Originally Posted by
USMC03
For uniform patrol go WITHOUT the cumberbun. The cumberbun can be a pain to don at times, can take longer to don, depending on your body size and shape the cumberbun can interfer with your draw stroke (pistol) and may interfer with access to other items on your Sam Brown belt (ie. radio, peper spray, hand cuffs, baton, etc).
I have used both. For active shooter, patrol first responder, etc. the cumberbun is more of a liability than an assett.
I went from a non-cumberbun to a cumberbun, but I use my plate carrier for SWAT duties and the non-cumberbun model didn't afford me the real estate I needed for mission essencial gear (ie. I put my radio, pistol mag pouches, carbine mag pouches, med kit, flash bangs, water, etc, etc, etc. on the plate carrier).
A first responder either won't carry many of these items (flash bangs, etc) or have the gear on his Sam Brown belt (ie. pepper spray, taser, radio, pistol mag pouches, etc). A first responder is generally only going to have water, med kit, rifle mags, and possibly a misc pouch on his plate carrier. Thus doesn't need the real estate that the cumberbun affords, plus once you start putting things on the cumberbun it restricts access to gear on your Sam Brown belt.
Just my experiences, your milage may vary.
Take care and stay safe,
Jeff
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