lol no sorry im in the UK. Want any PLCEs? 
But thanks for the detailed analysis. It's very much appreciated
that you've gone to the effort. I'd have thought that a vest
actually increases comfort though. Maybe it's the vest design.
Increased load bearing usually shouldn't be an issue if the load is
well distributed, so it just seems like there are design flaws.
Also the material being not as durable comes as a surprice. Pick up
a CIRAS or any offering from BHI, 5.11 or EI and you'll find
they're near indestructable. If the material is made from 1000D
nylon there should be no reason why it's not as durable. Even cheap
repro vests nowadays are made from 1000D!
Very interesting indeed. I'd be interested to get my hands on
one and assess it's performance against my other vests. These are
the vests I have, L to R: Viper SADF type assault vest. ACM HK Swat
style vest. 5.11 plate carrier molle vest,
Also for lols, I have a 4th rig, not strictly a vest...
the material is "indestructible" in the sense that it dosent
tear . but after less than a year of tender loving care (some call
it abuse), my pouches are beginning to fray at the bottom ( i work
alot of concertina wires ya see, usually get caught or poked. my
no.4 pants are shredded as a result, might not be a good guage of
how strong the material is)
its good material nontheless. but relative to my webbing
material, ild pick the webbing material any given day. heavier but
it feels tougher. resists abuse as well.
i personally feel the mesh was a mistake. big huge mega mistake.
i hope i do get a BPV issued to me during reservist. we had to wear
our LBV over bullet proof vests for certain occasions (which was
retarded since we ended up looking ridiculous and the BPVs arent
designed for such usage)
i have absolutely no idea about how the load bearing works but i
can tell you one thing. the load/ layout can be tweaked by
height/waist adjustments.
Very comfortable fit. loading if you mean weight distribution is
really how you put your pockets/compartments. like i know of some
friends who remove the back pouch as you cant carry alice packs
with the back pouch. without the back pouch, its a really great
piece of kit. you almost dont feel like you are wearing it
. with the backpouch, it becomes a bit cumbersome. irritating
especially during sprinting or rolling on the ground. added pouches
are a good thing. more stuff. the added weight isnt though.
it seems the new BPVs have the pouches mounted directly on them,
molles on the armour itself. much more pragmatic. rather than
issuing LBV and other stuff.
