DR-1 Commander Dual Radio Chest Harness

As a volunteer SAR member this has helped to free my hands up. I put one radio, my GPS and my leatherman raptor scissors in the Outer pockets and then I have room for my notebooks, compass, safety glasses, whistle, flag tape and a spare pair of gloves in the inside pocket. Fits well around the body (although as a woman we always struggle with it fitting well around our chest). I would highly recommend for SAR members.

Awesome harness but soon as I opened it the snap button broke but I dont use the buttons anyways so doesnt matter

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.

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.

i got this because i now need 2 radios while working music festivals and i gotta say it kinda sucks. having both radios right up on your chest doesnt allow you to get up close or personal to anything. hard to pick things up and carry, and the antennas on larger radios are basically right up in your face. the material is decent, i just cant find a practical application for this vest. i traded it for a full size tac vest that is eons better. they are priced the same as well