I just ran this belt along with the VTAC Operator Cobra Rigger’s belt at the Pat Rogers 4 Day shoot house course. I had previously worn it for a 2 Day Basic Carbine class with Redback One/Jason Falla.
The last few years I’ve been running an Eagle Duty Belt with FB mag pouches (AR and pistol), a Safariland 6004 mounted directly to the belt, Eagle SAS Dump pouch on the 6 o’clock position and a Diamondback Tactical SSE pouch at about the 7 o’clock position.
It has worked extremely well, the only negatives are that the belt can shift around (I don’t wear keepers) and the weight of the belt can eventually take a toll on my hips.
I’d looked in to the BFG SOC-C belt, the ATS War Belt, Eagle MOLLE Belt and even briefly considered the Crye Blast belt but didn’t like how the all MOLLE platforms would require a drop leg holster or some sort of MOLLE adapter for the holster.
When I saw this on the VTAC site I was intrigued. The concept of being able to run a rigger’s belt vs. a duty belt would save some bulk and also allow me to have MOLLE pouches but retain the ability to use normal belt mounted accessories.
I ordered one up along with the Cobra Rigger’s Belt since I didn’t want to have to thread the belt end every time I took the belt on and off.
The inside mesh definitely works well, the width and slight padding help to disperse the weight so the belt doesn’t bite in to your hips.
The PALS webbing made it easy to attach the Fastmags to the VTAC sleeve, I like the Fastmags since they’re a lit bit lower profile and dry out a lot faster when wet. Haven’t had any problems with retention in my limited use of them. I picked up the EAG Dump pouch (made by Crye Precision) this week and mounted it to the PALS webbing as a stopgap measure but will mount it directly to the belt when I get the chance.
The only negative I’ve had so far is that the inner Cobra Rigger’s belt is a size large, I recently taped at 36″ on my waist so in order to have the belt on through the sleeve and over the trousers and be able to bring the free running end back to attach to the velcro on the Rigger’s belt I’ll need to bump up to an XL Cobra Rigger’s Belt- or lose weight…
I picked up the VTAC Thumbdrive holster and it feels a lot more secure to the belt than my Safariland did, the Safariland wasn’t as snug and it would sometimes lift up the belt when I was doing a really fast draw. The quality of the 5.11/Blade-tech holster doesn’t seem to be as durable as the 6004. The thumbdrive release mechanism works well but definitely is an adjustment from the bale on the 6004- I figure that’s just a training issue so I’m not too concerned about it.
Quality is as is good as anything else I’ve owned from all the reputable nylon manufacturers and delivery time from Melynda at VTAC was fast (it actually showed both items on backorder when I placed my order online).
I just need to add a pistol mag, hand held light and possibly a CGT pouch to make it complete.
The VTAC Brokos Belt can be found at:
