Spiritus Systems Micro fight Mk5 & The Thing 2: GSK Review
Channel: Good Sir Knight
Date: 25/02/2023

Spiritus has been up to quite a bit of designing since the last video I did on them. My active duty buddy was kind enough to let me borrow some of his gear to film this review. The MK5 actually has a lot of similar design choices that remind me of the Coyote Tactical STOMP medical pouch. Going with a molle front is also a solid choice to allow people to run BFG 10 speed mag pouches.

The Thing 2 is certainly interesting. I'm not personally a fan of the radio pouches being under  the main body of the chest rig, as this was a similar design choice we see with a lot of crye gear and it generally just jams the radio into your ribs with a vengeance. I do like that you can swap in a D3CRM without much trouble to make a hybrid kit, and those tend to be pretty sick.

On a contrary point, I do like how the two side pouches my buddy selected have a close space for mag pouches that sits under the larger compartments. This is actually pretty comfortable and useful as it's on top of the chest rig frame instead of under it. Personally I'd rather place a radio in one of these pockets instead of the ones on the rig underside.

It's certainly an interesting idea to be able to expand out a micro fight into a full sized chest rig, but I think I ultimately just prefer chest rigs with a set configuration, like the LBT 1961 or the Pattern 83 Battle Jacket.

In closing, I think the MK5 is a pretty cool upgrade from the MK3 I used previously. If I still had any micro chest rigs, I'd certainly consider The Thing 2 as an option for carrying a bit more.

Cheers

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