The V2 ASAP Buckle

PURPOSE

Our ASAP Buckle was designed to solve 3 major issues with mounting gear on gun belts:

• Comfort
• Accessibility
• Modularity

The ASAP Buckle offers the end user the ability to mount and quickly remove any 2, 3, or 4 row MOLLE pouch. Doffing pouches for confined space work or long transports now becomes an option. Additionally, the end user now has the option to rapidly change the equipment they carry on them as the mission changes. An IFAK can just as easily become a full med kit, a radio pouch, or a dump pouch.

For Law Enforcement use, we've seen a lot of end users equipping the ASAP Buckle as a gas mask mounting option. We also frequently use the ASAP Buckle for rapid descent setups that can be stowed on the waistline and moved to the leg strap of a harness for quick vertical exfil.

WHAT CHANGED

The original ASAP Buckles were a big hit, but had a few issues that we wanted to improve on in terms of actuation and mounting. The V2 ASAP Buckle now has a far easier button press, while additionally adding substantially more retention to the locking mechanism.

As a safety feature, the buckle is designed to be able to break away when substantial enough force is placed through the ring. We've only been able to recreate this breakaway with something as extreme as a rope tied through the ring and the user running at full force. Even with another person yanking on the ring without button actuation, the ASAP Buckle stays in place.

CROSS COMPATIBILITY

One of the changes to the V2 is the size of the male insert on the ASAP Buckle Host. It is slightly taller than the V1; we did this in order to be compatible with a future dedicated MOLLE attachment for the ASAP Base (coming soon). The V1 Host (where you attach your pouches) is forwards compatible with the V2 base with a small amount of vertical play that has no effect on actuation or retention. V2 Hosts are NOT backwards compatible with the V1 Base.

If you already have a V1 system, you can just upgrade to the V2 base and be good to go.