Personal Gear Review: Condor Outdoor Cummerbund Plate Carrier

    Hey everyone this is ghost lead, from Ghost Operators airsoft team and community. So here it is guys our first review on the Ghost Operators blog which is super awesome. Now to be 100 percent fair with everyone this is my personal review, so it will be with Pro’s and Con’s from that of my personal experience, and usage of it, you all have been given notice and have been warned. Now let’s review!

The Condor Outdoor Plate Carrier

      I purchased this plate carrier back in 2009 from Airsoft GI for about 61 dollars, which was very affordable for me starting out in airsoft, so I would recommend this to anyone on a budget. The plate carriers front and back has plenty of MOLLE webbing for pouches for the front and the back for a hydration pack/ pouch or anything you need to be on, so basically it  does what you want it to do which is put magazine pouches of either AK, M4 or G36 magazines, also to include it has to Velcro strips  to put on patches or name tapes for the front of the plate carrier to your liking. 

Plate Carrier Front View with M4 pouch with M4 magazines

The sides of the of the plate carrier has MOLLE webbing as well, good for a utility pouch, pistol pouches or say another primary magazine pouch. 

Plate Carrier Right Side View with Utility Pouch

Plate Carrier Left Side View with Primary M4 Pouch with M4 magazines

      One thing I really like about this plate carrier guys, is the fact that it has a lot of MOLLE, which is great to put anything you want on the plate carrier to fit the play style that anyone wants to go for. Also another thing I did like is that it feels like a one size fits all at first when I got it back in 2009 it fit very snug, it was very comfortable for me. Even now a bit taller and a bit bigger now, it still fits very snug and comfortable, even after the six year of having had this plate carrier and still holds strong, which is actually surprising and awesome.

     Another thing I was quite impressed with, which a lot of players probably do or don't do at Milsim games or long airsoft operations is; the way the plate carrier feels when you carry a ruck sack or assault pack whether that be the ALICE PACK ruck, or Assault Pack the US Army issues out soldiers. All in which feel very comfortable with a lot of weight, which is great especially when you are playing the role of a support gunner or a medic in big Milsim events.






Plate Carrier with ALICE rucksack Right Side View

Plate Carrier with ALICE rucksack Left Side View



                                                                                   
      Now to start off with some points on this plate carrier, the cons of all things from what I see. The major one I think and see, that I do not like on the plate carrier is the clips on the shoulder straps that holds the plate carrier together, reason why I say this they feel really cheap, and could break if the clip was to hit a hard surface or just snaps after long use, I have seen another player when I played in Arizona when a guy dropped down and landed with his back hitting the trench causing his clip to crack and snap unfortunately.

View of the Shoulder Strap Clips ( They were both in tape to keep the clip together if it was to ever break or crack.)



View of the Clip when both ends connected. 



View of the Clip with both ends disconnected.

      
        Also to add, the material in certain areas, feel rough and hard on the outer shell of the plate carrier. Other areas like the drag handle if pulled with a bit of force, the thing would just rip off. In my experience I have accidently ripped the drag handle during a game in Arizona.

 

View of the Drag Handle

   

As we come to the end here are the Pro's and Con's:

Pro's:

• A lot of MOLLE webbing
• Comfortable no matter if you are small or big.
• Comfortable while carrying a ruck sack regardless if the ruck weighs 30 pounds or less.
• Affordable

Con's:

• Shoulder Strap Clips feel cheap and possibly break
• Material feels rough and hard on the otter shell of the plate carrier
• Drag Handle is pointless especially if you were to pull on it and the handle was to rip off.

   Conclusion:


  For the Condor Outdoor Cummerbund Plate Carrier as a starter piece, I would highly recommend to anyone. Why, well one its affordable you can't really beat that as a starter, another you could probably find this plate carrier anywhere, whether that be Airsoft GI, Evike Airsoft, a military surplus store or a pawn shop of some sort and probably cheaper then what I got it for back in 2009, you'd be surprised. With that being said you get what you pay for, because its not all 100% awesome pawsome guys, there will come a time if you were to get this, it will possible break or rip after the constant abuse you put this piece of equipment through. But nevertheless if this piece of equipment get you out there to play then ...why not... and if your waiting and saving for a better quality plate carrier, then all the power to you guys, go out an get the LBX, TAG, LBT or whatever plate carrier you wanna get. Get what makes you happy.


This is Ghost Lead, out.

P.S.  Hope you enjoyed this Personal Gear Review it took awhile and I'm sorry I just wanted to be sure it was done as right as it could be. I'm all for criticism guys just be constructive about it guys. Thank you