I use a padded molle belt without a harness and a drop leg holster. I attach my drop leg holster to my BDU belt so it is independent for the molle belt itself, it allows me to turn the belt around to access my back pouches more easily if I need to. Also, the padded molle belt fits very well without the harness, just make it tight enough so it doesn't move down.

Overall it's a very nice light loadout, since all the weight is on my legs my center of gravity is lower, which is nice because it doesn't impact my movements too much compared to a fully loaded vest. It's also very convenient when you got to crawl if you don't put big pouches in the front part of the belt.

I sometimes run a blast/battle belt with 3 double m4 shingles (6 mags) and 2 double ak pouches (4x 3 m4 mags) for a max of 18 m4 mags. Usually will put a radio in one ak pouch, supplies (bb's/ loader) in another and sometimes a pistol instead of mounting a holster (the Velcro flaps are enough retention to hold most pistols) so typically there will only be 9 x m4 mags.

Most belts have a slot where you can feed your drop leg platform through to mount to the inner belt.

I tried fielding as it is and it kept sliding down on me so I got a cheap H-harness for cheap from ehobby. With a harness, you can wear it a bit higher and take extra weight off your hips especially if you're running GBBR mags!

Ive been using a TT belt rig for about 3 years now...I love it. I have the ability to carry over 10 mags, with ammo radio and a pistol. I have NEVER had a single problem with the belt falling down in fact I have had more trouble with chest rigs and vests.

I have a gas mask pouch which I mounted sideways and I can stack mags in it or use it as a utility pouch, I cant remember for sure but I think I paid about 220 or something at the start and I bought a pouch or 2...so I think about 250 or something like that. The gear has been well worth the money I paid for it and I have never needed suspenders...in fact i think they would be a bit of a hindrance

I originally bought this as a sniper loadout and it is perfect for that but it also suits the other rifleman roles that I play... anyway heres a pic!

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...C/DSCF2262.jpg

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Really light loadouts would be MOLLE belts.

Another really light chest rig is the Blue Force Gear Ten Speed chest rig and the new Maxpedition chest rig.

An RRV vest with a bare minimum amount of pouches is pretty light too.

Padded molle belt is good, you can load it up with very little or alot. TT mav is a pretty good option aswell. It all depends on how many pouches you want to put on the rigs.
Ive posted this a few times , I no longer have the actual rig but I do have some of the pouches.
http://www3.telus.net/lupo/gear/tanmavsm.jpg

I've started running a riggers belt with 4 Kydex m4 mag pouches on it, I don't think there is any way to get a lighter load-out then that. More than 4 mag pouches gets to be a little much on the belt, I haven't found an elegant place to mount pistol pouches in this set-up yet.

-Grant

thanks for all the replies guys helped a lot and think i have the info i need. but more info/opinions are of coarse always welcome.

Anyone tryout a Condor Chest Panel yet?

tt for the win...i love their gear

I have one, it's super rad. The straps are low-profile enough that I don't notice them under my pack, and the swivi-lockster buckles on the sides keep it nice and tight when I'm maneuvering. I usually run it with three mag pouches or two and a smoke. Everything else that would otherwise be on a rig (medical kit, radios, flashbangs, etc) is of secondary importance and can be out of the way on my pack. A few weeks after I got it, I found a TT MAV in the $5 bin at my friendly local tactical store, but honestly I prefer the chest panel.

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of course the lightest rig.. is just a good quality Smock

I mag in each pocket.. no rattle .. and about as low profile as you can get.

when rolling fast and light I find it is unbeatable..

For a cheapo light loud-out I've been using a typical Chicom chest rig and this SKS rig to store smaller goodies, tools, snacks etc: http://image.sportsmansguide.com/dim...0,300&cvt=jpeg

Personally, I've had good results with this setup :)

One of clutch's original questions wasn't answered which was that of using dropleg holster/platform.

What are peoples thoughts on this? Do you really want to keep gear off your legs (and use a belt instead) or could dropleg platforms be another option for lightweight loadouts?

Leg platforms are a pain in the ass to reload from a prone position, and with any real speed when standing upright.

Using it as a tertiary carriage point, in my opinion, is the only place for leg rigs. After you run out of space on your chest and belt... put it on your legs.

This does not apply to holsters... I find that a high ride thigh rig to be very comfortable for a holster (such as a modified Safariland 6004). This is also true for dump pouches.