I'll try to make a short, but to the point review.

Seeing as how I mostly play recon/sniper position, I find myself in the prone position alot. Having a vest that allows you to carry lots of paint on the back is a good thing. The front need to stay as flat as possible. Plus, I needed to find a vest that would accept Qloader pods. Enter the PCS Encounter vest:

Front:


Back:


The good thing about this vest is that every front accessory can be removed and rearanged as per your style of play or equipment hauled. It comes with 3 grenade pouches, 1 large pouch for CO2 tanks/10-round tubes, ID pouch, two smaller pouched which I use for allan keys and squeegee, radio pouch and one huge pouch which can store various thing - its large enough to carry another 3 grenades. All of these modular pouches are attached via velcro and snap buttons. The smaller pouches (grenade, radio and 2 small pouches) are molle type, while the two big ones are fastened by velcro strips.
Vest is made of durable, but breathable milspec mesh and has lots of fastex straps for a snug fit.

The back has compartments for 5 pods - lager pods like 140-round pods and Q-Loader pods (which is what I use) fit well in it. There are 6 elastic loops between the 5 pod holders, so you could theortically load up with 1540 rounds of paint! I can't say anything about the elastic loops, as I've never tried them, but apparently the plastic loops in them are prone to break easily.
There is also a horizontal tank holder which can accomodate co2 and HPA tanks, up to 72/4500. The tank pouch sits about at shoulderblade height and is very comfortable, even after a long day on the field.

The vest has utility belt loops, but comes with no belt. I highly recommend getting a utility belt, as it not only helps to keep the vest snug on you, but also helps if you have leg holsters.

Finally, the vest has an internal pouch for a hydration bladder. I've tried a 2l camelbak bladder and it fits like a charm.

Now, onto the (very few) negative points about the vest.
-The tank pouch cannot be removed or reoriented for left-handed players. I had mine professionnaly resewn since I'm a lefty.
-Pod holders cannot be removed. For me it's not an issue, but many vests out there offer modular pod holders, such a s the RAP4 vests.
-No utility belt.
-D hook rings on shoulder are placed sideways, which makes for a slight discomfort when using a single-point sling:


-Lastly, the garish 'PCS' letters on the black padding don't help much if you're hiding in the bushes. Luckily, these are easily removable with paint solvent or nail polish remover:


I give it an 8 out of 10    

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