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Upgrade your MBAV to a AVS and if you decide to go with backers or SA plates swap out for the standard plate bags
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Mine are Velocity Systems, I got 'em from OPT, didn't have any problems getting 'em at the time, though they look to be out of stock at the moment:
http://www.optactical.com/vesymbleiiso.html
ETA: It looks like only the S/M are OOS, the L/XL are in stock. Might be getting rid of mine soon and/or trading them for plate backers depending on what I end up deciding on to replace my MBAV...
~Augee
Upgrade your MBAV to a AVS and if you decide to go with backers or SA plates swap out for the standard plate bags
An MBAV AVS is definitely a contender, though I'm also considering just biting the bullet and getting a CPC and JPC. I "get" modular, but when it comes to body armor, I'm not sure I "buy" modular, I rarely, if ever switch things out, most of the time I'd rather just have a second vest set up differently, rather than trying to mess around with swapping stuff, placards, swift clips, etc.
The biggest attraction of the AVS besides that is that I could buy it piece by piece, offsetting the cost compared to the CPC, and I could keep/continue to use my MBAV inserts.
That being said, every indication I've seen is that the CPC is the more comfortable and stable of the two.
Also, while the ESBI (ESAPI side-plates) are often "quoted" as being 6x8", they're really probably closer to 7x8".
A lot of side plate pockets that claim that they will fit 6x6" or 6x8" plates were designed for the thin, standalone MSAPs, and if they're tight (like on the Eagle MBAV/EPC), the ESBIs will not fit in them.
I personally prefer to use my 6x6" MSAP side plates, as I find them small and thin enough to be used/worn pretty much full-time, the ESBIs I'm not a big fan of, but I'm a smaller guy, and they're supposed to be "one size fits all," though, as DocBach mentioned, using XS ESAPIs for XL and above IOTVs is an acknowledged option subject to commander's discretion.
~Augee