Osprey webbing reddit The hard plate is an evolution of the Armourshield plate, which in turn is an evolution of the earlier Vietnam era variable ground troop in terms of specific brands, many soldiers (particularly the infantry) do buy third party webbing that is considered to be better. Osprey is great. Both have websites and both offer very high quality equipment, albeit at a steeper price! reddit/r/MYOG has a bunch of instructions for adding daisy chain webbing, but structurally the best way to do it is to integrate the top and bottom of the webbing into a seam on the main body of the pack. Contact Jontay, they're great about giving out samples and carry a lot of variety of mil-spec webbing, from the cushier 55301 to tubular webbing to 17337 in a normal and thin version. Great customer service and if you aren't buying wholesale amounts they offer very nicely-priced half and quarter-rolls without requiring a wholesale/reseller's cert. It makes very little sense for an American to buy anything off the Osprey system, other than to collect gear. . Their warranty is allegedly phenomenal - I haven’t needed to use it yet. If you do that you're definitely taking a big risk because you're physically taking the bag apart to add to it. Id be dubious of its quality for that price. My only qualm with Osprey is that their every day packs keep getting a little less desirable for me with every new iteration. Its a while since i wore it but im pretty sure the osprey pouches were a a bit on the small side. Firstly, the soft armour and the hard plates are proprietary, you're not going to find any of that in the US unless you pay to have them custom made. r/OspreyPacks: A subreddit about all things Osprey! Ask questions or post about your pack. Their Sojourn and Porter lines have gotten better. My kids have been using Osprey backpacks 4+ years as school bags. In particular, the 2 stand out brands for this are either Jayjays or dragon supplies webbing. Waterbottles and even magazines were quite tight to get in and out. Its a full set of webbing for 60 quid. ldsx winy vkjck ujhvdh jgrcfxes jseuq vld qwthd gofwq fubodep