Thanks for posting this video. A website has these surplus bags for $22 right now and i literally have about 30 alice frames sitting in my shed i won at an auction.
thanks for this info dude. literally just ordered a bag 5 min ago after seeing this. will update my alice ruck with this configuration now. stay savage dude . cheers
I made a plate for the top of my Alice Frame duplicating the mount holes for the original filbe shoulder harness utilizing it and bought the strap buckles they first put out to add to the plastic frame utilizing it to the Alice Frame to attach my shoulder straps. I didn't want to give up the quick release shoulder straps.
I’m a soldier not a marine, but now I want to get a FILBE system because they’re set up is better then our molle stuff, and it’s even better that I can just use my old Alice pack’s frame on it because the plastic ones are so annoying.
The FILBE packs work but they aren't my favorite thing in the world. The side panels pretty much avoid the side synching straps so you just kinda end up with loose MOLLE panels with whatever pouches you've attached.
Grunt Gear Review Instead of zip ties I’m going to rig up some short lengths of 1/2” webbing with some ITW buckles, if that doesn’t work use some 550 cord. Keep up the good work man and stay safe.
I pulled my old pack out it’s salty was looking for a video on cleaning this popped up watched it anyways when you said this buckle right here thought you were gonna show it was broken or something but no instead I get epically trolled 🤣 Epstein didn’t kill Himself
Do the zip ties hold up good? Also with mine I tighten the shoulder straps at the top where it goes past the bar about an inch it helped with rubbing the neck for me. I am gona try your way with the iso mat an see how I like it. Do you know what the straps on the bottom of the pack are called?
I have never had one of these zipties break and I've put a good number of miles on this set up as well as the pack has been tossed around during travel and what not. And sorry i don't have a name for those straps specifically, They should come with the FILBE pack.
Awesome video- the 2:40 mark is really, especially insightful. And surplus websites seem to call those two straps the "lower compression straps" or the "sleeping bag straps". They're part of the issue pack but for whatever reason they aren't always included with surplus bags- especially unassembled, piecemeal surplus stuff. These guys probably enjoy charging people an extra $15 or $20 for the straps so they consider it a separate part. Decent deal I guess if you have one of them rip or break though and just need a quick replacement.
Question, Brother..... Do or Did you have any "creaking" from the shoulder straps at the top of the frame, where they loop around the frame and back to the shoulder strap ??? If so, how did you get rid of it (if you did) ??? Thank you in advance.
It's gonna creak a little. I think it's just the webbing stretching a lil bit. Does it on my Tac Tailor MALICE frame too. Never found a way to get rid of it.
@@hellcatdave1, dang. 😪. Not only is that annoying during my training ruck marches....it might give away your position if in the woods. 🤷♂️ Thank you for the reply.
@@gabriels5105, it isn't the metal. It is the straps. The ones that attach the shoulder straps to the top of the frame. Especially, with weight in the pack
Just curious, why did you attach the ruck to the frame with zip ties vs. Paracord? In the past I've had zip ties break in cold weather under heavy strain. Just wondering.
how does that tac tailor kidney pad fit around your plate carrier? My current setup has the pad resting on the edge of my PC no matter how i adjust it.
I got a really beaten up FILBE pack which was missing some of the straps you connected to the frame with zip ties, would it work if I used some of the PALS webbing to tighten it to the frame with zip ties?
If I am picturing what you are asking correctly, I suppose it would but it would be a janky fitment. The zip tied parts aren't mandatory, it will work without.
Can you use any shoulder straps for this? Also this doesn't allow you to use shoulder lifter straps - so doesn't the weight goes into your shoulders more?
So I have seen people use the issued shoulder strap harness with an ALICE frame if that is what you mean. Any ALICE pack straps will work with this setup. Besides that, as long as there is a way for the straps to mount to the frame, I don't see why not. If you have something specific I can do some research and get you an answer. As for the lifter straps, if the Shoulder Straps come with Lifter Straps, it should work all the same. The way I look at it, weight has to go somewhere (either shoulders or hips). With this setup, I am able to switch the weight from my shoulders to my hips as needed. I hope this helps, if not, I will gladly discuss further.
