit great. LBT of course makes great systems too but they're generally a little more costly. I've also got a 5.11 TacTec PC but have had to make several major changes to it due to not wanting the quick-release pull cord system. The alternative is to run a slick/ low-profile Vest and a Chest Rig or LBE or Battle Jacket over it, those work great as well and have just as many if not more modular options than a PC.

I like the Direct Action Spitfire with comfort pads. Kinda like what GROM runs

Try Whiskey Two Four's plate carrier 24. Simple. Very well thought design. No bullshit. Well built. Affordable. But... if you want the Formula One of plate carriers you may go for Javlin Concept's A-Jack. Knock yourself out.

I have an Agilite K19. Very comfortable, light and versatile. With the AMAP III, i have hydration and a lot of space to carry essentials with me.

It also depends on how much Žiga is ready to spend. Sure, if money is no option you can get a custom-made plate-carrier that will fit your body and your body alone! Think of it this way. A plate carrier is essentially fabric, just like a suit or tuxedo: - Can a large percentage of the population go to a store and get a tuxedo that will fit them OK? Yeah. - Would an off the rack suit ever fit you as well as a tuxedo that was tailormade for your body? Of course not. The same idea can be applied for plate carriers that are either One Size Fits All (hint: if it fits all, it fits no one), or come in some non-standardized sizing protocol (like Small-Medium; Large; XL-XXXL) that doesn't carry over between brands and sometimes not even within different product lines within the same brand (I'm looking at you Crye!) Since Žiga already knows Husar, he should try getting some time with their Kirys model if lightweight is something very high on the list of priorities. I have some friends wearing agilite gear and swear by it, while personally I love my Ferro Concepts Slickster (bonus tip: get it in that Black Multicam for the much sought-after drip!).

Templars Gear Crusader or Direct Action Spitfire. I'm using both of them, they're really lightweight and durable with minimalist design. I'm highly recommend both manufacturers, they make good quality products. PROUDLY MADE IN POLAND! 💪🏻

Been using a jpc1 since 2016 still my favorite carrier tried switching I always go back to the jpc

Direct action spitfire !

Wait, this was a question? hahaha love it. I know you said you don't care about cumberbunds, but if you can get a structural one they do make a difference over the course of a long day.

Love the shirt

Templar’s gear line in general. I personally use the CPC-LT and I find it awesome.

Finn-Savotta is supposedly designing something new for the Finnish Defense Forces. The new model is supposedly be more of a plate carrier design. Their combat vest at least was superb.

I'd recommend Ars Arma A-20 Beskar. It's a light-weight carrier built out of 500D Cordura and laminates, slim enough that it can be worn covertly if you remove front placard and shoulder pads. It has laser-cut molle-minus attachment grids on platebags and placard, and you can choose between 3-row skeletal or 5-row molle-minus cummerbund with or without Tubes QD locks. It's also Veltex-lined on the inside to accept all kinds of internal padding and has vented mesh in the middle of platebags for use without pads. Ars Arma also makes full-plate and multi-piece hex-grid padding that vents very nicely. The only problem is that it's made in Russia, so there's 6-9 weeks backlog right now for active duty orders and the rest of us get to wait at the rear of the queue. OTOH, they seem to still have Beskar in stock, as if nobody's buying a semi-slick low-profile plate carrier to go to war in. And with sanctions in place, shipping would be a bitch.

Finally someone tells me whats the best plate carrier that actually has experience with a product and no robotic voice

Agelite K-19 has been a phenomenal carrier on my end for duty use.

For the features that Žiga seems to value (Fit, Comfort, Doesn't impede movement/cause noise) I would try looking at plate carriers made by London Bridge Trading. They seem to consistently show up when the question is asked about the most comfortable plate carrier, and their plate carriers seem to have good wide shoulder straps, a mesh cummerbund with elastic straps, and integrated padding in the plate pocket for extra comfort. They also have a sister company LBX that makes the same equipment in Brazil if you don't want to pay the LBT premium price.

I love the Ferro concept slickster

So many low grade recommendations in here... on a big budget - SHAW Concepts ARC PC is a beauty, FS strandhogg similar. Other quality ones that have velcro inside to facilitate the padding and tick a lot of your other boxes include the Raine Tac RTG PC and PC 24 from Whiskey Two Four. All great quality and super well designed.

Personally I use a Cry JPC 1. Lighter than my issued boots and fully custom with no quick release without modification. Also K19 have a very good reputation.

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Very nice, solid and well-equipped plate carrier, very good choice :) Btw i think that Templar Gear plater carriers are still the best ;)

My dude, I used to run a Vector Scarab carrier working armored car. The shoulders both made that obnoxious noise all day every day for 12-15 hours a day while I worked. I finally got pissed enough to throw that carrier off and dare people to try shit with me. Then I got a ferro concepts carrier, their overt one. I like it. Been using it for 3 years now, and it's very comfortable. I'm currently looking for a qd cummerbund for it, and a different placard but the rest is great.

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Currently have the Agilite K19 Gen2, its really good and comfortable, but one can have problems shouldering the rifle because of the shoulder pads/quick release. They made a gen3; there you can change the shoulder buckles. Also the cummerbund has only 3 MOLLE slots so be aware of that. Other than that its a great plate carrier. I may be changing to a Templar's Gear CPC-ROC, because of the bad cummerband of the agilite, lets see!

If you´ll use it for hikeing than maybe the "Plattenträger MGS" from MD-Textil is something for you. It´s lightweight, modular, and if you need to you can implement a rappeling harness into the PC, kinda nice to have in the mountains (or if you want to fastrappeling from a chopper or builing xD)

Definitely a K19, getting mine soon

Defense Mechanism's MEPC might do the trick. They are light, modular, and have a solid elastic cummerbund option. Shoulder straps are probably lacking given your parameters. Mine fits great and it's super comfy

Comment section folks writing books. London Bridge Trading Company and Varusteleka haven't ever made me custom gear but it always seems to fit and work for me.

Been rocking the Spiritus Systems Lv119 for a while now and i gotta say its pretty cool Got a elastic cummerbund with lots of storage for mags, radio etc and the overall modularity is awesome Though after a few hours it gets a little rough on the shoulders without some extra padding

I own a Ferro Concepts Slickster and a Defense Mechanisms Mission Essential Plate Carrier. Both are very similar and serve me well. I've been eyeing the new Haley Strategic Thorax.

I think you will like the PC5 Kruk v2 made by polish Miwo Praszka. Old but gold. And you can modificate it as you like

The shaw concepts arc carrier v2, if it was available outside the US

I have the Gen 2 PC from Prime Armor. I like it quite well.

For tour Ideal Plate carrier, you could have a look at "Tapir Équipement" in France. He's doing/creating military material on request.

A non-sarcastic Polenar video? Not a single joke? I've been transported to a parallel universe, apparently.

A good option that’s easy to acquire in Europe would be the Warrior Assault systems DCS, LPC or RPC All three and elastic at the rear of the plate carrier, the DCS and RPC and 3D spacer mesh and the LPC has a thermo pad with air channels, all three have wide shoulders and are flat at the front I’ve only used the DCS in the past and my only real gripe about it was that you have to be pretty particular with donning it otherwise you’d get velcro hanging out the bottom but the other two I mentioned use tubes so it won’t be an issue

00:41 Thank you, I thought my plate carrier was choking me, it turns out I need those things.

Defense Mechanisms MEPC is #1 in my book. Perfect minimalist carrier

Talk to Matt over at Demolition Ranch. he did a recent review on some sweet plate carriers and armour plate bought straight from China via Alibaba. Sweet kit! Not cheap - several dollars apiece.

I've been wearing an old perroz designs lpsc I've modified for the past two years its my favorite carrier of all time having used most all of the big brands. It isn't a full featured heavy plate carrier however, and it wont bear like massive weight. if you're using something slick id go perroz, if you need something to carry allot check out Shaw Concepts.

Ferro concepts fcpc5 would probably be the move

Crye SPC. I have an AVS but everyone I know who has the SPC love it and say it’s got the best features of the jpc and avs combined. Plus it’s affordable. I’d say AVS but a lot of it’s features are unnecessary and I only have it cuz I think it’s cool tbh

Miwo Military Praszka in Poland does some outstanding quality products for a reasonable price, I wholeheartedly recommend them. There's a pretty long queue due to invasion of Ukraine tho

Try the LBT-6094A. You won’t be disappointed! Super comfortable

Crye Precision JPC 2.0 meets all the criteria, I believe. Would need to add additional padding under the shoulder straps, potentially. Otherwise, GTG right out of the box.

Shellback banshee 2.0 and 3.0 are outstanding

Agilite K19 (gen3). Padded straps, elastic parts in cummerbund, tube-connectors can be removed to ensure proper stock weld, enough padding behind the plates, easy mounting for backpack etc.

Agilite K9... check that out. Best overall PC i ever owned, know about and see good results in reviews.

SOPMOD is in fact best girl in Anti-Rain, Žiga.

nice shirt

I would look at templers gear they are from Poland and built nice stuff for a good price

Agilite, Crye, or Shellback have what you need

Comfort is a major factor. The cummerbund should help support the weight of the carrier. It transfers weight ro the hips, which helps with the fatigue factor

check out the Lindnerhof Gen5 PlateCarrier its a german company foundet by ex KSK

You should try the HRT RAC plate carrier. Meets all your needs.

TT (Tasmanian Tiger) would be a proper choice, because they do some individualistic work for a good price and they offer good quality

Go loom at the agilite k19 one of the best i have seen and have worn

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Nice

DANG ! Should have put in the squeaky noise as he walked away

Take a look at the Agilite K19. It's used by the IDF Special Forces

Agilite K19…..best one ive ever put on

I would suggest checking out UARM plate carriers

I love Husar. Their products are solid but their lead and dispatch time is atrocious. It is always plagued with delays and supply chain/stock issues. I'm currently running a FCPC v5. It's definitely a very expensive investment but Ferro's customer service and products is top notch.

Check out the Sarma plate carrier from Varystleka

Get some mark IV armor with magnetic mag pouches. If it works for the Spartans, it'll work for you

I used a cheap condor in 2011 for my deployment in afghanistan. It had everything I needed and was acceptable for the U.S. Army. Though now I rock a spartan armor carrier, forget the name of it.

The best one is the „mehler vario system s1“ trust me

Spiritus systems??? Simple but durable shoulder straps And thicker patting can be added. Tube quick release system on the cumberbomb Is optional and some might not like that you have to buy all the individual parts, it alows you to build it the you want and for your needs.

That Ferro Concepts FCPC V5 though...

I know I should really get a plate carrier... I hope there will be a follow-up with a good answer to your question.

Heads up...Haley Strategic has 30% off til 6/19/22.

MEPC for the win. Second to that is the k19, but ive never used one and am not sure how well it does with shouldering a rifle

Uarm is a good company. I love mine😊

Mine is the AWS OCPC

Obviously TUR Gear plate carriers are the best, especially ones with cobra buckles for shoulder strap release and inner velcro-attached pads with D30 filler, unfortunately you won't be able to get your hands on it for a while. First Spear Assaulters Plate Carrier is really nice too, but it really lacks soft shoulder pads from the beginning and I would prefer inner side of each panel to be covered in soft velcro (like the one they use on their cummerbund)

Sentinel 2.0 from Combat Systems or CGPC3 from Custom Gear.

Check out Defense Mechanisms MEPC.

Hailey strategic makes a great option

Try looking into mos tactical you can customize your plate carrier in depth

I love my Tasmanian Tiger MK IV

I'm running Direct action spitfire MK2 atm only down side is the availability. But its combadible with other brands

I don't know if you can get this in your country but, I would check out defense mechanisms their stuff is made to order but you can get a ton of options. Just check to see if it will ship and is not ITAR restricted.

You may be interested in a new product from Templars Gear: 4th Generation TG-TPC.

Beez combat can custom make and plate carrier for exactly what you want.

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A quick release is critical when you can/are stuck inside of a vehicle or about to DROWN.

I use a Spiritus Systems LV119 Pros great for shouldering rifles very minimalistic very light weight the shoulder straps are very low profile and have no issues the cummerbund is very rigid routes wires and hydro-tubes like a dream load bearing many color choices no intrusive features you never use absolutely no snag points cons expensive EVERYTHING SOLD SEPARATELY molle back panels are sold separately and are proprietary some people find adjusting the cummerbund to be annoying there is not much expansion for breathing (depending on how you set up the cummerbund)

Ferro Concepts Slickster

Lots of cool gear available and very versatile. Crye JPC, Thorax and my personal favorite is the Agilite k19.

Maybe the Tasmanian Tiger MKIV would be a fit for you.

I know this is old but have you tried Direct Action Gear? I love their spitfire plate carrier, it has the zippers for a Crye pattern pack and it’s really well made.