Smersh rig review reddit It's very high quality and durable, doesn't reflect IR, and is very inexpensive. It’s black and is for 7. You should get ahould of survival scout hes a canadian youtuber who does alot of gear reviews he might be able to point you in a better direction for gear. The first one I received had a bad sewing job on one of the straps and the second had a loop that was completely unraveled, both times I sent it back (for a full refund) and Those cost more than what I've paid for multiple sets of real newgen SMERSH, so no it's absolutely not worth it. Are there any good websites… Our SMERSH-AK belt kit is a one-size-fits-most rig with the exact same specifications as the original. comTwitter: https://twitter. Discover discussions, news, reviews, and advice on finding the perfect gaming laptop. , If the original SSO SMERSH fits you, you'll fit in ours. They've had good success quality-wise with other repro's before such as SADF P83, a functional HEAT rig, and most recently Gorka suits. ALICE LC-2. While the buttpack is nice, it's incompatible with pretty much every vehicle, except maybe a motorcycle (vehicles aren't a big issue in airsoft though). If op wants a semi-modern analog, the Russian SPOSN Smersh rig is a pretty good one with more modern mag pouches. 267K subscribers in the tacticalgear community. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Yea I do like the smersh rigs in particular their dark khaki color. But if you want to get a genuine Smersh, I’d suggest joining Facebook groups such as ‘Red Market’. Like I said earlier mine has a mini map pack, butt pack and all the mag punches and works fantastic. We received the final pre-production prototype, and It's just what we wanted. 127 votes, 32 comments. I'd argue that if op wants a practical sustainment kit, they shoud build one from the ground up following the 1st line - N line system. 62 I guess. e. Really wish they'd made a repro of the rarer Partizan rig instead, the Smersh repro just seems like a waste of everyone's time. A buddy gave it to me some years back and I just found it. All the updates you need to know about developing our SMERSH belt-kit with Arktis UK. I have been mechanized/motorized for my entire operational experience. But it's still a pretty good carry system, especially with the benefit of having molle instead of the proprietary smersh system. I have only used the kit once and it was fun to use and most importantly very useable and practical. Most items are from the 1990s period. The Smersh isn't any more modular than an 80's ALICE harness. Unless your purposely going for a mismatched kit. Hi! ordered a vsr 98 uniform and a bluish grey smersh rig for akm magazines. Elden Ring is an action RPG which takes place in the Lands Between, sometime after the Shattering of the titular Elden Ring. Dec 20, 2024 · Great news all around today, probably our most anticipated update to post. mainly i wanted to know if this would be fine (read, comfortable) to use just as a backpack, without a Smersh rig. For what I am seeing I dont know if you assembled your Smersh adding pouches to the Smersh molle AK set or if you built it from scratch. One thing I don't like with Smersh vests is how a lot of the Russian rigs favor pouch placement on your sides and rear. Sep 5, 2011 · A review of the humorously titled Russian Smersh chest rig. I currently only own an ALICE Medium with frame and belt but the ruck belt gets in the way of the Smersh belt. There are TONNES of small backpacks that allow this, and by running larger pouches on the rig you can easily get up to 60 liters of total capacity without losing loads of mobility by just . Feb 23, 2025 · I’ve always wanted to run an Beez chest rig and I’ve heard some good things about them, same with Mayflower but I fucking love the Smersh for pretty much anything. It lends itself better to padded belts or LBE belts like the smersh. With all the weight on the hips, the weight can be more evenly displaced as opposed to being all on the front with a chest rig. You can find decent deals on Smersh rigs and RPS “trench made” chest rigs that are pretty much the same thing from Facebook, Surplus Store Kino on instagram, sometimes Demych Feb 1, 2025 · I was given what I’m told is a genuine Russian Smersh chest rig thingy. A camelback would be great for the scarab carrier you want, but not with the smersh, which is designed to carry a canteen or two on side pouches, also the yoke of the smersh will interfere with your camel placement. Join our passionate community to stay informed and connected with the latest trends and technologies in the gaming laptop world. Notably, we've perfected a 500D NIR compliant Cordura that has been lab-dip color matched to the OG Well you are an american in my books my freind. Made a website for funsies to privately sell/trade wares from my collection. I feel like too often "coyote brown" is more tan than I'd like and not brown enough. I personally wouldn't bother now. Cuz real smersh are expensive af right now and you could get a similar style M4/AR/HK416 rig for literally half the price. Would it be something actually worn in combat? Think 90's to 2000's conflicts. A real SMERSH is still like a $100 rig at the end of the day. they're often $40-50 used on ebay. It says SSO on the shoulder strap tag. The only thing is that you can find good condition newgen smersh rigs for like 160-180 easily on FB, look for them Belt rigs have always been “in fashion”, although Smersh availability will definitely become “drippy”. Well, if you’re willing to spend ~$300, you can get the KommandoStore Smersh; I reckon it’s quality is up to par with any genuine Smersh with the added bonus of being NIR compliant. The new one SSO is putting out are inferior quality wise, especially the stitching. I want to put together a Smersh, and the silent clasp pouches are great, but do you oqn or have experiences with thw button Techincom pouches? Thinking on putting together a half SPOSN/half Tehincom rig. The buttpack helps keep up the backpack, and makes it easier to shed weight without losing kit by only removing the backpack. Reply reply More replies Been looking for some sort of some all-in-one harness setup, but all I've ever been able to find are the british commercial rigs. Recommendations SPOSN RD54. It is my fave compared to the tactical vest I normally use. The set of field equipment SMERCH was developed for the needs of infantry and reconnaissance units, designed to carry ammunition for the AK,[1] SVD,[2] PKM,[3] RPK,[4] or VSS as well as hand grenades, rocket cartridges and a minimum set of provisions and additional equipment. I have been using the SSO/SPOSN SMERSH as my go to patrol kit for 2 years now and my loadout for it has slowly evolved to a workable base setup to cover most Smersh has a lot of options and it's decent quality, but reflects IR a lot if that's an issue. Otherwise i could meet you by the detroit bridge area lol I ran my alice LBE at an event last weekend, and I gotta say compared to my chest rig it was so much more comfortable and could hold alot more, granted it's not a smersh and my chest rig is a mark 3 and not Russian I still think it translates well enough to its Russian counterparts. It's on preorder right now, shipping by the end of this year, but if you want a good, as close to genuine, smersh rig, this is a good option. Always wondered if theres anything similar in the US, since all the types of belts I find are CC or otherwise low-profile stuff. I'd recommend using suspenders with the pants as well. It's about as Vatnik as it gets, short of finding a Russian Supply Officer and buying some conscript's "lost" issue gear. Smersh is coming January 9th to our site. just apply their concept of "if it holds the mag then it holds the mag" and use it. With a smersh, you are meant to carry gear on your hips/lower back. its better than nothing which is also what they are saying. 4. Despite what people say it really is a great rig for the money and it’s pretty customizable too if you have some time to throw things together. Subreddit for both professional and civilian tactical gear. c Feb 5, 2014 · What is the best option when looking for a Russian Smersh? I have been looking for a Russian Smersh off and on for awhile. by far not the most comfortable rig i've used imo, but it looks cool and is probably the cheapest US surplus web gear rig you can get. 79 votes, 52 comments. 5-46. We're happy to say that we've cut basically zero corners on hardware, trim, fabric, and construction and made a very, very good looking SMERSH. its kinda funny how the non mil spec is actually going to be classified as mil If you’re not willing to pay $250+ for a genuine Smersh, then the Chinese Smersh is plenty fine and you’ll save ~$180, I bought one for a skirmish and it was GREAT. -----Website: https://kommandostore. Welcome to r/gaminglaptops, the hub for gaming laptop enthusiasts. Me too. There's the Arktis repro from KS, but $300 is kind of a hard sell. Posted by u/KrunkSanta - 1 vote and 2 comments And a custom SSO Smersh rig. From what I can gather, the reason to have something like this as opposed to a chest rig is the ability to go prone/fully prone. What do I have lol. I've been on the hunt for an SSO Smersh for a while but it's hard finding anything lower than $400 Canadian dollars. The pants tend to ride a lot higher than ordinary pants so if you're using a velcro two piece belt in combination with a chest rig or plate carrier it may not be for you. Today Josh takes a look at this slick rig from Eagle Industries. Subreddit dedicated to Russian, Soviet and Eastern European kits, equipment, weapons, and vehicles. 5K subscribers in the Rusfor community. Is this just one of those things that is going to Moving off Ebay because I'm tired of fees. 269K subscribers in the tacticalgear community. 42 votes, 26 comments. The best use I can think of is RECCE but you also need a dozen magazines, which was the original usecase for it with Spetsnaz. I'd reccomend the seller "SHGsurplus" on ebay as they often sell fairly priced full kits of it. And at $150 for the Smersh AK vest, it’s not initially expensive compared to other rigs of a similar type. I bought my SPOSN/SSO rig on Amazon, shipped from Novosibirsk. Smersh were made in avizent, Oxford, mustard cordura cordura, yellow cordura, Sage cordura and then newgen, a more thin cordura made ro resemble the avizent, but better. I have also managed to rig the radio in but I have not used it in a game yet. A Reddit post said they’re hard to get now because of the invasion? Can I trade it for some nods? Pictures below May 2, 2012 · The rig itself, unloaded, is heavier than many chest rigs in the West (Smersh weighs in just under 5 lbs unloaded). It features an adjustable waist that accommodates for 28. These H-Harness rigs are a really nice and well built piece of gear, and we highly recommend Jungle/Smersh rig I am already running a minimalist plate carrier, ny recommendations on any additional gear? I’m currently trying to find a pouch for a 2 qt usgi canteen, but the ones I find on ebay are spendy Feb 7, 2024 · The latest news on building out the rig, starting the manufacturing run, and estimated ship date can all be found on this blog. 255K subscribers in the tacticalgear community. Never really can find anyone with them in stock and the few that looked half way decent where nearly always around $300. Just find something else. I will try to dye the smersh to a darker olive green colour. Witch is actually designed for the gun you want to use it for. a guy is selling this around where i live but idk if i should get the thing. However, one thing I prefer this to a chest rig is the weight distribution. 5" (72-118 cm) or the small end of XS to the large end of 2XL. You might look into getting an older Smersh. I got two VOG grenades in the little front pouches and 2xAK mags in each of the larger pockets. I would like to integrate a rucksack into my Smersh kit. The SMERSH is fairly comfortable and allows sustainment abilities, as well as the carriage of a shit ton of ammo, but its not as good as more modern rigs in comparison. I was going to order a field cap in flora camo and a telnyashka like the one in the picture But now I'm having second thoughts. The Smerch Tactical Chest Rig is a load-bearing chest rig of Russian origin. SPOSN RD54. #smersh #kommando #russia OK! OK! OK! We hear you. Think patrol base in the rain I have seen a few AliExpress rigs like this (because it is from AliExpress you just bought it off eBay and got overcharged) in actual photos of both Ukrainians and Russians. My main pet peeve with the Smersh is that it can't fit a canteen pouch (I was able to at least attach a dump pouch to the main belt). Just because the prices are currently inflated doesn't mean that it's a high end expensive piece of gear. I run an AK-105, the AR platform has never really felt right to me, both in airsoft and real steel, I think the lowest I found them online was in some FB B/S/T groups and on Soviet-propaganda for $200 +shipping, I already am in the process of buying a gorka suit , as the tops make excellent winter jackets, so the idea of a full Russian kit was an appealing one to me since I never really built It seems close to how my alice rig is setup and i much like the jungle rig setup with a harness and keeping all that off my chest (I live in the desert so its consistently hot 24/7 aside from a few months in the winter) We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. This RPS has become a truly modern classic 2. i. If you don't mind classic stuff, old PLCE is probably the most refined system if you're using AR mags. This was a fun build for me, setting me up to practice skills I trained in long ago in an area I would like to live. Im also unsure if the RD54 (if I can find one) would attach to a first gen Smersh. This is the subreddit for the Elden Ring gaming community. Is this just one of those things that is going to The best time to get Smersh was before the Ukraine war, you could get legit rigs for $150-200 on even Amazon. This is copying the newgen, there's nothing wrong with it. xppm xxvq xiwnoq ekdm jftpv omwlk dtljbpl gtj hvchpcys phkfj