Custom Gear Report

While reading one of our favorite blogs, Soldier Systems, I came across an article about the “Travel Shirt”. Apparently the owner of Beyond Tactical came up with it and has been wearing around for a while now. There’s a photo in the article and I must say, I’m not feeling it. Looks a little too feminine to me.

For starters I’m not a big fan of “tactical clothing” for everyday wear to begin with, I get a kick out of the SHOT Show uniform every time I go. But this doesn’t even go in that direction, I can’t put my finger on it I think it kinda reminds me of something out of early 90′s Europe with a touch of tactical by way of sleeve pockets, maybe Germany in a “touch my monkey” kinda way?

Anyway, for those of you that might be more in touch with your feminine side (of course you will say “secure in your manhood”), Beyond apparently has said if there’s enough interest they will produce it for the masses.

This article is not meant to be a dig on Beyond they make great stuff, but this shirt was just too much fun to pass up. You of course can form your own opinion.

Soldier Systems and PEO Soldier have written articles about the Army’s move to allowing Soldiers to camo their weapons after they get the thumbs up from Command.

Well if you were interested in seeing how the Army wants it’s personnel to go about it, check out their handy little guide. Wonder if this will become an EIB task at some point?

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Ok this has been a long time in the works. Colin from 762 Tactical sent us a Chi Com Chest Rig for review a few months back and we’ve finally gotten around to putting a video together for it.

I’ll start by saying I am not an “AK guy” my experience is limited to familiarization training and fun shoots. So I don’t claim to be an expert on it. But the review is not intended to be based on functionality.

My overall impression is that the rig is very well made. This is a basic chest rig just like the original with minimal bells and whistles, just like the weapons system it is designed to be used with. Some nice features include, adjustable flaps, PALS on either side of mag pouches and non snag pouch edges.

My only gripe would be the depth of the pockets, they are deeper than I’d prefer but my guess is that this is in staying true to the original design.

Colin sent me retail pricing but that was a while back, so I’m  not too sure if that has changed. I’ll email him and update this article when I get the latest info.

You can contact Colin through his website www.762tactical.com, 762 also has an eBay store at  http://myworld.ebay.com/762tactical/

Another point to note is 762 Tactical is sponsoring our next contest, and this rig is going to be the “prize” for so stay tuned for details.

I’ve just noticed that Zulu Nylon Gear has launched a new website deign. Our hats off to the new look. Head over to http://www.zulunylongear.com to check it out.

Speaking of Zulu, a while back they sent us the latest version of the Mega Admin pouch for review. Keep an eye out for our take on the design in the near future.

After the review is complete one of our lucky readers will have the opportunity to take possession of this fine piece of kit in a Zulu Nylon Gear sponsored give away.

So it’s been a while since you’ve seen any new content, for that we apologize. But this is not without reason.

The big news is we have a new member to the CGR family, my wife gave birth to our son last week. So the week before and week after were hectic. The good news is that everyone is doing well.

Since my wife helps me out with the business I am now short handed while she recovers and gets into a routine with the baby. In the meantime I am on my own and trying to catch up.

However just prior to this I was able to shoot a couple videos. One is the Update Video posted below and there will be two follow on gear reviews already filmed that I still need to edit and a couple other planned in the near future.

Part of the reason for this update is to announce that we are now going to be using YouTube as well as viddler to serve the video content. You will be able to access our channel here: http://www.youtube.com/CustomGearReport Be sure to subscribe if you are a YouTube junkie like me.

Of course we will be adding easy to recognize badges to the site soon among other new features so keep an eye out for that.

We are also working with a new camera and new editing software so please be patient while we figure that out.

Congrats to TxSoldier he’s won the Blackwater Discrete Rifle Case donated by Bearse USA.

We also have our Monthly Points winners:

• 762Tactical (152)
• 9chase26 (131)
• ZHDocMi (90)
• fightandflight (53)
• ktg748 (34)

These five win their choice of one of the following  morale patches:

Skull and needles: Coyote, Black and White, or ACU/UCP

Classic Milspec Monkey Bang one, Bang em’ all (these colors schemes are no longer in production.) Arid, ACU/UCP or Woodland

If you choose to accept this months points prize, your points will be reduced by 100 if you have less than 110 your points will be set to 10 plus what ever points activity you earned after 12:00 pm 1 March 2010.

Again we want to thank contest sponsor Bearse USA for their kind donation.

Standby for future contest announcements.

We’ve been hinting at running a contest for a while now and have finally gotten to the point where we can manage it.

First I want to give a big thanks to the great folks at Bearse USA. Bearse has been kind enough to donate a Blackwater Gear Discrete rifle case in Ranger Green to give to the winner of our first giveaway contest.

Entering is simple and you have the opportunity to gain multiple entries into the drawing.

Here is how you do it:

1. First entry is to register at the custom gear report. Just click the register link here or in the login box in the top right  of the page. You must also confirm your registration though the automatic email that is sent to you.
2. Next, sign up for our free newsletter. By default this box is checked during your registration so all you need to do is leave it checked at which point you will just have to confirm your email by clinking the link in the separate newsletter message that’s sent to you.
3. Be one of the top 5 points earners for the site.  Of course you need to know how to earn points, that’s pretty easy. You get 10 for registering, 2 points for logging in daily (24 hour period), 5 points per comment and if you choose to write an article for the site 20 points per published post. In order for you to gain points for commenting you must be registered and logged in.

The top 5 points earners will also receive an additional small token of our appreciation for your support of the blog. This will be a monthly prize, the only down side is your points reset to 10 when you win. You will have the option of keeping your points in lieu of the prize if you choose.

The Contest will run until March 1, 2010 at which time we will complie the list into a spread sheet and use a random number generator to pick the winner.

About our sponsor:

At Bearse USA, we are sewing contractors to the core. We were established in 1921 and have been partnering with our customers to make the finest sewn products available. We serve a customer base of over 250 companies. Our main product areas include tactical bags, custom bags, cases, pouches, and other non-apparel items. We also carry a wide selection of in-stock bags that you will find featured on our website. Cutting, imprinting, and sewing… we are your turnkey solution.

Any questions feel free to comment.

The Custom Gear Report has has a bit of a tune-up. Although you probably haven’t noticed much on the outside, we’ve been doing a hell of a lot of work on the inside. Including a major upgrade to the core and various features of the site. We’ve also added some new functionality to help us with upcoming giveaway contests.

We also have a bunch of content coming down the pipe:

• 762 ChiCom chest Rig Review
• Exotac Review
• Antother 215 Gear review
• Our Take on a proper personal First Aid kit
• Yet another EDC series
• A few other ideas in the works

Finally we haven’t quite advertised this yet but we are looking for guest authors. Not only for the Field Hacks topic but any topic related to the blog. If your interested shoot us a message.

So don’t fret there’s lots going on with CGR.