Whatever the nickname, load-bearing equipment is some of the most ... compared to older closed flap and bungee pouches. The pistol belt has seen a resurgence in recent years, and has evolved ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — All 1,050 patrol officers with the Austin Police Department will soon have exterior load-bearing vests to hold the majority of their tools, rather than a duty belt. APD designed ...

The use of load-bearing vests is migrating from troops to ... vest carriers that can hold equipment traditionally worn on the belt. Manufacturers are responding in kind, with a slew of products ...

A study in 2018 done in collaboration with UW-Eau Claire and Mayo Clinic showed switching to load bearing vests to carry ... “The difference between the belt and the vest was quite a big ...

Interestingly, photos of the Ratnik-3 set also show hard connections in the skeleton between the load-bearing vest and a hip belt on the soldier. The Virtus load bearing system that the British ...

Aside from the vests, the improved load-bearing system includes a belt with pouches for grenades, rifle magazines (detachable receptacles holding gun cartridges) and canteens that store water.

Current load-bearing vests are available in only three sizes consisting of just the belt and vest, and soldiers were only able to order one size for both. The new LBS is made up of six elements, of ...