Alice pack manual

That radio worked great in hilly terrain if you used it right. While I flew Fs we did have a survival kit in the ejection seat, but it was very basic. So most of us carried a few other things in our pockets just in case. Thanks again for the great work on this site, helped a lot to make the decision before buying the ALICE. Hi all Does the medium Alice pack have the hollowed out pockets behind to put more things behind the pockets like in the large Alice. Hopefully one of the other readers can answer that.

Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Next: Choosing a Military Backpack — What you need to consider before purchase. Tweet out to me so that others can benefit from your question too! Tweet to SurvivalBloke. You may also like Meet the Author Mike militarybackpackguide. Follow me Stan Henderson Apr 20, , pm. Reply Link. Mike Apr 21, , am. Larry Nov 14, , pm. Mike Nov 18, , am. Clay Jan 9, , am.

Mike Jan 12, , pm. Clay — I would contact and start with Rothco. Rothco, they pretty much had the market on military issue stuff. Mike Dec 30, , pm. Christopher C Sep 11, , pm. Mike Sep 19, , pm. Jeff Jul 6, , pm. Mike Jul 7, , pm. David Aug 25, , am. Mike Aug 25, , pm. Dave Nov 14, , pm. Disgusting Fatbody Sep 14, , pm. JC Dec 8, , am. Mike Dec 9, , am. That depends on your budget. Matt Dec 13, , pm. Sarah J. Dec 16, , am. Tommy A. Feb 20, , pm. Additionally, steel and brass components were replaced with aluminum and plastic when able to further reduce weight.

MLCE, also known as LC-1 provided much of the basic components and showed promise but troop feedback showed that some items needed modification prior to mass issue. These changes were made, and M was born. It consists of the following components:. One other item of note is the double pistol magazine pouch rnd drum magazine pouch, and the M12 holster which are often seen alongside ALICE.

An ALICE manual can be found at the link below which details the use and care of many of these items. The ALICE system would go on to be one of the longest serving load bearing solutions in the US armed forces to date, with several components still used today even though ALICE as a whole has long been officially phased out.

It has been copied time and time again, with numerous foreign systems borrowing concepts. It remains an excellent buy for the money and while not the most high speed option, it is still a viable option for dismounted infantry operations.

However, with continual advancements in mechanized warfare and the addition of armor vests, the belt mounted load carry system was quickly found wanting. Eventually, the IIFS system would add load bearing vest options to ALICE, providing the ability for the wearer to spread out the weight of their load and make it more comfortable as well as remove pouches along their back and sides to make vehicle travel more comfortable.

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