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Found some new old stock of the last gen of ALICE so I figured I should finally get one before they become really hard to find. Did the standard buckle mod, got a horizontal compression strap, wove a carry handle and added a USMC assault pouch to the lid and two quart canteens to the sides. That MOLLE II kidney pad was $6 for an unused one so I’m gonna give that a shot before dropping the cash on the Tactical Tailor stuff.

Only thing I can’t figure out is the whole pack seems to be a little shorter than average because the bottom straps for attaching it to the frame are sitting too high to interface well with the intended cut outs on the frame. I just looped them around it above them though which I think will be fine.

I’ve wondered this for a long time since it would be worse for both over the shoulder and cross body usage. Wasn’t sure if this was with some specific versions or just mismatched parts since there were some where they were both the typical bottom mounted ones and others where the stock had a side mount instead to match the front

edit: Apologies for the first photo quality, Reddit made it even worse than it was