r/tacticalgear is a subreddit with 317k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses hate, struggling, worst, belt, and hard time, and they frequently recommend/review battle belt, plate carrier, and chest rig.
Subreddit for both professional and civilian tactical gear.
Popular Themes in r/tacticalgear
#1
Solution Requests
: "Plate carrier and Belt"
4 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Looking for advice for helmet +Nvg"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Your camo plate carriers bore me"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/tacticalgear
#1
Hate
16 posts
#2
Struggling
15 posts
#3
Worst
7 posts
#4
Belt
: "What type of Belt are you using?"
3 posts
#5
Hard Time
2 posts
#6
Plate
2 posts
#7
Tired
2 posts
#8
Rucking Boots
: "Rucking Boots | GoRuck MACV-1 vs OTB M-CARBON 8"
2 posts
#9
Chest Rig
1 post
#10
Field Top
1 post
Products Discussed in r/tacticalgear
Battle Belt
339 reviews
#1
AWS
4.6★ from 44 reviews
#2
Blue Alpha
4.6★ from 29 reviews
#3
Blue Alpha Gear
4.4★ from 24 reviews
Plate Carrier
183 reviews
#1
Crye
4.6★ from 52 reviews
#2
Agilite
4.3★ from 7 reviews
#3
Warrior Assault Systems
4.3★ from 7 reviews
Chest Rig
169 reviews
#1
Haley Strategic
4.5★ from 11 reviews
#2
Spiritus
4.4★ from 9 reviews
#3
TAPS
4.3★ from 6 reviews
Flair Used in r/tacticalgear
#1
Gear/Equipment
: "Your camo plate carriers bore me"
15 posts
#2
Question
: "Genuine or fake Blackhawk! Spec ops holster?"
14 posts
#3
Plate Carrier/Body Armor
: "NIJ 0101.07 Standard is finally in effect"
7 posts
#4
Recommendations
: "Looking for a parka/smock/cold weather top"
7 posts
#5
Other
: "Are we serious"
3 posts
#6
Clothing
: "Surplus Austrian Kaz 03 works very well with ranger green gear."
1 post
#7
Training
: "Anybody out training in 106 degrees ?"
1 post
#8
Weapons/Tactics
: "I need to find some friends to do this with"
1 post
Member Growth in r/tacticalgear
Yearly
+24k members(8.3%)
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Last updated: July 6, 2026