I'm no expert, but all your stuff does look clean and functional.
You guys(The gear-makers) need to collaborate and see what comes out of it.
Competition between builders has spawned some very interesting designs in military equipment in the past few years. "One-upping" each other is nothing but good for the consumer. I think they should stay separate and always try to be better than the other guy.
Design input is the most important thing, in my opinion. End-user design input is best, but if you're making gear for the masses you better have some empirical knowledge from BTDTs that have used various kinds of kit in the sh*t. Some of the best-selling pieces of kit were originally designed by a specific unit that required a product that wasn't available off-the-shelf. Who do you think designed the SOTech Callahan, Paraclete RAV, and Lightfighter RAID pack? Not civilians
Hawkins, that some very nice, CLEAN-LOOKING work there. You're headed down the right path!