Belts and belts

A couple belts going out this morning. An OD ejector snap belt going out to a jump master at Airborne school. And a basic cobra riggers belt for use inside a war belt.

Mention on Soldier Systems Daily

Via SSD:

The Team USA RWB (Red, White, and Blue) Plate Carrier was made by Fayetteville-based Gellman Gear Tactical as a small run for a specific group. Recently, they posted an auction on eBay for a custom version made to order for the winner….

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New medic go bag

This was put together for a dude that wanted a compact bag that could strap to the top of his ruck while still being able to hold enough gear to manage any medical situation he may end up in. Three outside pockets, front and back slot pockets, a slot pocket on the inside. The iv starter kit holds everything needed to gain and maintain access.

Back up and running

It has been about a year since I was able to get back behind a machine and knock out some gear. I will be taking on a bunch of new customers and churning out some new gear. If you are looking for new gear, or if you have some old gear that is in need of repair, shoot an email to gellmangear@mail.com.

2nd Line Combat Belt

I’ve been planning on doing a padded belt for a while and finally got around to it. There is nothing super special here; double layer 1000D, 1/8″ closed cell foam, dri-lex. The inside belt can be tucked away so one can use their own favorite belt. And there is 2″ webbing on the outside stitched down every other column to allow hanging of leg pouches/panels.

Border Patrol Vest Mods

Earlier this year I was contacted by a couple of Boarder Patrol agents here in El Paso to do a few mods to their issue vests to make the vest more functional. I have modified around twenty of these vests so far all a bit differently. The main things these guys have been wanting done are adding more pals/molle columns to the front, opening of seams in the vest for the routing of comms wires and the adding of loop velcro pals grids with pockets to the front. Additionally many of the vests get the inside hard armor plate pockets replaced, some vests get drag handles, some have webbing added to the right shoulder for attachment of one point slings and some have the vest split into front and back panels with adjustment straps on top of the shoulders.

Flip Down Radio Pouch

With the Harris PRC-152 being used by more and more units I have been getting requests for a dedicated pouch. I have not seen too many pouches for them and the issue one is not that great IMHO. However many units are still using the Thales PRC-148 MBITR. Now, I believe, I’ve made a great option that works for both radios. This pouch will fit either radio and flips down after un-snapping a SRB to allow view of the screen and manipulation of all the buttons.

Signal Panel/mat

A buddy was in need of some signal panels for some up coming training. The problem is that VS-17 Panels are huge and rarely ever get folded up correctly. Not to mention they are not the most durable pieces of equipment. What I came up with for him is a smaller panel that just gets rolled up and can be stored in a mag pouch/cargo pocket/ or even rubber banded to your vest or kit. The panel can also be used as a clean mat for weapons maintenance. The panel is 24″x10″ unrolled and 1.5″x10″ rolled up and is made of 1000D High-Vis Orange and an outer layer of 1000D in any other pattern/color.

ToughMudder TEAM USA Plate Carrier

As some of you know I’m competing in the Oct 8th ToughMudder race in central Texas. My team is all Active Duty Infantry guys and we were able to name ourselves ‘TEAM USA’. I decided to make red white and blue plate carriers for the race. After we finish we are going to auction these off with all the money going to the Wounded Warrior Project. Toughmudder is a huge supporter of the WWP.
Anyways, nothing new or crazy going on here, SAPI plate cut, cordura/foam/mesh sandwich on the insides, shoulder pads, and 2″ elastic sides.
And if anyone has any extra cash lying around and wanted to donate it to a great cause, the WWP, you can use this link.
It’s a donation in your name, through me, to the WWP.

AOR2 Modified ALICE ruck

I have never really understood why the Army ‘fixes’ things that are not broken. One of the biggest wastes of time IMHO is the issued MOLLE Ruck. It’s heavy and awkward and only has one big compartment and the odd sized sleeping bag compartment on the bottom. The only thing that it has over the tried and true ALICE pack is the amount of stuff you can put in it. I have been issued this MOLLE pack for the last 6 years and can count on one hand the number of times I’ve used it. I swear up and down by the ALICE pack. This is the latest modified ALICE pack that I put together. It has all the normal mods; snaps have been replaced by side release buckles as well as the top compression straps, a long hydration pocket on one side, a big front pocket, a medium-sized pouch on the left side and a claymore pouch on top. There is also a 18″ storm flap that closes like an issued wet weather bag. And to add the final touch, Mike from OC Tactical hooked me up with some AOR2 nametapes.