KIT & GEAR ONETIGRIS CARRIER SYSTEMS
TACTICOOL LOAD STYLIN’ ! WE’VE WORKED WITH AND LOOKED AT ONETIGRIS PRODUCTS BEFORE AND WERE VERY PLEASED WITH THE QUALITY THAT WE SAW IN THEM. A WHILE BACK NOW, AND FOLLOWING HIS VX BUCKLE UP REVIEW, JON TOOK DELIVERY OF A PACKAGE FROM ONETIGRIS, WITH A BRIEF NOTE FROM THE ORACLE STATING “WHAT DO YOU THINK?”
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neTigris are huge in the States and Asia, however here in Europe and more specifically the UK, they aren’t so well known. Scratch that, they are well known but not for human kit, oh no, but for Molle Harnesses for our beloved doggos (and kitties). It may just be that an Alsatian or a Bengal Cat looking Tacticool is more likely to go viral than an airsofter in a plate carrier but that’s a shame. It’s a shame because the OneTigris Tactical range is actually very, very good as we shall see. Inside the box it was cold and dark (this has been added as folks have asked what a product was like inside the box as opposed to, “out of the box”). Anyway, the shipment contained a few items; the OneTigris Low Profile Tactical Vest, OneTigris Camo Vulture Chest Rig 2.0 and the Tactical Waist Belt 17 all in black. All nicely packaged in OneTigris logo’d ziplock bags that suggest you reuse them. If you
gotta ship gear in plastic bags, may as well make them durable enough to be reusable, right?
LOW PROFILE TACTICAL VEST
I started with the Low Profile Tactical Vest. Poking and prodding at it (as I do) I noticed that its materials were quite rigid and stiff. I like this, I like to be able to plonk it on a surface and have it stand up, rather than collapse or flop about. That’s a positive “tick” from me before I’d really started. The vest weighs in at 1200g/2.16lb mainly due to the 500D Nylon material construction and the included “rigid as Everest”, EVA foam dummy plate inserts. It measures in at 275mm/10.8” wide and 330mm/13” tall to the top of the plate; there are adjustable hook and loop shoulder straps which aren’t padded but are comfortable enough on the shoulders and neck. The front is pretty much covered with
“ONETIGRIS SUGGESTS THAT YOU USE PLACARD 01/02/03 CONFIGURATIONS WITH THE TACTICAL VEST. I FEEL THAT AS THIS IS A LOW PROFILE OFFERING, IT RUINS THE “LOOK AND FEEL” OF THE SYSTEM ADDING THE PLACARDS AS IT SHOUTS “LO-PROFILE, LO-DRAG” TO ME.”
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DECEMBER 2021
