Patreon Exclusive : What I'm Bringing To Appalachian Conquest
Full 3-Line Kit Break Down + Insider Look On My Conceptual Combat Satchel/Day Pack Combo...
2025-06-23 00:57:23 +0000 UTC View Post
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Plate Carrier W/Belt Kit Initial Synopsis
Spent the weekend out in rugged country testing my latest loadout, and it pushed me in all the right ways. The terrain was no joke—nonstop hills, uneven footing, and multiple water crossings that kept us soaked from the start. We kicked off the first mile under night vision, which forced a slower, more deliberate pace. Switched to white light after that as the terrain demanded more visual clarity and hiked a second mile before setting up camp for the night. Due to heavy rain making the terrian slippery and a member without the aid of night vision, we decided to use white light for safety purposes. The next day, we covered six more miles of steep, punishing ground.
I wore my Level IV RMA plates in a Temu ATACS FG plate carrier, layered over my web gear, and ran a 25lb ruck on top. I wanted to simulate realistic loadout conditions for the upcoming Appalachian Conquest FTX. I also broke in a pair of Xero minimalist ultralight shoes—brand new, straight out of the box. And while they weren’t perfect in wet conditions (water pooled up inside and drainage was poor), they offered something surprising: unmatched terrain feel. For the first time, my feet were molding to the landscape in a way I’ve never experienced with boots. They tore on the outside almost immediately and reeked by day’s end, but in terms of grip, balance, and flexibility, they’re a contender—at least in dry conditions.
A strange new factor cropped up on inclines: a chest pressure that felt like heartburn. I’m chalking it up to the plate carrier compressing my chest under load because it never slowed me down or affected performance—but it was uncomfortable. Might be a sign to revisit plate positioning or spacing before longer hauls. Physically, though, I stayed strong and never lagged behind the group. My fitness is where I want it to be, and this trip confirmed that. While I could have put my plates inside of my rucksack, I wanted to push and see how far and hard I could run with my plate carrier on constantly.
Biggest takeaway? Running my plate carrier over the belt kit is probably going to be my standard setup going forward. It's balanced, streamlined, and allows me to scale up or down depending on the mission.
Slippin Jimmy
Some Xray Alpha Warmup Drill to get some rounds down over the weekend.
2025-03-09 21:46:59 +0000 UTC View PostCheck Yo Corners Gangsta
Randomized Shoot/No Shoot Blank Fire CQB training with some outdoor plinking. Quick lil edit
2025-02-18 20:40:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Refuse to Rust
Some footage over the past couple weekends as I prepped for the LTAC Night Fighter Challenge. Video on that coming out extremely soon.
2025-02-12 22:10:55 +0000 UTC View PostPistol Range Day - MXAD Drill Modified
Inspired by MXAD X-Ray Alpha Drill. Trying to get better at using a pistol and will be a heavy focus going into 2025.
2024-12-30 01:56:21 +0000 UTC View Post2025 Goals & Aspirations
2024 was quite a glow-up for myself. Physically I have become stronger than I have ever before. Spiritually I have gone deeper than I have ever before. Mentally I've become more mature and resilient. My network has seen insane exponential growth. The quality and seriousness of my training has reached a level I never thought possible. Materially I've never been more prepared and I near high echelon levels of gear and equipment for soldiering. I head into 2025 with such high hopes. I thank all of you patrons who have made a lot of this possible with your financial contributions and support. With the self-glazing out of the way its a time to recenter and look ahead. I want to continue to work on everything I have been already working on and continue to grow, but I think my next push I want to head towards will be attending a few classes this year. I'm already planning to attend a TCCC class in a few months along with a Land Navigation class. Been looking into Jiu Jitsu gyms near me and wish to get into a new combat sport. With Patreon as a stream of secondary income attending these classes has become more economically viable. So far, with no official training or classes, I feel confident and comfortable in various environments and tasks. I firmly believe a highly motivated individual with limited resources is more than capable of learning the basics with the resources online. I am somewhat hesitant taking certain classes as having a framework in most fields I'm not sure if all classes would go into the depth I would want them. One thing classes will do for me is give a better indication how vital they are for training development. This is my main goal for 2025, Let me know what you all think and some of your 2025 goals.
God Bless, AATH
2024-12-12 22:34:00 +0000 UTC View PostThanksgiving Day Flat Range Tomfoolery
Raw Footage Of Some Shooting Drills I did Today.
2024-11-29 00:55:02 +0000 UTC View Post