God, man! How many rigs do you have? It's like.. are you walking along the street, and think.. "hey, I think I'll buy this: http://www.lightfighter.com/index.asp?P ... trCompare=
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Is that what it's like?!?! Cause if so.. I'm jealous.
No, actually I was playing in my first AA game, which happened to be a CQB event at the Cajun House. I was using an LBT chest rig over PT armor and thought, "you know what, it sure would be nice to consolidate all this kit into one rig. A cumberbund would be nice too, like the AWS vest." I saw the RAV on LF and made up my mind. I mentioned it to Hector (Raven1) who told me about Mark (stoneaglewolf) and how he can stich like a madman on a budget. We talked, and used Raith Paraclete (read: REAL!) RAV as a pattern for a non-releaseable Modular vest. We changed a few of the dimensions, designed a few pouches, and I left Mark to do his work. A few weeks later, I had my own rig just as I had imagined. CAG D Boy got one in woodland, and I got Smoke Green. I ended up selling it to some Japanese dude on ebay for a ridiculously high price.
Here's the funny thing- I DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH GEAR! If you want to talk gearwhores, talk to TheRev, Airsofter1, and Raith! I discuss gear. They own it. Betwwen the 3 of them, there's enough Cordura to span the globe three times over. Airsofter1 had so many BHI pouches at once, it damn near filled a small office-sized room in his house! No, seriously.
I was labeled as a gear whore from the start, due to the small ammount of knowledge I had on the subject. In reality, the most gear I've ever had at once was a SPEAR BALCS, SOTech Hellcat and some other odds and ends. You see, I like to buy quality, and I give it the "toolbox" approach - the right tool for the job. Now that my gear is not only for airsoft, I put more though into it. Gear failure sucks, especially if your life depends on it! Buy quality gear and you will:
a) learn to appreciate it's quality when you use it.
b) support gear manufacturers that don't suck.
c) never have to worry about it failing.
d) have no problem making your money back should you decide to sell it. After all, the best way to learn about a rig is to buy one! Ask busta. Modular body armor may be cool, but isn't always practical in every situation. I assume that's why he sold his G&P FSBE AAV replica.
About me being rich. . . naw! I have to sell something in order to buy new. That's where the quality issue comes into play, I always make my money back so I can put it towards my next rig!