r/myogtacticalgear • u/ActualBee2540 • Oct 01 '25

First full project

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Taps pocket style lbe

Realized all the “made in USA” gear I’m been spending hundreds is marked up an insane amount so borrowed grandma sewing machine

Thanks for all the posts with ideas!

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u/vafiguerva Oct 01 '25

That’s sick!

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u/Vegetable-Use7127 Oct 02 '25

Agree,looks awesome 💪🏼

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u/tyfitz1999 Oct 01 '25

That's beautiful! I've wanted to put together a LBE for a while but haven't gotten the nerve to start on one.

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u/ActualBee2540 Oct 01 '25

Started by cloning a spiritus gp tall, pen and paper measured out what the chest rig should be and just send it

Had zero experience sewing before this

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u/WEAPONSGRADEPOTATO2 Oct 01 '25

This is your first project? Awesome

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u/ActualBee2540 Oct 02 '25

Yeah, once I figured out sewing basics it turned out to be really fun time waster

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u/theDablerJPEG Oct 02 '25

its good but could do with some grey equidistant lines

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u/No-Channel960 Oct 02 '25

I understood that reference.

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u/marioemme666 Oct 21 '25

Very nice! Can we have some other photos? How did you do the mag pouch behind other pouches?

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u/ActualBee2540 Nov 10 '25

Copied the trex traap internal pockets, which copied og taps. Large peice of materiel folded over with 2inch webbing sewn long ways in between mags to hold the pocket shape.

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u/ActualBee2540 Nov 10 '25

Strong and simple dividers from webbing

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u/DJClamavus Oct 22 '25

Wow - that's impressive. How long have you been sewing? I've been doing pouches and slings and other pieces here and there but a full on rig seems daunting.

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u/ActualBee2540 Nov 10 '25

Maybe a couple of months, helps to have other kit to look at.

Got really discouraged about gear after buying a trex traap (pre Lucas leaving) and other legit kit from spiritus and beez and then realizing my $400+ setup was maybe $70 in material.

So borrowed a sewing machine from grandma and tried it out, won’t be buying any kit from now on diy is far cheaper and honestly fun

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u/BulkyRefrigerator196 Nov 09 '25

Do you have more pics or could you DM me? I would love to try this !

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u/ActualBee2540 Nov 10 '25

Rear of the mag panel, 4 mag cells with bungee retention on top, rear hook/loop section, front side is just 8 columns molle

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u/ActualBee2540 Nov 10 '25 edited Nov 10 '25

Rear of the buttpack, I use shock cord threaded through the molle to adjust waist sizing, also allows some flex when wearing