More on Crye Precision and Condor Tactical Gear
BY Herschel Smith
17 hours, 55 minutes ago
Big Country Expat observes the following about Crye Precision.
Me and Lil Country went ‘all in’ so to speak on the equipment back in 2004/2005 as contractors.
After all, we wanted to stay alive amiright?It (Crye) was, according to our SF and SEAL contacts ‘the best of the best of the best’
So, of course we bought into it…………plus we had the $$$ that Crye costs.More the fool sez I
Bro………..
Within 4 months we sought NEW gear as the CC (CryeCrap) as we’d found it was worthlessThe stuff fell apart… stitching sucked… it rotted away… Our plate carriers wore out… plates falling out…it was shit… it fell apart under summer and heat related (i.e. HEAVY sweat related times) I ended up with (and you’re going to laugh your ass off) with a fucking airsoft level plate carrier that I paid what? Like $200 for as opposed to the $600 plus for the utterly worthless CryeCrap we’d bought. That Airsoft ‘crap’ lasted for 4 years, and NEVER let me down… in fact THAT gear is now the WIFE’S gear as she’s NOT supposed to be ‘first line defense/offense’ but have gear I know I cant trust…
The f*cking airsoft ‘grade’ plate carrier outperformed the Crye gear for two f’n years
After that experience, I never want to hear from ANY guntoober or gear reviewer who has not had to use the gear they’re reviewing online EVER. It’s waaaaaaaaaaaaay different when you depend on your gear keeping you alive donchaknow?
And as another thing? My primary backpack?
The same Condor 3 day, and I’ve had it since 2007. I STILL use it
This’s a IRL experience with “CryeCrap”
And Joe observes this.
condor makes some good stuff and they have an “elite” line and it’s just as good as any of those top brand names…they have a battle/range belt with a real cobra buckle that was cheap 2 years ago…it’s now almost $100 but still worth it in my opinion…only draw back is velcro is backwards so you can’t use another brand under belt…but overall, they make decent/good stuff…
Something about Crye Precision turned me off when I looked at them years ago.
I embedded a video about Condor 3-Day Assault Packs in that video (good advertising for Condor) and also stumbled across this video (funny how YT does that isn’t it?).
This is so much advertising for Condor they should send me a 3-Day Assault Pack for review.
On May 21, 2025 at 8:06 am, george 1 said:
Lot’s of people turn up their nose concerning Condor gear. Except those who actually use it. Condor gear, from what I have observed, may not have the most precise stitching however it is pretty good quality and lasts a good long time.
When price is considered it seems a very good value. My favorite manufacturer for kit like this is U.S. Grunt Gear.