Light weight modular pouch attachment system and method

An attachment system, comprising:

• a platform having an outwardly facing side, an opposite back side, the platform comprising laminated layers including at least one fabric layer comprising a non-woven polyethylene, the platform having a plurality of slits therethrough defined and bound by edges of the layers fused together to have increased stiffness, wear and abrasion resistance, the slits arranged in a predetermined pattern of aligned and spaced apart rows, the slits being configured to receive straps therethrough between the outwardly facing side and the back side to attach at least one holder to the outwardly facing side, and the platform being supported by and comprising an element of a carrier configured to be carried on a user's body.

An attachment system, comprising:

• a platform having an outwardly facing side, an opposite back side, the platform comprising laminated layers including at least one para-aramid fabric layer, the platform having a plurality of slits therethrough defined and bound by edges of the layers fused together to have increased stiffness, the slits arranged in a predetermined pattern of aligned and spaced apart rows, the slits being configured to receive straps therethrough between the outwardly facing side and the back side to attach at least one holder to the outwardly facing side, and the platform being supported by and comprising an element, of a carrier configured to be carried on a user's body.

The attachment system of claim 28, wherein the holder comprises a plurality of the tabs having the first fastening component, extending through a plurality of the slits, respectively, and releasably fastened to the second fastening component of the system.