Comments on: How to Build a Tactical Gear Stand

By: Jon

Jon — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 22:39:54 +0000

I used one of these on my first rotation thru Iraq and have wanted to build one ever since but I couldn’t remember exactly how it was built. I was cleaning out my “War Room” where I have a Woodland Camo IBA, Coyote Tan Paraclyte, ACU RBAV and now a Multicam plate carrier and decided it was time to build an armor/ trophy room. Went down to Lowe’s and got the same answer you got…”Our saw is too small”. Then went over to Home Depot and they cut it all down to the dimensions I wanted. Thanks for the DIY.

By: Dr. Gerald Montgomery

Dr. Gerald Montgomery — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:44:31 +0000

Guys, you’re invited to visit my website for another tactical gear stand design and photos:

http://www.mocomm.com/tactical/index.html

Only costs about $10 build. It’s easier to mount gear on the stand and the stand itself takes up less floor space than the one described above. If you build one, please send me a photo of your project and I’ll post on my blog. Thanks.

By: Eric S.

Eric S. — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:21:54 +0000

I just built one and added the pics to the ITS Flickr.com page. Thanks for the idea and article.
I ended up using a pre-cut 4×4 rail post that they have at Home Depot. It has a notch at the bottom which you cut off and its the perfect height. Its also “finished” at the top with a design cut in it.

By: Nathan Reim

Nathan Reim — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:19:39 +0000

I like my big cast iron 10th Mountain Division one but these are the kind we made. Very nice work.

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By: ITS Admin

ITS Admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:16:55 +0000

Zach, as long as you spend the time sanding you won’t have to worry about splinters :)
As far as storing armor, soft armor should be stored flat to avoid wrinkles. We’ll have an article soon on storing armor.

Thanks for the comment!

By: Zach

Zach — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:30:21 +0000

Any problems with splinters from one of these?

Also, I recall reading that storing armor vertically somehow reduced its effectiveness; is that only for soft armor, and is it even true?

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:02:01 +0000

Awesome article; I’ve seen these before but never got around to building one. Saw the article on saturday and had it built on saturday.

Do you have some recommended dimensions for the warbelt addition?

And, +1 for a followup article on how to make a primary weapon stand like the link to the MM article.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 23:51:39 +0000

Great article. I used one of these for months in Iraq and cannot stress enough how important it is to use the screws vs. nails. These things are naturally top heavy and the inevitable swaying when you load and unload the stand will work nails loose. With good screws in place that doesn’t happen.