[Jayhad]

Go with a Phantom CIRAS if you want the most bang for your buck. That BW pate carrier will still require you to buy all the pouches which is really painful in the wallet area. Like many here I got mine from 1337tactical and you can't go wrong, at your door for under $300.00 with more pouches then you will need. I have used a few different vest over the years and last winter I bought my CIRAS and I haven't taking my other vests off the rack. It takes a while to get used to how you want to lay things out and it takes a while to get used to laying prone with it on but the CIRAS have great PROs compared to the small amount of CONS.

Plus when you put on CIRAS you feel (at least I do) like oyu just stepped out of a war film or off the battlefield, I may sound like a gleefull kid but a CIRAS is so cool to wear.

If you ever take a tumble the CIRAS if it fitted right really keeps your shit together.

When the Zombies come my CIRAS is one piece of my AIRSOFT kit that will be transitioned into my lethal force kit, no way those fuckers can punch or bite your body with it on