DR-1 Commander

I’m a big guy and was needing something I could wear easily in a hasty search or keep my radios in front of me. This pack does the trick. I recommended it to all my team mates.

Comfortable for 12 hours carrying 2 radios, spare radio battery, 12000 mAh battery pack, half size notebook, 20 sheets of half folded 8.5x11 paper, a couple pens, and charging cables. Distributed weight very well across mid to upper back, and kept the load off the top of the shoulders and neck. Doubled as a place to tuck my hands. Adjustments for shoulder harness keep the pack from dropping when bending over. Seems it would fit mens small to XL well. Much better alternative than fanny packs, satchels, belt based radio holders for accessibility, size, weight distribution, etc. stays well out of the way. For obvious reasons, I’d recommend a PTT mic for the radios, for example: https://www.amazon.com/Retevis-Acoustic-Earpiece-Headset-Kenwood/dp/B00MHPCXG0

I only carry a radio in this occasionally. I always carry my GPS and compass in the radio/device pouches. I store a notepad, marking ribbon, and other misc stuff in the main pouch. I have belt pockets on my pack, but this is so much easier to get to. I'd give it five stars, but the radio pouches could be a little bit bigger for easier access. The retaining straps to the job well, so the pockets do not need to be so snug. It is very easy to accidentally key the mike when wrestling the radio from a pouch.

I use this when I am working as a corner marshal. I Keep the UHF radio in one holster and first aid gear in the second holster. Inside the pouch I keep my notebook, extra pens and a weather radio. With the radio up high I don't have to worry about bumping it like I did when I wore it on my hip. Also the controls are very convenient. Be careful for radios with side connectors that the holster does not interfere with them. I use A Motorola Digital UHF radio that fits fine. It has teh M7 type connector.

Harness would not hold my BKR 5000Pouches were to small

I carry two radios and a flip phone in this harness daily and absolutely love the way it carries the weight and keeps the antennae out of my face. I use 18" whip antemnae with my VHF and DMR radios. The angled carry mounts keep them from poking my eyes. The internal pocket holds the antennae when not in use by having space to bend them into an arc. I also put extra batteries and a Pi-Star DMR gateway in the same pocket. This rig has turned our to be my go-to rig for daily carry for emcomm use.

Absolutely killer chest harness. A bit hot during the day, but it will also keep you a bit warmer at night so its a double edge sword there but it is so nice over all! Holds my fire radio, a backup ham radio and a medium flashlight on the front and your maps, IRPG and notebook etc in the inner pocket. You could also put your phone and wallet inside if you want your pockets empty. Love it.

The item seems well made, but I haven't tested it in actual use because as soon as I took it out of the packaging, I saw that it has some serious basic design flaws. The lesser of these is that the straps are far too short, so the item is completely unsuitable for anyone with a large chest. Amazon doesn't sell the long strap kit, and even if they did, given the cost of the item, they should be included. Honestly I half expected this and was prepared to modify the straps myself to add longer ones. However the straps aren't the worst problem. The much larger issue is that the radio pockets are far too small and the elastic they're made from is too tight. Neither of my ham radios will fit into them without significant effort to insert them. The time it takes is far too much to ask; the radios should slide in and out so they can be adjusted quickly when needed. The elastic shouldn't be so tight, or shouldn't be elastic at all. The strap over the top of the radio should hold them in, not the tightness of the pocket. Honestly it's so tight I fear it could actually depress one of the side buttons on a radio. Speaking of the strap that holds the radio in, the design fails in another way: the strap is attached to the inside of the pocket and makes inserting a radio with a belt clip that much harder because the belt clip catches on the strap. So you have to hold the tight elastic open and hold the strap out of the way while inserting the radio; best done with 3 hands. I am going to return the product and try something else.