IST BP/W setup

[Packhorse]

I brought in a whole lot of IST stuff for some club members last year.
Included in that lot was several 30 and 50lb wing systems.
I used the 50lb wing for my IDA 71 CCR.

All in all I was very impressed with the gear for the price.
And for what its worth cost price for a full BP/W system was well under $300us wholesale.

 

[X_Ice_X]

Packhorse, tell me something what do you mean with "impressed with the gear for its price"?

I'm asking because I've heard feedbacks that state that Frog wings are exactly the same if not better then Halcyon wings, and are way cheaper.

Would you rate IST wings lower then Halcyon and Frog in terms of quality? Currently it seems to me the big blue H is about paying the brand name, more then the actual gear, and their marketing is also very strong. Probably because the CEO of Halcyon is also the GUE top name...

Anyway we all look for the best deal for our hard earned money and if the IST wings are up there in the same quality level of Frog and Halcyon... I have no reason to spend 800$ in a kit that I can aquired for half the price with a different logo in it.

 

[Blue Sparkle]

Just a belated follow up on your useful summary below: The Halcyon wings are made of 1000 denier (Cordura) DWR urethane coated outer shell and urethane coated 400 denier inner bladder. From what I have been able to gather, 1000 denier was and might still be a Dupont made Cordura designed as an alternative to the original 1050 denier ballistic (which was and "might" still be mainly US made). These two I gather to be roughly comparable, with each having certain small pluses over the other--both good stuff, if bought from reputable manufacturers. The 1680 denier was originally an Asia-made less expensive, inferior alternative to the 1050 denier ballistic...

I thought "denier" was just a measurement of how tight a weave a cloth was. Something like "400 thread count" sheets. But then "400 thread count" sheets still lacks info, as you have to know if it's 400-thread-count cotton, 400-thread-count polyester, or 400-thread-count something else. So wouldn't "denier" be the same, and only tell you how dense a weave you are looking at, but not what the actual fabric is? (Unless the fabric is also specified, of course.)

In other words, I thought you could have "1000 denier" of any number of fabrics, potentially. For example, "1000 denier nylon" or "1000 denier polyester" or "1000 denier ballistic silk" or like that?