The vest isnt so bad any more. They are much lighter and more flexible than they used to be, and the new miracle fabric T shirts help considerably with the moisture transfer away from the skin.
My belt carries , clockwise from the buckle: Taser, a double mag pouch with two .40 cal Sig 226 mags, a cellphone pouch and Smartphone, my Motorola XTS 5000, Stinger in case, baton ring (OK I am old fashioned), nitrile glove pouch then a space from kidney to kidney, because I cannot stand stuff poking my back in the car. From the buckle around the other way, can of OC in case, cuffs on a keeper, P226 in a
level 3 Holster, ASP in a case,and a cuff case,
Clipped to my vest is a Sig 239 .40, spare mag in a hip pocket. A Benchmade Styker is clipped in my offside front pants pocket.
Very few departments other than a few on the Left Coast, use LBE because of the danger in a scuffle. A big guy can grab your suspenders and spin you like a top.
I am too damned old for foot pursuits, let Kevin CW do that. As a supervisor it is important that I carry what my men and women carry. ALL told, with pocket contents, about 19 or 20 lbs.
With all that gear, and the vest, I can't feel the seatbelt, so more than once I have about strangled myself piling out of the car without unclipping the seatbelt. All old cops have sore backs, knees, and feet. THrow in more than a few rotator cuffs, too. I have had three knee surgeries and one shoulder surgery. It's still the most fun job in the world. Been doing it for almost 36 years now. John