A chest rig is a piece of tactical gear consisting of multiple pouches that is worn on the upper body to hold various items, such as magazines, walkie-talkie, combat knife, and other useful tools. Typically strapped on using a harness system. It is separate from any clothing article. Intially designed for military and police during combat, chest rig has been adopted for civilian use - especially ones designed with a single pouch.

How to distinguish

Chest rig. Pouches are separate from clothing article, situated on the torso/chest.

Load bearing vest. Pouches are integrated with the tactical vest.

Load bearing equipment. Situated around the waist, the gear may consist more than just ammunition pouches.

See also

• holster
• military uniform
• bulletproof vest
• scabbard
• sheath
• tactical clothes