Well, other than it being all tacti-cool in aesthetics, standard baby gear is not as well arranged as what’s in the picture.
That gear in the pic would let you carry the baby stuff with your hands free and able to actually take care of an infant out and about. Waaay better than the usual shoulder sling or backpack options, and absurdly better than the kinds meant to be carried by hand.
There’s a reason surplus gear used to be wildly popular. It was mostly designed to work. It would be better than what you could get outside of a surplus store, even when what you were getting was years out of date and current issue was better. With companies making stuff that’s built with stuff like molle in mind, following principles that make what’s being carried leave hands free but be reasonably accessible, shit just works better, even though it looks ugly.
If I’m toting an infant around, I don’t need pretty, I need comfortable and capable.
Right? This is a perfect application for tactical gear. Modular, expandable, easily accessible storage is ideal for baby gear. This just looks a little dumb because it doesn’t show any attachments.
Legit though, I used to have to carry similar supplies (minus the actual diapers and infant) for my job, and it was really hard to find things that were durable, well compartmentalized, had good capacity and could be cleaned relatively easy.
Towards the end of my working years, that kind of “military inspired” stuff started showing up, and it really did beat the pants off of other options I had been using.
It was super nice to be able to really organize all the ppe, wipes, gloves, spare pads, etc I had to tote around to patients. Not that nothing else worked, it just didn’t work as well.
I felt like a moron with the whole tacticool vibe, but not enough to switch back lol
I remember ordering stuff back around 2008/9 off eBay. I always went with black. Even now it’s still cheaper for the mil stuff than actual work bags. Like shit I’m shopping for a new rolling toolbox and base price for most are like 200 for basic shit
Yeah, molle rocks. The bag I had when I was working, I kept gloves and wipes in two front pouches I could swap out fast. I’d have multiples prepped so I could grab and go, stick them on and be out the door faster. Super nice when I would have multiple patients and something messy happened, or I’d need to resupply at home. Take care of the prep once a week or so assembly line style and spend less time not getting paid to do work stuff.
Baby supplies are really similar, and a parent of an infant is going to have similar time issues (for different reasons).
Women’s apparel notoriously often lacks any pockets. At least historically. Not sure if there is a connection with the standard baby gear but an odd coincidence regardless.
I’m sure there are advantages to the “baby on your chest” design vs. other designs. But, that’s not what people are commenting on. They’re commenting on the tacti-cool suburban ninja elements.
Like, the loops on the front of the carrier. Real police and soldiers use those to carry items like flashlights, guns, knives, extra magazines, etc:
First of all, hubby at the Wal*Mart doesn’t need quick access to guns or flashlights. He might need quick access to a wet wipe, but I don’t think they make tactical wet-wipe pouches.
Second of all, The reason that attachment system is useful for body armour is that things are directly on the wearer’s chest. They can look down, see the item they need, and grab it immediately. When the tactical attachment system is on the baby’s back, you can’t look down and see it anymore. You could reach around and fumble for something, but if you’re doing that, why not just put down the tacti-cool shoulder bag and look in it instead?
Finally, surplus gear is great. This isn’t surplus. It’s imitation military gear. Surplus gear is good because it’s actual military gear designed to hold up in harsh environments. In military gear, form follows function. It’s brown because it’s designed to be decent camouflage in many different environments. Brown isn’t going to help hubby hide in the cereal isle at Wal*Mart. It has PALS straps because they’re the best way to attach gear and make it quickly accessible. As I pointed out above, fumbling around behind the baby’s back for something doesn’t serve that same function. The surplus gear is also reasonably durable because soldiers wear it while doing heavy physical activity in harsh environments.
I would imagine that your bog-standard baby carrier is actually going to be reasonably durable for its normal intended use of lugging a baby around. That’s what people buy it for, and if it doesn’t hold up people will buy something else. The size of the straps, the padding, etc. for a standard baby carrier will be one where form follows function. But, this tacti-cool baby gear is probably not durable. The manufacturers know that people buying it will be buying form over function, so they won’t be putting the emphasis on something durable, but on making it look visually similar to army gear. It’s not military surplus, it’s Hot Topic imitation army gear.
Well, other than it being all tacti-cool in aesthetics, standard baby gear is not as well arranged as what’s in the picture.
That gear in the pic would let you carry the baby stuff with your hands free and able to actually take care of an infant out and about. Waaay better than the usual shoulder sling or backpack options, and absurdly better than the kinds meant to be carried by hand.
There’s a reason surplus gear used to be wildly popular. It was mostly designed to work. It would be better than what you could get outside of a surplus store, even when what you were getting was years out of date and current issue was better. With companies making stuff that’s built with stuff like molle in mind, following principles that make what’s being carried leave hands free but be reasonably accessible, shit just works better, even though it looks ugly.
If I’m toting an infant around, I don’t need pretty, I need comfortable and capable.
Someone actually Down voted you for a really good response to the image that was posted. Honestly, there’s nothing wrong with what you said.
It just looks dumb because some men like to cosplay being a soldier too much
ATGE
No idea what that means.
Ah, my old Reddit days showing.
/r/ATGE
Awful Taste but Great Execution
Ooooh yeah forgot about that one
Right? This is a perfect application for tactical gear. Modular, expandable, easily accessible storage is ideal for baby gear. This just looks a little dumb because it doesn’t show any attachments.
It’s just a standard baby holster and a shitty bag. You not got baby holsters where your from? Like what they don’t allow open carry?
Heh, good one.
Legit though, I used to have to carry similar supplies (minus the actual diapers and infant) for my job, and it was really hard to find things that were durable, well compartmentalized, had good capacity and could be cleaned relatively easy.
Towards the end of my working years, that kind of “military inspired” stuff started showing up, and it really did beat the pants off of other options I had been using.
It was super nice to be able to really organize all the ppe, wipes, gloves, spare pads, etc I had to tote around to patients. Not that nothing else worked, it just didn’t work as well.
I felt like a moron with the whole tacticool vibe, but not enough to switch back lol
PPE? Against projectile vomiting? Need iron dome style lasers for that.
You aren’t kidding lol. Projectile diarrhea is even worse imo. And I’ve had both get past ppe before. Not good times
I remember ordering stuff back around 2008/9 off eBay. I always went with black. Even now it’s still cheaper for the mil stuff than actual work bags. Like shit I’m shopping for a new rolling toolbox and base price for most are like 200 for basic shit
All of the molle could actually be incredibly useful in this scenario. You could keep everything you’d conceivably need at hand.
Yeah, molle rocks. The bag I had when I was working, I kept gloves and wipes in two front pouches I could swap out fast. I’d have multiples prepped so I could grab and go, stick them on and be out the door faster. Super nice when I would have multiple patients and something messy happened, or I’d need to resupply at home. Take care of the prep once a week or so assembly line style and spend less time not getting paid to do work stuff.
Baby supplies are really similar, and a parent of an infant is going to have similar time issues (for different reasons).
Modularity is awesome.
Hate the aesthetic but I would have killed for a diaper bag like that.
Women’s apparel notoriously often lacks any pockets. At least historically. Not sure if there is a connection with the standard baby gear but an odd coincidence regardless.
I’m sure there are advantages to the “baby on your chest” design vs. other designs. But, that’s not what people are commenting on. They’re commenting on the tacti-cool suburban ninja elements.
Like, the loops on the front of the carrier. Real police and soldiers use those to carry items like flashlights, guns, knives, extra magazines, etc:
First of all, hubby at the Wal*Mart doesn’t need quick access to guns or flashlights. He might need quick access to a wet wipe, but I don’t think they make tactical wet-wipe pouches.
Second of all, The reason that attachment system is useful for body armour is that things are directly on the wearer’s chest. They can look down, see the item they need, and grab it immediately. When the tactical attachment system is on the baby’s back, you can’t look down and see it anymore. You could reach around and fumble for something, but if you’re doing that, why not just put down the tacti-cool shoulder bag and look in it instead?
Finally, surplus gear is great. This isn’t surplus. It’s imitation military gear. Surplus gear is good because it’s actual military gear designed to hold up in harsh environments. In military gear, form follows function. It’s brown because it’s designed to be decent camouflage in many different environments. Brown isn’t going to help hubby hide in the cereal isle at Wal*Mart. It has PALS straps because they’re the best way to attach gear and make it quickly accessible. As I pointed out above, fumbling around behind the baby’s back for something doesn’t serve that same function. The surplus gear is also reasonably durable because soldiers wear it while doing heavy physical activity in harsh environments.
I would imagine that your bog-standard baby carrier is actually going to be reasonably durable for its normal intended use of lugging a baby around. That’s what people buy it for, and if it doesn’t hold up people will buy something else. The size of the straps, the padding, etc. for a standard baby carrier will be one where form follows function. But, this tacti-cool baby gear is probably not durable. The manufacturers know that people buying it will be buying form over function, so they won’t be putting the emphasis on something durable, but on making it look visually similar to army gear. It’s not military surplus, it’s Hot Topic imitation army gear.
I mean, I referenced the tacticool thing already, but you do you