Some good info coming out of here. I'm dead jealous of your rig S&S, it looks like a great set-up. The Foretrex 401 is a fantastic system, I use it for hiking, mountain biking and mil training and find it a massive improvement over the eTrex which I had before.
I've attached a few photo's of my CEFO, showing the strapping on the inside which I believe Apod mentioned - it took me an age to get it set up nicely and I still fiddle with it every so often but now it's pretty much a part of me when I wear it. I chose not to put the bungee all around the outside of the utility pouches as it either compressed them too much or hung slack, depending on what was in them at the time. Instead, I used an awl to push the bungee through the gap behind the clip and tied it back on itself. This stops them from moving independently of each other and the strap on the inside holds them against the ammo pouches. All the pouches are pushed as far to the rear as possible so I have no difficultly crawling or accessing ammo when I'm prone. My daysack is the shortish square 40 l from Protac and I find it excellent as it sits perfectly on top of the webbing.
I have: double ammo left and right, with the dividers ripped out of the ones on the right to hold frag (as if!) and smoke grenades. Alternatively I can carry 2x50 round belts if necessary.. Across the back I have three utility pouches - water and hexi in one, main meal, binos, GPS, cleaning kit and sandbag in the middle and the third empty for link. Immediately beside this is a single ammo pouch which contains my trauma kit - Israeli bandage, dressings, shears and a CAT and NPA whenever I get around to buying them. There is space for a bayonet immediately behind the left ammo pouch and I have threaded the clip from a set of '58 through one of the straps so I can attach my helmet where it doesn't swing about the place.
I've attached a few photo's of my CEFO, showing the strapping on the inside which I believe Apod mentioned - it took me an age to get it set up nicely and I still fiddle with it every so often but now it's pretty much a part of me when I wear it. I chose not to put the bungee all around the outside of the utility pouches as it either compressed them too much or hung slack, depending on what was in them at the time. Instead, I used an awl to push the bungee through the gap behind the clip and tied it back on itself. This stops them from moving independently of each other and the strap on the inside holds them against the ammo pouches. All the pouches are pushed as far to the rear as possible so I have no difficultly crawling or accessing ammo when I'm prone. My daysack is the shortish square 40 l from Protac and I find it excellent as it sits perfectly on top of the webbing.
I have: double ammo left and right, with the dividers ripped out of the ones on the right to hold frag (as if!) and smoke grenades. Alternatively I can carry 2x50 round belts if necessary.. Across the back I have three utility pouches - water and hexi in one, main meal, binos, GPS, cleaning kit and sandbag in the middle and the third empty for link. Immediately beside this is a single ammo pouch which contains my trauma kit - Israeli bandage, dressings, shears and a CAT and NPA whenever I get around to buying them. There is space for a bayonet immediately behind the left ammo pouch and I have threaded the clip from a set of '58 through one of the straps so I can attach my helmet where it doesn't swing about the place.
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