Package as delivered:
Open, really good packing, couldn't hear anything shifting on shaking it.
Plates as packaged:
one of the 6x8 side trauma plates:
fairly thick with the anti-spall coating.
as set up:
Somethings on the carrier I do not like, and I will follow up and add onto this here after I get home from work....
OK the only negative thing I have noticed so far is the side trauma plates, they are 6x8, now the side pockets are 6x6, on the site it explains that the flap extends to accept the extended size plates. Therefore for the same price I got the bigger plates for more coverage. On placing the plates in, I noticed as expected they came above the inside edge about 2 inches.
Now the outside (away from the body) flap comes over the plate and secures with velcro.
Its not all that clear, but in the picture above you can kind of see that there is only about a 1/4 inch worth of velcro that is in contact closing the pouch. Its not that secure seeming, and with heavy use or motion I can see them coming undone. I would suggest the 6x6 inch side trauma plates for a better fit.
Over all it is a well constructed setup, the stitching is nice, tight, and heavy. the clips are all heavy polymer and seem like they will hold up well. I will add to this as I wear it around the woods and when I exercise.
Ill add that I got this with the left handed shooters cut and curved plates, also I did not get the up coating, the anti-spall coating is like very very heavy duty rhino lining, for an additional $20 a plate you can get it sprayed with several more coats, but it increases the thickness of the plates by about 1/2 inch.
