"For anybody who wears armor, Armor Grip is ABSOLUTELY the way to go. I was skeptical, so I brought my CIRAS to the demo (Large Carrier, Large PPI BALCS IIIA soft panels, XL E-SAPIs with Side SAPIs). Mel eyeballed the fit (he's like a Hong Kong Tailor that way), put some weight in and we strapped the pack on. The fit was as good as any Kifaru pack, and the waist belt worked as well as ever. I went for a trot around the Demo site, jumped around a bit and even did a drop or two into the prone. The pack never budged. I did all this WITHOUT my war belt (in my case a heavily-laden Crye Blast Belt--configured for dismounted Instructor/O-C/RSO duties--with suspenders). Over Mel's protest, I put my belt on and put the pack back on. Even with my "hot mess" of a war belt, the AG worked just as well, at least for short/medium duration dismounted movements. For long moves, a better solution may be to refine the war belt load to ensure that the AG's Hip Belt can do its job, or move essentials from the war belt to MOLLE pouches on the AG's belt and stow the belt in the pack or in a Pod). For those concerned that the "smallest" pack available in an Armor Grip is Navigator-sized, it's worth noting that the AG Hauler frame is small and light, and has attachment points for an E&E, a Claymore and a CLS bag or Pod for a compact, modular, customized, mission-specific setup. Short story long, the AG is typical of the thought that the folks at Kifaru put into everything they do."

from the Kifaru Message Board