The Rhodesian Recon Vest [OVERVIEW] 

It was one of the best rigs I ever won. Not too much, not too little. Just right! I ran mine with the Tactical Tailor pouches (those were bomb proof) and a mixture of others. Had the admin pouch. Worked like a charm.

Hell yeah!

Did you wear it over armor or just throw a plate in the front? (or with rear bag?)

@@charlesaferg mine was worn over the plate carrier they issued us. For a brief time I found a rear section with the MAP but found I ran better with just RRV.

@@craykard8325 awesome thanks for the info. Would you say this is a superior platform to a TAP with an upgraded harness? Again appreciate the knowledge here.

@@charlesaferg It's a personal preference thing. it never caught on at my unit and I was the only one who wore it. In the MRAP it was too bulky to wear with back panel. If you get wounded people may cut it off on you so it can add a layer of complication. if it's issued not a problem, if it's your own purchase than it can be expensive. I had three, one was made by London Bridge and one was a donation from a friend 18B I befriended.

Appreciate it!

I want one in OD green 😢 Have it in coyote brown and acu

The MBSS Plate Carriers Back Panel from the SFLCS Kit does fit somehow. I am not sure if there is a specific adapter needed but i dont think so.

we are in the process of getting some reproductions made :)

​@@VentureSurplus This has made my night 💜💜💜

Jury rig one up with 550 cord. The H strap is just a length of Cordura that connects the shoulder straps in the rear. Very easy to jig up. If you don't like that idea, hop on 8492 Nylon Works and get some Cordura of your own and some G hooks and triglides and you can easily make it

Now that's fancy

You're lucky to have that back panel, that puts you among the elite few.

@@themischeifguide Honestly I had no idea they were so rare.

@@jakedixson1821 Flyye makes a chinesium copy, but I dont really trust it. I've even never seen a ranger green back panel and only a few in mjk.

It's an Eagle Industries back panel and not a reproduction. I'm pretty sure Ranger Regiment wore them with ACUs back around 07ish. I picked mine up from a former batt boy when I was a Ranger Instructor. I'll do some more research to confirm if Regiment used them or not I'm pretty certain they did. The only thing I didn't get from him was the adaptor straps in Ranger Green needed to join the front and back panels. I had to order those from Eagle and I recall at the time they only had Coyote and OD green in stock so I ordered OD green. The panels are Ranger Green though. This is intriguing ti be honest.

@jakedixson1821 thats right, I wasn't doubting you. I was just saying back panels are hard to come by and green even more so. RRV's aren't perfect but even without back panels they're pretty awesome. A lot of the old stuff holds up well. I'm probably in the minority of people that actually like FLC's. Properly adjusted mine sits like a split front chest rig. I tend to prefer my FLC to my LBX split front.

Doesn't hold a front plate though

@the_drunken_gunman7457 If youte concerned about plates, you can wear a slick under it. Frankly, if you want plates, the RRV isn't a good option either, considering you only get a front plate

@KangarooJakk You could, but when doing a long-range patrol you may want not to wear a plate carrier. If contact is a high enough possibility, you may want your front plate in the rig, back plate in the ruck. Half your armor is better than no armor reacting to contact, assuming you dump your ruck. Been playing with the idea of a chest rig that I'd also the front half of a carrier, or making straps for a four point qd harness for your front plate bag/mags for a while. Rucking in your carrier sucks, especially with anything involving the back plate and your ruck frame blocking the kidney pad from use

@the_drunken_gunman7457 in this very civilian use case, ruck is getting dropped when bullets start flying. I'd argue rucking with a rear plate is for less cumbersome than fighting with a 50+ lb ruck...

@KangarooJakk it ain't about fighting with a ruck on or fighting with a ruck off, it's about rucking with a carrier on or rucking with a carrier off. Patrols are attached to the heart of the infantry mission, specially in the first two words "Close with." Patrolling a long way in a carrier and a ruck sucks with issued gear. I've been there and did not enjoy the experience. Look at it like this: it's not a vehicle based dismount patrol that I'm thinking about here, where the distances are small and you'renot so focused on sustainment. I'm thinking about a long range patrol where some individuals typically only wear a chest rig and their ruck, leaving armor behind. I'm not thinking about dropping a plate where you'd normally want one, I'm thinking of how to add protection where it's typically set aside

There are 5 rows of webbing along the center. With the center mag pouches mounted a row higher than normal, it leaves a row on the bottom for the pouch to dangle.

There's tons of AK mag pouches. If you're looking for cheap Condor and Blackhawk make compatible pouches. If you want American made, a standard USGI triple mag shingle holds AK mags. You'll just want to cut the button flaps and get an HSGI bungee retention kit to add retention. If you want something more modern UArm, a Ukrainian company, makes double mag pouches that hold AR and AK mags. I believe Tactical Tailor and Emdom both make AK mag pouches. You can always go with a G Code Scorpion or HSGI Taco. Those are open top universal mag pouches but the Taco can be made into a bungee retention pouch with the aforementioned HSGI bungee retention kit. The H harness adapter is just a bit of Cordura webbing that connects the X harness and makes it an H. You can make your own with 550 cord, or if you want it more professional looking get some nylon webbing, a triglide and some G hooks. Amazon or 8492 Nylon Works has all that.

I'm always open to suggestions so that is a possibility for the future!

Thanks for telling me. I can't wait to see more great videos. Your layering video was great and gave me ideas on how to wear thinner less bulky layers for warmth. I just got the ECWCS Level 1 top and pants. I'm going to get waffle tops now. Thank you for the video it gave me inspiration on how to handle the cold.

I’ll get a list up Monday!

Eagle Industries Utility Pouch

Whats the condor one called?

@@punkavaug modular chest set

@@punkavaug it comes with a built in hydration bladder pouch

Sportsman’s guide is selling Eagle industries rrv for 71.99

take it up with companies back in the 2000s

Because we say Zimbabwe now

But the name is sexy as hell. He can take my money now!!!!

“Rhodesian” is a generic word used by many professionals to refer to chest rigs. It has nothing to do with the origin of the item.

​@@MrSwccguy *You* can if you want