{"id":351,"date":"2012-02-03T09:29:56","date_gmt":"2012-02-03T14:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=351"},"modified":"2012-11-05T09:52:04","modified_gmt":"2012-11-05T14:52:04","slug":"voodoo-tactical-armor-carrier-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/?p=351","title":{"rendered":"Voodoo Tactical Armor Carrier Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Despite the fact that the trunk of my Crown Victoria Police Interceptor resembles a scaled down version of our Tactical Room, I have gone out and bought a Voodoo Tactical 20-8399 Plate Carrier to add some serious protection to my kit.<\/p>\n

Bailout bags are all the rage. I prefer a bailout load-bearing vest for patrol work, for that time when you need extra ammo, medical equipment, and basic tools in a critical incident.\u00a0 I\u2019m now going up the ante and say an armor plate carrier is the best bet of all three options.<\/p>\n

When working the street, we wear soft body armor.\u00a0 It should be NIJ Standard 0101.06 Level IIIa.\u00a0 The armor is accompanied by a duty belt, upon which we hang a handgun, ammunition, and all the other toys.<\/p>\n

In an active shooter or similar scenario, law enforcement is duty bound to respond and stop the killing.\u00a0 We must arrive quickly, but be ready for any threat.\u00a0 These two concepts are in conflict.\u00a0 \u201cQuick\u201d and \u201cready\u201d compromise each other.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Since we are already wearing body armor and have the gun-belt on, I believe a MOLLE equipped rifle plate carrier with utility pouches will add a fast layer of specific protection over an officer\u2019s duty uniform.\u00a0 In this case, Quick = Ready.<\/p>\n

I picked up the Voodoo Tactical Plate Carrier for under $100.00 from an on-line retailer.\u00a0 I threaded on a quad pouch for my AR-15 magazines.\u00a0 I have a medical pouch that will fit at seven o\u2019clock on the back.\u00a0 A 6\u201d X 6\u201d utility pouch will ride up front at two o\u2019clock.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m lucky to have two lightweight Protech Level III 10\u201d X 12\u201d ballistic plates that fit snugly into the Voodoo carrier.\u00a0 The Voodoo carrier is roomy enough for both soft body armor and rifle plates.\u00a0 I know.\u00a0 As a test, I loaded mine up with front and back soft panels and front and back hard plates.<\/p>\n

There are two rectangular side holders under the arms for smaller plates, should you desire more lethal coverage.\u00a0 For my final set-up, I inserted the rifle plates into their compartments.\u00a0 In each side holder, I placed a soft body armor trauma plate, just for insurance.<\/p>\n

I have a medium frame.\u00a0 The Voodoo plate carrier pushes the limit of size for me.\u00a0 It seems to run in the medium-large-nearly XL range.\u00a0 It has lots of Velcro and straps to adjust the rig to your particular dimensions.<\/p>\n

Other features include an inner support elastic waistband, padded waist and shoulder supports, and hook and loop areas on the chest and back for department patches.<\/p>\n

The 20-8399 Voodoo armor carrier is well made, and the MOLLE stitching seems even and sturdy.\u00a0 The construction values may be overkill, as I won\u2019t be wearing this carrier that often (crossed fingers).\u00a0 But it will get some hard knocks and abrasions in the whirlpool of junk in my Crown Vic\u2019s trunk.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I have been on the downrange end of an angry man\u2019s gun…more than once in 24 years on the job.\u00a0 Since that gun has been a rifle on several occasions, I think having at least Level III plates prudent.<\/p>\n

I know–rifle protection is not cheap, but technology is always changing.\u00a0 As an example, Armored Mobility, Inc markets their SAPI-3 10\u201d X 12\u201d Level III plates, which tip the scales at 3 lbs, for just $425.00.<\/p>\n

That is half what you would pay for similar armor a few years ago.\u00a0 SAPI-3\u2019s are not stand-alone, but are recommended to work in conjunction with IIIa panels, which you would be wearing anyway.\u00a0 There are other armor options.\u00a0 I bring this one up because I got a look at AMI\u2019s SAPI-3 at SHOT Show 2012 and liked it.<\/p>\n

The Voodoo Tactical Armor Carrier now resides in my cruiser.\u00a0 I am very satisfied with my SHTF armored vest, at least until the personal electronic force field comes along.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Randall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Despite the fact that the trunk of my Crown Victoria Police Interceptor resembles a scaled down version of our Tactical Room, I have gone out and bought a Voodoo Tactical 20-8399 Plate Carrier to add some serious protection to my kit. Bailout bags are all the rage. I prefer a bailout load-bearing vest for patrol work, for that time when you need extra ammo, medical equipment, and basic tools in a critical incident.\u00a0 I\u2019m now going up the ante and say an armor plate carrier is the best bet of all three options. When working the street, we wear soft body armor.\u00a0 It should be NIJ Standard 0101.06 Level IIIa.\u00a0 … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4,3,10],"tags":[39,38,37],"class_list":["post-351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-officer-safety","category-shot-show","category-street","tag-armor-carrier","tag-tactical","tag-voodoo"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p28xkp-5F","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=351"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1549,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351\/revisions\/1549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thinblueflorida.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}