Single Sword
Single Sword: Plate Carriers, Battle Belts and Combat Boots
Single Sword is worth a look primarily for gear: plate carriers with a ready set of pouches, battle belts and nubuck combat boots. There is also winter field clothing, such as softshell suits and jackets with synthetic insulation and a fleece-lined pea coat, as well as a sleeping bag that opens into a blanket, fleece jackets and summer field caps with velcro adjustment.
Single Sword Plate Carrier: What to Check
The key feature of these plate carriers is a four-point quick release: during evacuation or when giving first aid, the carrier comes off in one motion. The seven-pouch version already includes four magazine pouches, two radio pouches and a large one for a medical kit, while the six-pouch version adds a groin protector for the lower abdomen.
The front and back panels have MOLLE webbing for your own modules, and width and height adjustment tune the fit to your build. Before buying, check your armor plate size against the carrier's plate pockets; on the version with a groin protector, the cummerbunds have pockets for side ballistic inserts.
Battle Belts: Weight on the Hips, Not the Shoulders
Single Sword battle belts and harnesses shift the main load to your hips, and X-shaped straps across the back keep the belt from sliding down. The belt comes with magazine and medical pouches, has MOLLE for extra modules and a front quick-release buckle, so it comes off in seconds. If you wear it with a plate carrier, arrange the magazines so the belt pouches do not press into the bottom edge of the plate when you bend over.
Boots and Winter Clothing for the Field
The SS611BJ tactical combat boots combine nubuck with Cordura inserts and have heat-hardened toe and heel caps, a membrane and a molded rubber sole attached by direct injection. Clean nubuck with a dry brush, treat it with a nubuck protector and dry the pair away from radiators.
For the cold, there are softshell winter tactical suits with synthetic insulation: the pants on suspenders stay up and shield the lower back from wind. The blanket-style sleeping bag with hollow-fiber fill unzips along the side and lies flat like an ordinary blanket.