Spec-Ops Over-Armor vest: "Zip-On LBE" by Nutnfancy

[@b4dan92]

thanks nutnfancy for reviewing this vest. i wore it when deployed to afghanistan and it worked great. many people had never heard of this vest.

[@campfirewhittler]

Nutnfancy I've got to give you 2 thumbs up. I've been watching a lot of reviewers on youtube over the past two years and I have to say you are by far the best. No one I've seen is at your quality level. Good on ya.

[@voodoo35355]

I have this very same vest and I have to say that it is the best system I have ever run. I am a small frame guy and the vest adjusted perfectly. A bit on the pricey side but well worth it. Nice review.

[@Abigsky]

Great winter vest option. I think you were on the money on the recommended mods. Thanks Nutnfancy. Really enjoy your work, keep 'em coming.

[@Zloner]

Just a suggestion! I served in the Israeli army, and we had vestets which were with velcroed pouches to put a fitted sponge at the lower stomach area, which will take the vest away from your body (good for prone), and will add rigidity. For the rest of the vest it was sewed with some really tough Cordora (which wasn't really comfortable!) but was very durable, it takes alot of intensive hard training to make them fail.

[@riflemann14]

appreciate the reviews!

[@ttboy125]

love this vest

[@blackopsicle]

Love these reviews! I'll probably watch them all again when I'm ready to purchase an LBE.

[@unclemonkey808]

I love that pistol rig with the coreplast (white plastic) I agree the vest should have more pockets on the interior so you can add armor, plates, etc. to add rigidity to the system. great vid, thanks Nutnfancy.

[@brad13ify]

Great review, thanks Nutn!

[@svc4yokid]

Nice videos man. I got this vest for my dcu otv when we got the acu's initially before we got the new acu otv's but now i love it for just shooting. Keep up the realistic and informative reviews and videos!

[@PinBallMap86]

Awesome Nutn, I was looking forward to you doing a review on this. i was lovin it in the "Breaking Contact" vids, which btw are just great. you're doing everything right man, Keep it up! I'll be following you through the way.

[@Supacrazy82]

I keep seeing that M&P9 in your hands, I cant wait to see the review!

[@KagarBeardtooth]

Nice review. Very thorough, as always.

[@nutnfancy]

That's a cool question. I knew they could be at least 6'4", cause Dad was 6'4". The cut off is 6'5" apparently. Who knew? =) - Veri

[@summerdude600]

As always...Awesome review. Keep up the great work man. its much appreciated

[@Aubart]

Sweet vest, thanks for the review Nutn

[@c21ccameron]

This video has been out less than 24hrs. and already has 2,579 views...... NUTIN' YOU ROCK!! Great review!

[@MOUNTAINOUS]

great vest

[@TPJazzek]

Excellent stuff

[@stephendmcclure3002]

hey nutn i am a sheriff's deputy (rookie) and i live in Georgia and as far as i am concerned the state of Georgia requires all LEs to at least have body amour and my command requires us to always wear it

[@luddy2009]

I like this vest. I don't current run a load-out vest but I could get used to it with this vest. I like the usefulness of the MOLLE system over something like a cross-draw vest. I like having the ability to change up my gear locations with relative ease. With a cross-draw vest, everything is pretty well predetermined as to where it will be riding.

[@ryanbmscc]

Another great vid! Keep them coming.

[@coal4life]

You the man. Thanks for yer education on gear. Yer sister rules too. Love your low buck approach to us broke and struggle types. Always make time to see the reviews.

[@kentpublic]

Thoughtful & thorough review as usual. Thank you nutn! Keep the LBE reviews coming.

[@douge1125]

Just bought that holster and strike plate for my xdm baby YYYEEEAAAAA

[@jasondmaguire]

Thanks for another great review!

[@SuperNache]

I had an adapter so that i could transfer my holster from my thigh rig to my chest. The reason was that the thigh right got in the way when inside a vehicle. I was a combat adviser living about 75 miles away from my counterparts so we spent a lot of time on the road.

[@biggin2155]

I love the music in your videos! Seriously cool instrumentals

[@Dooman8]

Love how if it doesn't work for Nut'n he goes out and fixes it!

[@djbodyshot]

Thanks for the vid Nutn!

[@jaytheboxer]

I like the background music. Kickass review!

[@NE_Ohio_Hiker]

great video Nutn

[@Slowbotable]

nutn, what you describe as your 'perfect' iteration of the vest sounds more like a different product altogether, just a thought, keep up the good work, love your reviews!

[@tactikyle]

Oooozing with awesomeness.

[@jake262144]

Whoa! Valid point. There was a case when a LE officer had a ND when something snagged on his glock's trigger while he was deploying the firearm.

[@biologicalcomponent]

lots of vids tonight...this is sweet

[@m1ghtysauc3]

Awesome vid and awesome product. Great job Nutnfancy. Sold!

[@1_Moretime]

Nice vest and great review.

[@Army888]

Great Video just amazing

[@TheVirtuoso883]

glad your taking care of us british tnp fans nutn!!

[@SuperBartow]

Love New Vids. I got the Tac-Force Cross draw and love it. This looks like good molle system to configure myself

[@360chris88]

good video nutn and veri keep up the great work

[@0VikingCrown0]

Hey Nutn' what is the tan fleece your wearing in the vid? I've been looking at the T.A.D gear band but their pricing is pretty steep! Love to hear back from you on this one. Once again, thanks for the awesome reviews. Keep up the great work.

[@bluefalcon20002]

The vest is great with the old Armor we did a few training missions before we got the new IOTV.

[@ootdega]

Awesome song!

[@chewy8807]

Nice vid.

[@hogspen3]

Great review, I need to get a tac vest for some run'n'gun action.

[@noquie1]

I like it...

[@Austin17070]

you could always go back and punch some holes in that corrugated plastic in the summer, if it's too hot. I definitely agree that they overlooked that feature. common sense tells you that if you put a large amount of weight in one place, like a pistol, that the material would tend to sag and be pretty uncomfortable. nice modification though.

[@Inchristalone_777]

Keep rockin nutn'!

[@jbm8312]

a lot of the price comes from them using the multi-cam material. haven't checked but od, tan, or black will most likely be less.

[@SuperNache]

i'd agree though. I was lightning fast in transitioning from the thigh rig. I tried it with the cross draw but found that, while my hand didn't need to go as far, my sling and but stock got in the way making it difficult to get a good grip.

[@USpatriot741776]

If you do want a belt, i would recommend either HSGI or Blueforce Gear setups. Very good suspenders and belts from both.

[@KiltPatrick]

You should totally test the Diamondback Tactical FAPC next... GREAT vid Nutn.

[@TNPviewer]

Nice, the cool thing is I wouldn't just go out and get this system but after seeing this it would be cool to build one up.

[@bfusmc03117]

and also when tested in the heat climates if Iraq the adhesive used to hold the discs together becomespliable and can allow the discs to slightly shift and potentionally fall off in an extreme case.

[@realplatinum]

I have personally worn the Dragons Skin body armour and it is very comfortable. The reason it is not issued is because it does not stop rounds as well from the side. straight on it is amazing but at an angle the round can travel through the discs. I have not been shot while wearing dragon skin so I don't personally know. However, that is what the testing report I was given stated. Also dragon skin cost me about $5,000. That's a lot of stand alone plates. Hope that helps.

[@bmx65]

@IvanKesja It's because the guy/guys who invented it realized "Hey, we can charge people if they want to use this pattern." So they put a patent on it. Pretty scoundrelish if you ask me.

[@nutnfancy]

"how do you like your M&P 9" Love it! Much trigger time on it so far and you will see an update. Thanks dudes.

[@therealnicoo]

Yay for armour! :D

[@NinjaMon1776]

heck yea man... my butt pack is a spec-ops... damn great stuff, every thing they make

[@blackhatch46]

yea you def could. the af still has inf based units.

[@Paboozala]

Another vest option! Which one do I choose?!

[@DanielWillis1982]

thanks will look into that I think i just need to wait a few weeks we have a gun show coming up there was a guy there that had ar's you picked the lower and upper depending on what you wanted rails and such i think he may have been under 1000.00. impact has a bushmaster for 900.00

[@social3ngin33rin]

awesome job- as usual. I Wish this was his full time job :'( It would get more vids out

[@aermotors]

Great review as always, seems like a decent vest, definitely a different POU as it's merely a pullover. But honestly, for that price I'm surprised you didn't knock it more in the affordability area. Especially cause it's quite flimsy throughout and just a vest, not even a crossdraw w/ attachments already in the price. You still have to pay for all the MOLLE you need to attach to it. Not the best option by any means, but at least something new. Thanks!

[@Yebache]

nice vest. I like the chest rigs myself for magazine carry but a vest could be VERY useful if it had camelback option. great review sir.

[@shawnmlynch]

For those of you who are saying you would want your vest to carry armor and are complaining that this one doesn't. That is because it was never designed to, hence the name OVER ARMOR. To Mr. Fancy: I totally understand your review and you do make the point that it is an over armor vest, but you still refer to "improvements" to the contrary. Unless I am mistaken, all of the suggested improvements you want are for a "stand alone" molle system which this was designed NOT to be. Just say'n... ;-)

[@rebel3489]

@nutnfancy Just a heads up, this vest is currently on sale on the spec ops website for $80.

[@JasonGstp]

Nice vid. I learned alot :)

[@jake262144]

ZOMG, Rokuth thou rockest!

[@jbm8312]

as far as rigs are concerned nutn's reviewed th 5.11 vest, the tac-force vest, one of the black hawk rigs, an early version of the condor vest, and now this one. all those are actually really affordable I own both a tac-force and a 5.11 chest rig and don't have $80 into the 2 combined. you just have to know where to look.

[@YokoWenis]

I have to say the Spec-Ops vest isn't as good as the 5.11 Tactical LBE vest in every category except the availability of multicam. The 5.11 vest offers hidden document pockets, hydration pocket and a hidden reinforced handle, not to mention is 50% cheaper. I own the 5.11 plate carrier in black ($15 on sale), and the Tac-Force crossdraw vest in coyote brown ($55 on sale) already loaded with accessory pouches. Both are Nutnfancy recommendations, but I can't say the Spec-Ops is a good value buy.

[@mgsmike85]

brit fan here tnx 4 thinking of us lol good vid m8

[@SuperNache]

holy crap. they were $300 at the PX

[@2xwcs]

awesome video :)

[@IVSpod]

Do you ever run the belt + suspenders type LBE's? (Sorry I have no idea what their official name is) Maybe you could do a couple of throw back reviews on those, they're usually pretty cheap and I'd like to know the differences and advantages as to one over the other. You have great vids dude, keep it up.

[@smttysmth02gt]

DPMS flat tops are $750 from classic arms.

[@soldier715]

Nutnfancy we need some more SpecOps reviews, even just a simple 10 minute review on a dump pouch or X6 Ar 15 would be nice or there M.O.U.R chest rig. They're having a nice blow out sale at the moment, the M.O.U.R is normally $120 and is only $20 at the moment.

[@blinky23456]

@nutnfancy hey nutnfancy, long time viewer first time commenter. is the spec ops OAV meant as a replacement for the standard issue FLC or as a supplement to it? would i be good running this over an IOTV without the FLC?

[@Staggeringking_]

@Otacon237 thanks alot dude, sorry its a bit late, i was traveling

[@BitFox]

On the subject of that breast plate pouch - It'd make a great accessory/map pouch too!

[@dudley2112]

Armour with "our" is also the canadian spellingm along with colour amd honour :p

[@clamum]

Dang, I'm diggin this vest. One question though... is it a safety issue to have a pistol in that vest, in the horizontal position?

[@SuperNache]

Had a Battalion Commander who wore one in Coyote brown over his plate carrier. looked a little goofy. Probably would have fit better over the MTV.

[@dphitch]

Looking back at the 5.11 tac vest review; this vest looks almost as good as the 5.11 vest at twice the price.

[@shawbotusmc]

Haha.... "For your Fatness..." Got me to laugh. Good review as always. Thanks Nut'n. The more videos the better, I know that time and ammo are huge issues when it comes to having a project like TNP. Great job and thanks again for your dedication to the cause.

[@vampire847]

@nutnfancy wow... harsh... I LIKE IT!>.>

[@smttysmth02gt]

$170 + shipping, so still $200. Insane. There is literally no reason for that high of a price.

[@dtnc556]

Hey Nutn Have you tried it in the warmer weather yet? If so, how hot was it?

[@sifterbox]

on sale now like 50 bucks at spec ops site

[@TheBlake138]

Hey dude ive been listening to what you say re: gear for the past few years- (enough to stay away from Condor stuff) What are your thoughts on the Camelbak Delta 5? seems to be all that to me and solve the prob of shucking gear in a hasty manner. Let me know if you get some time.

[@partya11night20]

Nice review! 5* for keeping it around 20 mins ;-)

[@cutiger3115]

How do you like multicam Nutn?

[@Wabaanimkii]

I'm going to agree with killerbeekiller and say that anything you make would be great. And if you ever have the opportunity please make us AK guys a pouch that holds 3 mags. I'm begging you please design your own vest with maxpedition or eagle or even condor.

[@rokuth]

Tapco Intrafuse furniture on the AK?

[@Staggeringking_]

please pardon my ignorance but why do some projectile weapons have their caliber stated as a measurement in mm? e.g. 9mm and others just have .45 caliber? how can you get a caliber from the size of the bullet? my deffinition of caliber may not be as accurate as i thought so please help me out if you can.

[@1ohtaf1]

@NovaScotiaNewfie Dragon skin has flaws in it, and the sapi plates+soft balistic insert works better so the military stuck with the IOTV.

[@mechanicalbu11]

@nutnfancy excellent word choice, lol. by the way, love your videos!