Quote Originally Posted by KestrelBike View Post
Agreed on the weight. If one hasn't actually considered how/where they're going to be moving and with who, in what (car or foot), and *with* what (food, water, equipment, shelter, clothes), it's a fair bet that the 10lbs difference between steel & ceramic isn't going to matter after 15 minutes.
Excellent point. I would also add that in any situation where you're wearing armor as a civilian, your last concern is going to be weight. Presumably, the proverbial shit has hit the fan.

Train/drill in your loaded carrier to get yourself used to the fit and feel, and used it to do weighted pushups/pullups/runs throughout the week. Solid investment.