HESCO 4401's for the plates. If you are talking absolute budget carrier I'm going to go ahead and say it: Condor. As much as people want to call their stuff airshit, it's actually improved quality wise. If you want something that's not made in China the Slickster is solid option between $$$ and what you get.
The last Condor plate carrier I saw actually had padded shoulders where the slickster doesn't. And that makes a difference with 16lbs of Ceramic Armor. There's a reason why I went with lightweight level III PE plates this time around.
What's the best budget plate carrier/armor setup?
HESCO 4401's for the plates. If you are talking absolute budget carrier I'm going to go ahead and say it: Condor. As much as people want to call their stuff airshit, it's actually improved quality wise. If you want something that's not made in China the Slickster is solid option between $$$ and what you get.
This is the way. But I would skip the condor and go slickster for comfort.
The last Condor plate carrier I saw actually had padded shoulders where the slickster doesn't. And that makes a difference with 16lbs of Ceramic Armor. There's a reason why I went with lightweight level III PE plates this time around.