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Varusteleka PC18 Plate Carrier, PALS Cummerbund
Varusteleka PC18 Plate Carrier, PALS Cummerbund
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The PC18 was designed to meet the need for a simple yet extensively scalable plate carrier for Finnish end users, including meeting Finnish military specifications in regards to materials and construction. Compatibility with readily available industry-standard accessories was also a key design point.
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Description
The PC18 was designed to meet the need for a simple yet extensively scalable plate carrier for Finnish end users, including meeting Finnish military specifications in regards to materials and construction. Compatibility with readily available industry-standard accessories was also a key design point.
Modular design
The PC18 is not just a single piece of kit, it is a whole range of components for the user to piece together according to personal preference. The plate bags are the heart of the carrier, everything else is optional. This is a basic kit with a PALS Cummerbund: just choose the color and size!
On top of the numerous options we offer, the PC18 is also compatible with a plethora of industry-standard accessories from many other manufacturers and brands such as the Swiftclip placards and chest rigs from Velocity Systems, Esstac, Spiritus Systems, etc.
An important detail is the 4-way stretch fabric used in the construction of the plate bags. The PC18 is designed for 25 x 30 cm plates (10" x 12"), with or without soft NIJ IIIA backers. How valuable a detail this is is difficult to grasp until you have tried a pair of too-thick plates into a too-small, non-expanding plate carrier.
Made in the EU
The products are made in the EU by Finnish CPE.
Size guide
Two cummerbund sizes
- S/M for 85-110 cm / 33.5" - 43.5" chest circumference
- L/XL for 100-125 cm / 39.5" - 49" chest circumference
Technical details and instructions
Components
Plate bags
- Front: front panel attachment points, PALS webbing, Velcro One-Wrap cable management and loop for patches
- Back: PALS webbing and loop for patches
- Hook-and-loop for cummberbund attachment
- Shoulder straps with hook-and-loop adjustment
- Body side made from stretch fabric, even thin plates sit firml in place
- Body side loop surface for cushion attachment
- Designed for 254 x 305 mm / 10" x 12" plates
- Max. plate thickness 28 mm / 1.1".
PALS cummerbund
- Three rows high double sided PALS webbing
- Attaches by a hook-and-loop adapter and bungee cord
- S/M for 85-110 cm / 33.5" - 43.5" chest circumference
- L/XL for 100-125 cm / 39.5" - 49" chest circumference
MILSPEC materials
MC, Green, and M05 woodland camo
Made of similar materials and hardware (1000D Cordura, PES webbing, ITW Nexus buckles etc.) that are used in the production of the Finnish military M05 combat equipment. High quality, NIR compliant etc.
M05 snow camo
M05 snow camo gear fabric is Foxa's 1000D Foxdura. Webbing is made in Finland, by Finn-Nauha. All materials are NIR compliant.
Tips and notes
Front panel attachment
The front plate bag attachment points are compatible with most placards and chest rigs out there. This means you can run our PC18 with a Mayflower UW chest rig, or Esstac Daeodon panel. The PC18 does not come with QASM buckles installed since our own front panels and chest rigs use G-hooks.
Velcro One-Wrap
We use One-Wrap instead of the common closed elastic band loops for cable/tube/antennae management. One-Wrap is super easy and fast to use and does not require you to disconnect plugs from your comms and valves from your hydration tubes. Just open up the wrap, place whatever you want to attach to it in place, and roll it up.
Cummerbund hook-and-loop attachment
We chose hook-and-loop for the cummerbund attachment for the simple reason that this offers the most options for the end-user to run their PC18 with different brands and manufacturers' cummerbunds. To attach the PALS webbing cummerbund, we use a simple and reliable hook-and-loop shock cord adapter.
Hook-and-loop hanging accessories
The plate bag bottom openings follow the industry-standard construction style. This makes the PC18 compatible with the multitude of different hook-and-loop attachable hang mounted accessories out these, such as the Ferro Concepts Dangler and Haley Strategic Multi-Mission Hanger. And of course our very own Särmä TST Hanger Utility Pouch.
Shipping & returns
Deliveries: For delivery within Japan, you can choose between DHL, Posti. Shipping costs starting from €14.99.
Returns: 100-day return window. You'll need to cover the return postage yourself. Some items (food, opened hygiene products, made-to-order/personalised items) can't be returned.
Read our shipping policy here and our return policy here.
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