Serving law enforcement and public safety departments with custom loadbearing equipment since 1979.

Owner-operatedMade in the USA(208) 267-8090

See the carrier Photographs, full specifications and how it is built, before you configure anything. Photos & specs →

Build one now Choose color, pockets and pouch layout, enter the armor and six measurements, and we return a quote. Loadout Designer →

Identification placards Type the wording, choose the size, lettering and fabric, and see it at true proportion. Paid online, from $7.50. Configure a placard →

Products

External Armor Carriersfrom $408

Made to the officer's measurements and armor. Configured and quoted.

Loadbearing Vestsquoted

Left and right loadbearing panels, back panel, padded yoke. First made 1979.

Identification Panelsfrom $7.50

Heat applied vinyl on hook-backed fabric. Configured and paid online, ships Wednesdays.

Identification Vests4 models

High profile identification over the uniform or outer carrier.

MOLLE Pouchesfrom $[ .. ]

Patterned around the item each carries. 1000D Cordura, mil-spec webbing.

Air Medic Vests

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What customers say

[ 4.9 ] from [ 27 ] reviews on Google

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The shop

Richard and Patricia Cowell fabricated the first Cowell loadbearing vest in 1979 for [ county ] deputies. In 2005 the company moved to Bonners Ferry, Idaho, where Matt and Julieann Cowell own and run it today. Every carrier, vest and pouch is manufactured at our own facility, and we repair and modify our carriers for as long as they are in service.

About Cowell Tactical

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