GenuineGerman

Definitely function over fashion. I want something to carry spare gas, bb’s, mags, hydration and maybe some clackey. Don’t want to have to go back to safe area to rebomb and recharge mags 

Either of the aforementioned would be fine for that, though it's worth putting some thought into how you're countering how back heavy that rig is going to become. Having the rear continuously wanting to pull the front bag gets extremely irritating/uncomfortable very quickly. The easiest quick fix would running a foam dummy plate in the rear plate bag (because the weight is coming from all the gubbins on your back), and a weighted training plate in the front as a counter weight.

Stuff I'm sure you'll figure out on your own as you tweak things, but felt worth mentioning ahead of time. I very much run more minimal, but that's come from years of playing and knowing what I do and don't use on average.

That being:

• 5 150ish rnd midcaps (1 in RIF, 4 on front of PC/chest rig)
• 3 pistol mags (2 on belt, 1 in RIF), truthfully with the amount I use my pistol outside of CQB I could drop this to just the mag in the RIF and notice no real difference
• AR style speedloader (450-ish rounds, in either utility or dangler pouch)
• Ammo sock/pouch thing with extra BBs in it (utility pouch)
• Spare battery (in utility pouch)
• Bottle of water (usually in dangler pouch)

Even listing it out like that I feel like I'm carrying too much for what I need 😅. But I'm also not against having to go back to a safezone to top up things if I absolutely need to, though that set up is usually more than enough to get me to lunch time. YMMV, I always land on I'd rather carry less and go back to a safe zone if I need to versus carrying a bunch of extra crap I might never need.

Good point about the weight. I’m not looking for something that is massive and I don’t plan on carrying too much however your experience has made me rethink if I do actually need one. Made for now I will leave it unless a cheap one comes along. Cheers mate