I love the fact that the video wasn't overly long. I love the detailed explanation of every single piece of equipment. And a mid range price point? Not bad at all. Thank you TREX arms!
Really clean general/multipurpose setup. One aspect I really appreciated was the talk on slings catching tourniquets. Lessons like that are typically learned the hard way and being able to hear them first hand (or even second hand) from dudes that do the damn thing is always appreciated. Again individual mileage may vary and depending on what you are doing or planning to do will dictate some of those small adjustments you may need to make. Key thing is actually run your stuff. And not just on the flat range. Something as simple as climbing over a wall can make you feel silly when something catches and/or gets ripped off (ask me how I know lol). Also, when you actually use your kit you quickly find out why paying less for cheaply made stuff is almost never the move (learned this really quickly as a broke private trying to up my gear game). It definitely hurts the wallet buying more quality stuff even if it is "mid tier" but having to replace something after light use because the cheap stitching decided to give up randomly is way more painful. Lastly all I will say is get a gym membership and get in shape. You dont need to be at the fitness level of a ranger bat dude, but you can be better than where you are currently at. Plus you get to feel better and look sexier. Win win
Got the ac1 for its adaptability and scalability, and it's perfect for me. Aside from also owning a ready rig and sidecar holster, which i love, i use this under the spiritus split rig and it's super comfortable. I keep the split rig heavily loaded, but i also keep your 3 mag KYWI with the sticky GP attached to it in my assault pack, so i can drop the bulky shit and super quickly (maybe 15sec) outfit the ac1 with the placard and I'm literally off to the races. Big fan of your products and whole mission and ethos in general. Well done across the board!
I got some plates in a trade recently. And am currently saving to buy my first plate carrier. And have my heart set on the ac1. Been a fan of trex gear for a while. Currently have their side car 2.0 and slings and an old school raptor
I LOVE my slick plate carrier from you guys. Got it customized with some of the attachments and level III+ plates. It's great for mobility as a bigger guy.
I utilize a slick AC1 with Hesco L210s for work. I have an EMS patch on the back and a Medic patch on the front. Love that set up. Comfortable and I know it’ll keep me safe in case of a problem.
Best video I’ve ever watched on plate carriers now I have to buy all this I’ve been looking for years for one that fits my small ass and is as versatile as this one I gotta buy it a lil at a time but I’m glad i finally found one I love🦅🇺🇸👍
Great Video! It's cool to see how far you can push the envelope with the AC1 I bought mine at a time when I needed something inexpensive to replace a plate carrier that I had lost in a house fire. I always looked at it with that mindset. So I have never looked at it as something scalable and never cared to scale it up until now. It would be cool to see a side plate option available with the Trex Arms Cummerbund.
The folks that knock on slick carriers crack me up, you can really build these slick carriers up to quite a robust piece of kit. Some might argue that it defeats the purpose of a slick carrier but I argue that the very quick scalability is one of the biggest benefits of a slick.
I got the ac1 during the Black Friday sale as a .308 ammo carrier as it was cheaper than any other chest rig built for .308. Still working on getting the armor for it lol
What up Lucas it’s Karl. Love my multicam I got from you the only thing that I can think of that you’re missing from your plate. Carrier is a dragstrip on the back and that’s nitpicking, but I’m definitely gonna pick up a few more attachments for mine!
What’s up man! Yeah, we’ve discussed drag handles/straps at length. Grabbing the shoulder pads (or attaching a cord to both sides) is just as useful if not more useful as it grabs the entire carrier and not just the material on the rear bag.
Back when i was first getting into armor, i found that the jpc 1.0 was the best deal for quality. Yours might be up there now, but i still would recommend looking into the jpc👍very comfortable
@@TREXARMORY This is why I've always had a lot of respect for you. Any chance you guys would be interested in making hook-to-molle field back panels for slick carriers? I have a JPC and a Direct Action Gear Hellcat (went with them as I know a few of the guys) and have been looking for some panels that I can use as modular back panels if and when needed. A laser cut panel would allow for quick interchangeability and with 4 to 6 grommets and some shock cord or paracord would allow for solid securement to pretty much any carrier with a loop back panel.
Awesome content Love the way you explain stuff even for non combat guys Im an army shooting instructor so i use my plate carrier quite a lot for non combat stuff Awesome video
Soar Rescue has small ifak inserts packaged to fit into mag sized pouches. Those go perfect with any kit. TREX Arms should start making inserts in that sized packaging.
11:48 my friend got shot with a glock switch in the legs and my cousin in the head. my cousin didnt make it but i was able to save my friend with ripped shirts he got shot 5 times moral of the story you wont fumble the tourniquet strap under high stress i did it with t shirts you can for sure do it with a tourniquet. thanks Trex for keeping me prepared with reliable gear! next time ill be ready. its been 6 years since that day
I bought one of these some time ago. The AC1 would be perfect if the inside of the shoulder straps didn't dig into my traps so bad, even with extra shoulder padding. If they were angled like the MEPC, Crye, or Ferro it'd be great under a jacket. Love what TREX is doing, but I cannot wear an AC1 current state, unfortunately. MEPC was a better fit.
Any chance on an AC1-XL? I'm a large fellow, and no, i don't mean that as a pseudonym for "fat", I'm 6'3" and long bodied, in good shape- every sizing chart/method I could find based on my measurements said I needed SAPI XL/11x14 plates, so i got M210's in that size. Love the concept and layout of the AC1, but according to the website it only goes up to SAPI large, not XL 😔
For the multi-tool, wouldn't it be better to have the clip on the inside of the pouch? I would think it would reflect light otherwise. Really liked this vid. I'm in the process of building out a carrier setup and this was helpful.
Ac1 is a awesome carrier, people hating are too dumb to understand that not every carrier is made to do everything. I have 3 carriers and understand the advantages and limitations of all. The Ac1 does what is what made for perfectly.
My theory on TQ placement is center center center. Front or back doesn’t matter as long as it’s centered for the most part. Reason being, if you get shot in either arm or if either arm gets blown off, you can still reach it with your other hand. If both arms get blown off, well you’re just fucked.
@Dusty96 Too much padding to compensate for poor design. This padding gives the illusion of comfort, and this is the case when you run basically nothing on it, but when loaded up, it does nothing. The shoulder pads and QR buckles are incredibly poorly designed, and this is true because any shoulder pad that makes it difficult to shoulder your rifle is a bad shoulder pad. Non-switchable and non-structural cummerbund...this basically prevents you from changing your cummerbund to a better cummerbund, forcing you to use a non-structural cummerbund with little to no molle real estate. You might as well have a piece of webbing with an ITW buckle, and it would do the same, if not a better job. The K19 is by no means garbage; it stands up to a lot of torture, and their QC is fantastic. But when you're wearing armor for extended periods, it's missing a lot of crucial updates as opposed to other brands.
@@Midievalmace I don’t care where they’re from, they work also China does make good stuff, classic firearms and Mr guns and gear have shot the hell out of them and they hold up just fine so guard dog body armor is just fine and for a much better price
Im a chest rig kind of guy. After spending a few years in a plate carrier and learning how to not get shot, Ill take my chances with a chest rig and my DD. My plate carrier is going in my wife
One of my plate carriers is a knock off and it works very very well and not reflective at all. I'm sure theres some out there but lots of knock offs are doing better these days since airsofters use nods and ir lights and what not so theyve been catching up to the military level. Yeah you might have some risk buying from certain companies but most companies now have great knock of carriers.
Not to detract from a more universal design but, if you're on a budget and you are running 3 magazine sizes for 3 separate platforms, you should probably re-think your priorities.
I guess budget is a relative term. Every responsible consumer is on a budget of some kind. At my level (early career renter with growing family) getting a main and side arm and enough ammo to become proficient is serious budgetary conversation. The thought of taking the time and energy to own, let alone be skilled with, more than two weapon systems seems like an out of reach fantasy for a lot of people who are truly interested in firearms and preparedness. The AC1 is a great option, and I'm probably just suffering from slight buyers remorse. But I think if you are on a tight budget and you have something that technically works get good with what you have, take your wife on a date, plant a small garden, serve your family/church/community, and get healthy/fit. Fighting skills may be needed someday, but being rich in fighting skills and gear at the expense of all the things in life worth fighting for makes no sense. Most prepared citizens will never own a 308 battle rifle even if they might like to.
It's because that's the way it's sold on AliExpress for $55. TRex just found it on AliExpress and are selling the same carrier for three times the price that it's advertised on AliExpress. TRex didn't design it at all, it they just found it and are up charging for it.
Highly recommend to anyone thinking about possibly buying thier cummerbund, plate carrier,etc you go to Defence Mechanisms. You can get law and military rated kit for the same price or cheaper. And looks way cooler
"Military rated kit" is the dumbest thing said by people who 1.) never served or 2.) were non combat and know nothing about gear. The military doesn't have "rating of kit".
@@Dero_milsurp lol how do you know iv never deployed guy😂 you must really like trex arms and Lucas Boykins a lot to single out my comment which is simply an incredible recommendation and only trying to save people some time and money. But I'm sorry buddy to have stoked for fire so fierce. All you really need to know is that Jesus Christ loves you and and died for you and wants to have a personal relationship with you so turn to him and repent and I can't wait to hopefully see you in heaven buddy.
You should probably avoid referencing Linus tech tips, as they recently have come under scrutiny for being a bit fraudulent. They put a lot of false information out over recent years and almost got canceled by the community. I wouldn't associate anything you consider positive with them for a while. Thankful for all the info and the showcase of the carrier, looking to buy one in the upcoming months 👍
He isn't you and he also has freedom of choice. Don't give people empty advice like this expecting them to change their opinion on things just because you mentioned an extremely vague/meaningless controversy in your vague/meaningless RU-vid comment.
Any plans to stock soft armor? Ideally I would like to have plates for everyone in my family but I don't see my wife or kids being on board with level 4 plates and carriers but I think any person taking citizen defense seriously needs to be thinking about how this stuff integrates with their family.
When it comes to family it's probably best to keep them as far as possible from situations that requires armor best protection is to have an exit strategy and plan to get out before things get that bad. Of course this is just my opinion, I feel that armoring non combatants could make them targets not to mention its cumbersome even if it's soft armor.
@@taylorbennion3706 I see where you’re coming from. Ideally even with level 4 plates I’m not trying to be in a situation where they are needed but for the same reasons I want that insurance policy, I think it makes sense for loved ones to have similar capabilities and have it be concealed if needed.
@@_Art.Vandelay yeah the insurance is a good idea for sure no doubt about that, I suppose it also depends on the loved ones and their dispositions if that makes sense. Also yes whatever it is best to have it be concealed, and again just my opinion but probably a good idea to ditch armor once out of danger so as to not be seen as something you aren't.
I have somewhat of an interesting scenario to throw at you. I live in a city and work at a university. Thankfully I work in a place that theoretically provides more time to react to a school shooting. My thought process is that because of where I work, having ammo and what not would not look good and likely I would just get myself shot, so my focus for a plate carrier would be to maximize my space and carry medical for myself and for several other people. What kind of set up would work for this? My thought right now is getting something like the RDR msp/mcp and getting their AMP or something similar. Is that something that you guys think would work, or is there a better placard system that would work better?
@TREXARMORY is there reasoning on why you didnt put a drag handle on the back of the PC ? im not criticizing im just curious because they seem useful if someone had to drag you away from a dangerous area
